Airwaves safe for f-bombs
What do Hans Christian Anderson, the Brothers Grimm and L. Brent Bozell have in common? They all deal in fairy tales. The latest from...
FCC and a cast of thousands look into financing
Well, maybe it won’t be thousands, but the off-campus FCC July Open Meeting will bring together the five commissioners, an impressive lineup of
XM/Sirius: What’s next?
The votes are in on the FCC’s 8th Floor at the Portals in Southwest Washington. Satcasters XM and Sirius went 3-0 among Republicans and 0-2 among Democrats.The tiebreaker turned out to be
GE reorganizes; NBCU unaffected
General Electric Friday announced a restructuring which will reduce its six main operating divisions to four. Unaffected is NBC Universal, which will continue to...
Anybody wanna buy a newspaper?
Given the tough times facing the newspaper industry – rising costs and rapidly declining revenues, particularly from classified advertising – it will be interesting...
Bids advance for Chicago Cubs
Local favorite John Canning is out of the running to buy the Chicago Cubs, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune. Both the...
Who do you love? Campaigns sparring over coverage
The period between cessation of primary hostilities and the onset of the national political conventions is supposed to provide at least somewhat of a...
Analyst calls XM/Sirius wedding worrisome
Jon Friedman of Marketwatch has published a lesson right out of the Antitrust 101 textbook. Entitled “XM-Sirius deal could be bad for consumers,” he...
The CBS costume reveal and what it means for you
The Third Circuit ruling was welcome relief for any broadcaster who ever takes the risk of going on the air live. Although it is...
XM/Sirius all but approved
Satcasters XM and Sirius confirm that they are working out a consent decree with the FCC that would result in a total of $19M...
Gray Lady misses the mark
As low as Wall Street’s expectations were for Q2, the New York Times Company still came up short. Ad revenues dropped 10.6%. Net income...
Taking care of business in Washington
Among the many hats worn by broadcast veteran Larry Patrick, one of the most important is that of Chairman of NABPAC, the organization responsible...
Tribune and Clear Channel settle employee lawsuits
Clear Channel’s lawsuits against Tribune Company over employee poaching have all been settled. According to Clear Channel, Tribune has agreed not to further solicit...
Goldman values XM at $5 per share
Trading at around $9 per share, XM Satellite Radio is well down from the price it once enjoyed in the 40s, but Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes thinks it’s still too expensive
XM/Sirius: Tate holds the key and she's about to turn it
So far the FCC decision on the merger of XM/Sirius is breaking down along party lines. Two Republicans are on board with it, and...