Huffington Post gets serious about political news
New media outlets are poised to make their marks in this year’s election coverage. Case in point: The Huffington Post has hired former RIAA...
Pink slips at McGraw-Hill
Broadcasting won’t be affected, nor will any part of the company’s media holdings, but McGraw-Hill is cutting 395 staffers to save money in the...
Netflix offering movies online
Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, the AP reports Netflix is introducing its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment...
Labor strife looming for the NFL?
The owners of NFL football teams have exercised an opt-out clause of a deal signed in 2006, which was based on a basic agreement...
White House objects to NBC edits
NBC correspondent Richard Engel sat down with President George W. Bush for an interview last weekend, and presented an edited version of a response...
Les Moonves: Visionary or fool?
Wall Street has voted thumbs-down on last week’s deal by CBS Corporation to buy CNET for $1.8 billion in cash, putting CBS’ stock price...
Delisting notice for Equity Media Holdings
No doubt the folks at Equity Media Holdings were already aware of their stock price, but Nasdaq has sent them official notice that the...
Schools named for NABEF scholarships
The NAB Education Foundation has formed a partnership with ten schools from across the country for the NABEF Scholars Program. The program, launched in...
Coffers swell at Entravision
Entravision Communications has completed its previously announced sale of its billboard division to Lamar Advertising Company for $100 million in cash. The outdoor advertising...
Tough month for NY Times Co.
April was another down month for the New York Times Company. Although ad revenues for the New York Times Media Group, primarily the flagship...
McCain planning to lean on RNC?
That’s what the New York Times is suggesting. In rhetoric at least, both John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) are attempting to take...
Univision rides the Hispanic wave
Hispanic is the place to be demographic-wise, and that’s exactly where Univision is. Its radio and television properties, concentrated in the largest Hispanic markets,...
Coming to a courtroom near you: Parton v. Stern?
Country icon Dolly Parton is said to be weighing lawsuit to former radio icon and current Sirius yakmeister Howard Stern. Stern and his crew...
On newspaper ads against radio…
Tribune newspapers recent radio attack ads on Long Island and Los Angeles are exactly what Radio needs to raise advertiser awareness of radio benefits. I hope they run more! Why?
Broadcasters ride the inflation wave
The wave was caused by a lack of inflation, actually – the latest report wasn’t as bad as feared, despite rapidly escalating food and...