Commissioners hijacked to Capitol Hill
What would an FCC Breakfast at the NAB Convention be without a Commissioner or two? Just eggs. So, NAB has been reshuffling since all...
PTC blasts CW's America's Next Top Model
Is obscured nudity a basis for a finding of broadcast indecency? The FCC has been sitting on two such cases dating back to 2003....
Election coverage plateaus
The primaries remain in the midst of a lull, with a big one in Pennsylvania still a few weeks off, and while the lull was not nearly enough to flush election coverage off the top of the media coverage chart
Keep the pressure on
I like the pressure some industry leaders are putting on Arbitron. They continue to drag their feet and their products in relation to the...
Newspaper group for sale, but who’s buying?
Journal Register Company has put itself up for sale and retained Lazard Freres & Co. to seek a buyer or buyers for its 22...
A cautious welcome to Las Vegas
As good a piece of business as the NAB convention may be for Las Vegas, there are some serious problems within the industry which need to be dealt with...
California considering download tax
It seems that for the time being, the US has settled on the idea that a typical tune download for an MP3 or similar device costs 0.99. But that could change in California if a Democrat gets his way.
A critical view
After reading Arbitron's explanation of its second straight week of in-tab declines in Philadelphia, consultant Randy Kabrich questions whether the trade-off makes sense as...
Now the other Clear Channel has an upset shareholder
Activist shareholder Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers LLC along with GoodHope Advisers LLC has sent a letter of protest to the board of directors...
Entravision wants its stock back
Like many public broadcasting companies, Entravision sees its beaten down stock price as a bargain. It’s bought back over 93 million bucks worth in...
Tobacco advertising
Monday morning 4/7/08, we declined to defend tobacco advertising and wondered if anybody thought differently. And someone did:Re Tobacco Ads, you were right the...
Another study says TV/teen bedrooms don't mix
At least, the mix isn't particularly good for the teen. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health finds that 15-18 year olds with...
Cash pours into private equity funds
Despite the soft economy, if not an outright recession, Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst reports that US private equity firms raised 58.5 billion bucks in Q1, up nearly 32% from 44.3 billion a year ago.
DOJ sues Fox over indecency fines
Well, it looks like the government is doing just what News Corp.’s Fox Broadcasting had recently dared them to do: “Make us pay.” DOJ...
Yippie-Ki-Yay…
Clear Channel vs the Bankers and a shotgun wedding closing. A deal that was planned with smoke screens and just about ending like a Bruce Willis movie.