AFTRA splits with SAG
Strained relations between two unions representing performers came to a head Saturday as the board of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists...
Diller wins first round with Malone
The Delaware Chancery Court has handed Barry Diller a big victory, ruling that he can go ahead with his plan to split IAC/InterActive Corp....
State AGs petition FCC on XM/Sirius
A coalition of state attorneys general, led by Mark Dann of Ohio, have fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and the...
Cash flow up at Ion
Ion Media Networks no longer has public stock, but it does have public bonds so it is still making public reports on its finances....
Making nice at the Times
Having come to terms with his once-dissident shareholders, New York Times Company Chairman Arthur Sulzberger Jr. is being downright friendly in introducing his newfound...
Picking the carcass
Now that the Clear Channel buyout has collapsed, what is the company worth going forward? Wall Street analysts are saying the trading price is...
Internet users mad for March Madness
CBSSports.com, in partnership with CBS Sports, CBS College Sports Network and the NCAA, has released traffic figures for NCAA March Madness on Demand for the first four days (First & Second Round)
Angry shareholders at ACME
ACME Communications reported that Q4 revenues from continuing operations increased 8% to 8.4 million bucks. That was largely due to the inclusion of “The...
Pumpkin turns on Virgin
In yet another stunning tribute to the warmth and goodwill which so often characterize the relationships between record labels and musicians, alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins...
Elections hog the spotlight again
Again chronicle the fierce gravitational pull of the 2008 campaign, which once again eclipsed coverage of all other stories. We have the stats so crunch away.
Congressional media point men decry XM/Sirius
Let's play logic games, or more precisely, illogic games. Local radio competes with the same 18 gazillion old, current and anticipated media outlets as do the satcasters.
Liggins has plans for that dough
What is Radio One going to do with the cash from its 137.5 million bucks sale of KRBV-FM Los Angeles to Bonneville International? CEO...
Continuing the “Bear” essentials
The sector is so out of favor that the entire contingent of Wall Street analysts focused primarily on broadcasting stocks could easily fit in a single New York City taxi.
Clear Channel tender bumped again
Players are not talking so the only thing we can say for sure is that if the deal doesn’t close, there will be lawyers racing to the courthouse to sue someone.
Satellite radio subscribers slip
The two satellite radio companies operating in the US may be burning through cash like Eliot Spitzer in a hotel room, but at least...