Across the pond: Anatomy of a merger
United Kingdom's Telegraph Media Group put out a report recently describing results of a radio merger that were disappointing, to say the least. The...
CBS station spin completed
The sale of CBS Corporation television stations to Four Points Media Group, an operating company formed by Cerberus Capital Management, is now official. Bringing...
Young demo showing interest in 2008
After developing a reputation for lack of interest in political affairs, members of the 18-29 demographic are turning that perception on its head. In...
Ion’s public days drawing to a close
Following recent FCC approval, Citadel Investment Group has closed on Bud Paxson’s control stake in Ion Media Networks. CEO Brandon Burgess was elected Chairman...
ABC, NABET sign new four year contract
ABC and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) Sector of the Communications Workers of America ratified a new four-year contract Friday...
Convention to be a Crime Scene
NAB has snared a major Hollywood figure to speak at the April convention in Las Vegas. Anthony Zuiker, executive producer and creator of the...
Private equity funds raised record bucks in 2007
How’s that, you ask? Didn’t the credit markets collapse at mid-year and derail the private equity industry? Welcome to the new era of vulture...
Disgruntled investor throws in the towel
Remember Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers LLC, one of the big shareholders pressing Emmis to do a buyout deal to cash out public shareholders?...
Bloomberg continues to dangle 2008 candidacy
The repeated announcements from NY Mayor and media magnate Michael Bloomberg (I) that he is not running for president in 2008 are not jibing...
Scrambled primaries should be good for business
The race for the Republican nomination did not figure to be settled in New Hampshire, but a lot of pundits seemed to think that...
Goldman Sachs predicts 2008 recession
Wall Street powerhouse Goldman Sachs told clients that it expects the US economy to drop into recession this year. Its prediction is that unemployment...
Women's media confab scheduled for March
FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate (R) will headline a conference examining the role of women in the media pegged for National Association of Broadcasters...
Phase uno: 1M applications
Hispanic broadcasters Univision and Entravision have been active participants in a major effort to add Hispanic immigrants first to the rolls of naturalized US...
McGraw-Hill lays off 600
The McGraw-Hill Companies announced that it cut 600 jobs in Q4 and will take a restructuring charge of 43.7 million bucks when it reports...
Quick, name the four biggest US phone companies
If your list didn’t include Comcast, you are behind the times. The cable MSO announced that its Comcast Digital Voice, officially launched less than...