Service to America winners named
Lenawee Broadcasting's WLEN-FM Adrian, MI, Allbritton's WCIV-TV Charleston, SC, Belo's KMOV-TV St. Louis, ABC Radio's KGO-AM San Francisco, Schurz's KYTV-TV Springfield, MO, Clear Channel's...
Campaign air wars kicking off early
Citizens are already hearing about some of the presidential hopefuls for the 2008 election, even though the earliest contests are still months ahead. With...
Barbara Cox Anthony dead at 84
Cox Enterprises announced the death Monday of Barbara Cox Anthony, the younger daughter of company founder James Cox. Barbara Cox Anthony and her surviving...
Video debut for Noory
George Noory, host of Premier Radio Networks' "Coast to Coast AM," has been booked for a late-night video special on NBC Universal's SciFi cable...
Newspaper sale called off
We were right with our call that Tribune Company would not be completing its 73 million bucks sale of two Connecticut newspapers to Gannett...
Iraq dominates Q1 news coverage
The Project for Excellence in Journalism has tallied up its totals for the first three months of 2007, and it is clear that the...
Tribune tally: More sellers than the buyer can handle
As we predicted, the Tribune Company tender offer for 126 million shares at 34 bucks each was waaaaay oversubscribed. The company says 224 million...
Corvus rules out EMI bid
Corvus Capital confirmed that it had looked at making a bid for EMI Group, but has decided against it. That means that the deal...
Product placement goes on the road
Pop music is the predominate topic on Fox's American Idol, and Kellogg's Pop Tarts are hanging on for the ride as the just concluded...
A Bancroft speaks out
In the first public comments by a member of the controlling Bancroft family, Christopher Bancroft has told the Wall Street Journal he doesn't want...
Another bidder for EMI?
The auction is over and Terra Firma declared the winner of EMI Group (5/22/07 RBR #100). But that may not be the last word....
Brand name potential in wireless world
According to a recent study, a majority of US consumers are willing to purchase a Google or Yahoo!-branded mobile device if and when they...
Just a little family gathering
The Bancroft family was holding a get together yesterday, apparently to discuss the 60 bucks per share offer that News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch...
Tribune tightens its retail sales
Have you ever heard of TMN Retail? We didn't think so - that's because it's hot off the presses at Tribune Media Net. The...
Nielsen goes green
The Nielsen Company announced the launch of the Green + Design Conference and Expo, a new conference and trade show focused on environmental design...