Market reacts to dropped Hearst bid
The stock price of Hearst-Argyle Television declined 6% yesterday after Hearst Corporation dropped its bid to buy out public shareholders. Even so, the stock...
Feeling down? Could be your job
A government study has found that 7% of all US full-time workers have suffered "a major depressive episode" during the past 12 months, and...
CMD/FP hit on VNRs again
Watchdogs Center for Media and Democracy and Free Press recently celebrated 20K in FCC fines leveled at cable giant Comcast for airing unattributed video...
On the NARUC agenda
Everybody wants to get into the act. The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners is holding its 2007 convention 11/11-14/07, and it has a...
Ford hires former Lexus chief
Ford has tapped Jim Farley to a new post as head of world-wide marketing and communications. Farley, the former head of Toyota's Lexus division...
Talkers diverge from the news
The news coverage for the week of 9/30/07-10/5/07 gave the ever-hot topic of the 2008 presidential campaign a slight nod over the events in...
Journal makes an acquisition
Journal Communications announced an addition to the company, albeit a rather small one. The Journal Community Publishing Group has purchased the weekly Clinton Tribune-Gazette...
Modest September sales gains reflect conservative consumer
According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales for September (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 2.2% unadjusted over last year...
Hearst drops Hearst-Argyle bid
Hearst Corporation has abandoned its bid to buy out other shareholders of Hearst-Argyle Television for around 600 million bucks. The tender offer to buy...
Radio's doldrums likely to continue
Wall Street analysts were not surprised by the 1% drop in radio revenues for August (10/11/07 RBR #199), nor are they encouraged by what...
Madonna does the math
How would the rumored deal between Madonna and Live Nation, the former Clear Channel Entertainment, work out? Pretty good for "The Material Girl," but...
SWMX looks at sale, other options
SWMX announced that it had amended its loan agreement with BlueCrest Capital Finance. Both the existing three million bucks loan and a new revolver...
Lowe and Snow to be honored
The Media Institute will bestow awards on Scripps CEO Kenneth W. Lowe and former White House Press Secretary Tony Snow at its annual Friends...
Delilah signs with Harlequin for three books
Harlequin Enterprises, the seller of romance novels, will publish three non-fiction books by Premiere Radio Networks’ popular evening/nighttime radio host Delilah Rene, based on...
Chrysler workers walk out as contract deadline passes
UAW employees at certain Chrysler plants were seen walking off the job after the 11 am union deadline for contract talks passed with no...