Talkers double down on 2008
According to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, the 2008 presidential campaign dominated the newshole for the week of 10/7-12/07 with 15% of the...
Arbitron gets an upgrade
CL King analyst Jim Boyle has upgraded Arbitron's stock to "Accumulate" from "Neutral" and fixed a target price of 54 bucks. When Arbitron conducted...
Riley heavying up on Regent
Having succeeded in placing two of its picks on the board of Regent Communications, Riley Investment Management has bought up more of the company's...
Communications sector betting on Democrats
The communications/electronics industry is ranked 7th out of 13 business sectors in terms of donating cash into the 2008 political races. It's responsible for...
Dow Jones settles lawsuits
Dow Jones & Company says in an SEC filing that it has come to terms with shareholders who had sued to block the company's...
Shareholders reject vote equality
A proposal to give current non-voting Class A shares the same voting rights as Class B shares at News Corporation found little support at...
Who bid for Lincoln Financial Media?
Bids were due this week for the potential sale of the Lincoln Financial Media stations. There was, indeed, lots of interest in the portfolio...
Media General battling economic headwinds
Media General isn't saying much about Q4 TV pacings, except that revenues will not match 2006, which included 34 million of political spending. However,...
Station groups strongarmed over Armstrong
Armstrong Williams famously received a contract from the US Department of Education to talk up the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program. Williams' production...
NYT Co. dissident bails
Both the Wall Street Journal and TheStreet.com report that Morgan Stanley Investment Management (MSIM) has sold its entire 7.2% stake in the New York...
Gannett goes to school
Gannett announced an online acquisition that it says will allow its local television stations and newspapers to offer advertisers a way to reach teens...
Don Imus, down on the farm?
The NY Times website is reporting that Don Imus, who will begin broadcasting on WABC-AM NYC in December, is in "serious" discussions with Omaha-based...
Bear Stearns analyst still a bear on radio
Bear Stearns analyst Vic Miller is out with new projections for 2008 - and he is not optimistic about radio, ranking the sector "Underweight"...
Wall Street applauds Scripps split
Scripps shares jumped 8.6% on Tuesday after the company announced plans to split into two companies. The current E.W. Scripps Company will retain the...
MangoMOBILE fuels Nissan's shift into mobile marketing
MangoMOBILE, an Omnicom company and mobile marketing solutions provider, announces the launch of a mobile marketing campaign to support the launch of the Nissan...