Murdoch to sell off Ottaway Newspapers, invest in rest of Dow Jones
Our prediction was dead on (7/19/07 TVBR #140). Rupert Murdoch said in yesterday's News Corporation quarterly conference call that he intends to sell off...
Flat quarter for Cumulus
That was what analysts had been expecting, but they won't get to talk to CEO Lew Dickey about it, since Cumulus Media isn't doing...
SBS CEO upbeat on Mega TV
Mega-TV (WSBS Miami) is still a small part of Hispanic radio specialist Spanish Broadcasting System, but it was the star performer in Q2, with...
McDonald’s has a hold on kids’ taste buds
Asked to sample two identical foods from the fast-food giant McDonald’s, children preferred the taste of the version branded with the restaurant’s familiar “Golden...
Lord and Taylor launches 10 million branding campaign
Lord and Taylor has announced plans to launch a 10 million re-branding campaign this fall. Aimed to modernize the store's image while celebrating its...
A bridge to fear
If it bleeds it leads is more than a cliche, so it should come as no surprise that the bridge collapse in Minneapolis easily...
SBS underperforms
Spanish Broadcasting System disappointed investors with revenues down 2% overall to 47.8 million. Radio was down 5% to 45.3 million, with gains in New...
Regent outperforms
Regent Communications beat Wall Street expectations with revenues up 25.3% overall to 26.4 million bucks, including the big cluster in Buffalo acquired from CBS,...
Fee for all, FY2007
During FY 2006, broadcasters were helping reduce the deficit via their license fees to the tune of 10M, according to attorney Peter Gutmann of...
Ratings strong, ad sales lagging for SBS
Spanish Broadcasting System has some of the top radio stations in some of the largest US markets and CEO Raul Alarcon noted in yesterday’s...
Koules becoming an owner
TV and film producer Oren Koules is part of an investment group that is buying the Tampa Bay Lightning of the NHL. The group,...
Salem beats expectations
Salem communications reported that Q2 revenues were up 3.4% to 60 million bucks, beating the Thomson/First Call analysts' consensus by about a million. Same...
SBS underperforms
Spanish Broadcasting System disappointed investors with revenues down 2% overall to 47.8 million. Radio was down 5% to 45.3 million, with gains in New...
Regent outperforms
Regent Communications beat Wall Street expectations with revenues up 25.3% overall to 26.4 million bucks, including the big cluster in Buffalo acquired from CBS,...
Fee for all, FY2007
During FY 2006, broadcasters were helping reduce the deficit via their license fees to the tune of 10M, according to attorney Peter Gutmann of...