Moonves expresses confidence in Dan Mason
In several past quarterly conference calls, CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves had praised the success of the "Jack" format for CBS Radio, but yesterday...
Nine NBCU channels coming to Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless and NBC Universal are bringing programming to V CAST-enabled phones. V CAST customers with select phones can now view short video on...
Hallmark follows Disney out of the smoke
Crown Media's Hallmark Channel has opted out of depictions of needless depictions of smoking, following the pledge from the Walt Disney Company. The move...
Clear Channel Airports adds Seattle-Tacoma, San Jose
Clear Channel Airports, a division of Clear Channel Outdoor, today announced it has won advertising rights to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and Mineta San Jose...
Ion exchange acceptance overwhelming
Filling in the blanks on what we reported yesterday (7/30/07 TVBR #147), acceptance of the exchange offer did indeed top 90% for both issues...
EMI buyout nearing success
With no other potential bidders on the horizon, the Terra Firma private equity group has raised its tender tally to 85% of the outstanding...
Peacock and Gray Lady team up
The New York Times and NBC News/msnbc.com announced that they will collaborate on coverage of the 2008 presidential election. Effective immediately, the two news...
Another helicopter accident
A news helicopter for Fox O&O KDFW (Ch. 4) Dallas-Ft. Worth made a hard landing yesterday morning after experiencing engine failure in flight. The...
Murdoch bid on the ropes
Resistance from members of the Bancroft family to a five billion bucks buyout of Dow Jones & Company by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation prompted...
Women rule
That's what American Women in Radio and Television says, at any rate. And where they rule is in sales and marketing. The group recently...
Kerry deputizes America as copywriters
John Kerry has an organization called Keeping America's Promises, and its joining with political action group MoveOn to come up with copy for a...
Bancroft tally due today
We should find out today how the various factions of the Bancroft family feel about the idea of selling Dow Jones & Company, including...
Echo/amplification chamber in full working order
The Project for Excellence in Journalism Talk Show index for the week of 7/15-20/07 revealed the typical weekly pattern. Talkers took the top news...
Ion preferreds prefer to take the deal
After battling in court for a better deal, and being rebuffed by the bench in their efforts to block an exchange of preferred stock...
Global Traffic Network sells stock
Having sold its IPO in 2006 at five bucks per share, Global Traffic Network has now priced an offering of 4.5 million additional shares...