Ye Olde Sod squad
The expanding dimensions of the terror plot in Great Britain captured the most media attention for the week of 7/1-6/07, according to the Project...
Diet Coke celebrates 25 years
25 years ago, Diet Coke burst onto the scene. Today, the global brand is the #1 diet sparkling beverage in the world, and its...
Yellow Book launches campaign featuring David Carradine
Yellow Book USA has launched a new national television campaign, via Trahan Burden & Charles (TBC) that positions its print and online products as...
BIA fund raises 195 million
BIA Digital Partners says its second private equity fund exceeded its 150 million bucks target and BIA Digital Partners II LP is now a...
FCC goes over CCU with fine-tooth comb
Size is not a factor when it comes to following the most basic FCC rules. With platoons of employees listing centuries worth of cumulative...
Emmis steps up this morning
The first report of the quarterly cycle comes today as Emmis Communications reports on results for its fiscal Q1 (March-May). But with the company-specific...
G2 Worldwide acquires Refinery
WPP's G2 Worldwide, specializing in digital communications, direct marketing, shopper marketing and design, has acquired Refinery -- one of the few remaining independent, interactive...
Moody’s rates Liberman bonds
Moody's Investors Service assigned a B2 rating to a new issue of 225 million in senior subordinated notes due 2017 by LBI Media, the...
Talkers megaphone the news, then head elsewhere
Immigration was the top news story for the week of 6/24-29/07, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, filling 12% of the news...
No deal yet for Dow Jones & News Corp.
The UK magazine The Business reported on its website Friday that negotiators for the board of Dow Jones & Company had accepted the five...
Few takers for EMI offer
The second acceptance deadline passed with hardly any EMI Group shareholders accepting the 4.7 billion bucks buyout offer from the Terra Firma private equity...
Broadcasting below presidential radar
Sometimes when you're inside the Beltway, you can't help but think that issues surrounding communications in general and broadcasting in particular are of vital...
Wicks affiliate buys trade pubs
NewBay Media, an affiliate of the Wicks Group of Companies private equity group, has expanded into the broadcasting trade publishing arena, buying IMAS Publishing...
The allure of LUR and the remainder biz
If you put unsold inventory up for auction on the Internet, does that count when you are calculating lowest unit rate (LUR) when charging...
Three added to board
The Broadcasters Foundation of America announced the election of three new members to its board of directors. The new members are Larry Dunn, publisher...