Ed Danduran dead
ACME Communications reports that Ed Danduran died unexpectedly of natural causes on May 26th. Danduran had been the company's Vice President and Controller since...
TB or not TB? Talkers say not
The tuberculosis traveler topped the Project for Excellence in Journalism newshole chart for the week of 5/27/07-6/1/07, and talk show hosts generally follow the...
Suitors lining up for Dow Jones
Now that Rupert Murdoch has gotten the Bancrofts to open the door, several potential bidders are lining up for Dow Jones & Co. As...
Ion begins offer for preferred stock
Getting common shareholders to hand over their shares for a buck-46 each was the easy part. Now Ion Media Network and its new owners,...
AMA childhood obesity reco steers clear of advertising
The American Medical Association is well aware of the growing threat of childhood obesity and has put together an outline on how the nation...
Gone, but not forgotten
Had she lived, Diana Princess of Wales would be turning 46 on July 1st. A worldwide charity fundraiser is planned for the day, with...
Different strokes for Canadian folks
A pair of advertising campaigns run by Canadian province Ontario between 2003 and 2005 alerted citizens to the five warning signs of a stroke....
News Corp. cuts print jobs in UK
It's hard to find a major newspaper anywhere that isn't reducing staff these days, but News Corporation seems to have chosen an inopportune time...
Legal Eagle-eye view of indecency decision
Peter Gutmann of Womble Carlyle Sandridge Rice PLLC is back with an opinion of the very welcome ruling from the Second Circuit on the...
Hedge funds pressuring Tribune
Amid all of the activity at Tribune Company as management tries to win FCC waiver approvals and complete a complicated restructuring, while simultaneously trying...
Another would-be buyer for Dow Jones
The Wall Street Journal reported late yesterday on its website that Brian Tierney wants to take a look at buying Dow Jones & Company....
Déjà vu all over again
We were, to but it mildly, surprised to see an SEC filing pop up late yesterday from Susquehanna Media Co., which no longer exists....
Radio vying with TV for bigger piece of political pie
If your company is fortunate enough to own and operate both radio and television, you may be in the enviable position of talking politicians...
Glut of Citadel shares to hit the market
With the public float of Citadel to balloon 500% when Disney/ABC shareholders get their Citadel shares next week, Bear Stearns analyst Victor Miller is...
For SWMX the Fig loss is deep
But nobody is indispensable just some harder to replace. The good that will come out of Figenshu's departure will be to give CEO Josh...