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Cathy Carnegie 1952-2012
Cathy Steffy Seeman, known throughout the broadcasting business as Cathy Carnegie, passed from this life on Thursday, January 19th in the arms of her loving husband, RBR-TVBR Publisher Jim Carnegie, while in hospice care in the Tampa area...Marketron CEO Steve Minisini departs
Steve Minisini left to pursue other opportunities on 2/9. He was CEO of the Wicks Group-owned traffic and revenue management software company for over two...Media General gets a break from its lenders
Media General executives told Wall Street analysts in their quarterly conference call last month that the company was in danger of a technical default on...Veteran broker Al Perry has died
The National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB) announced the passing of its long time member and former President, Al Perry. A broadcaster since 1948, Perry...Legislators try to insert white space protection into tax measure
Two members of the US congressional delegation from California are concerned about the health and well-being of constituents in the state’s Silicon Valley. Anna Eshoo...2011 ended up for Time Warner
Q4 saw revenues rise 5% to $8.2 billion for Time Warner. Adjusted operating income rose 9% to $5.9 billion, so CEO Jeff Bewkes was upbeat...Yahoo! shakes up board
Yahoo! Chairman Roy Bostock and three longtime board members are stepping down, submitting to the demands of frustrated shareholders who blame them for contributing to...National Geographic rechannels Harold Camping
Was Family Radio apocalypse-predictor Harold Camping on to something? Certainly not, if something is defined as a specific date in the year 2011 for the...Quarterly revenues rose 2% for News Corporation
Fiscal Q2 (October-December) revenues grew 2% to $8.98 billion. Total segment operating income grew 16% to $1.50 billion. TV and cable were strong contributors, despite the lack of political advertising at the company’s local O&O TV stations....Organizations on piracy: right, not rapid
Media watchdog Public Knowledge and about 70 of its closest friends have fired off a letter to all members of Congress asking them to take...New President at Journal Communications
A little over three years after joining Journal Communications as Chief Financial Officer, Andre Fernandez has been promoted to President of the company, while continuing...Disney gained in fiscal Q1
Revenues were barely higher in fiscal Q1 (October-December) for The Walt Disney Company, but earnings per share were up double digits. The company’s cable networks had a strong quarter, but TV was held back by...Verizon and Redbox launching challenger to Netflix
Verizon and Coinstar, the parent company of Redbox, surprised everyone Monday (2/6) with announcement of a joint venture to deliver video entertainment to consumers. The...Facebook financials come out in IPO filing
Facebook’s IPO filing 2/1 aims to raise $5 billion in what could be the largest-ever Internet IPO. The initial public stock offering values the social-networking...Hulu launching "Paul the Male Matchmaker"
It’s a 10-episode original mocumentary series that launches 2/13 featuring guest stars from shows including "True Blood," "House" and "Arrested Development." It’s from Sex and...Analyst says media stocks are undervalued
Michael C. Alcamo of M.C. Alcamo & Co. Inc. notes that media stocks have a sharp drop in multiples over the past two years – 32% as a matter of fact – and suggests that it represents a general lack...Candidacy/advertising rights dispute under review
Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry says he is a bona fide Democratic candidate for President of the United States, and afforded all of the legal rights that accompany that status...FCC issues fine for website contest
An FCC fine against six Clear Channel Los Angeles stations serves to affirm the FCC’s jurisdiction over contests that are conducted on a station website rather than on-air. Clear Channel’s primary defense was that the contest in question...Clear Channel, Bain Capital, Lee invest big in Ryan Seacrest
Clear Channel and Ryan Seacrest Media (RSM), together with Clear Channel’s majority investors Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital, announced two new investment deals...Reluctant super PAC targeting House Republicans
CREDO Mobile claims to hate super PACs, but since Super PACs are here right now for better or worse, and perhaps on the theory that...- Political HD ads break records in Q4
- Buy details given on Siemens "Answers" campaign
- Nickelodeon strikes new deals with General Mills, Target, Reckitt Benckiser
- New Siemens effort features "Answers" (video)
- Dial Global signs SparkNet for ad insertion, program delivery
- Colorado, Minnesota & Missouri caucus spots analyzed
- Clint Eastwood/Chrysler Super Bowl ad creates political fallout (video)
- USA Today Facebook Super Bowl Ad Meter results are out
- MediaCom scores Subway for digital
- Doritos wins Brand Bowl 2012
- Election continues to rule the news
- How Americans are spending their media time, money
- Valentine's Day keeps 34 thousand people employed
- Elections spend another week in the newshole spotlight
- Giants vs. Patriots: Who's winning the Social Super Bowl
- Election rules the news charts
- Americans to shell out $11 billion on Super Bowl
- Consumer spending outlook gloomy in Deloitte study
- Americans are feeling a little more financially secure
- 23 million listened to NFL playoffs via radio
- Greg Walden heats up the griddle for more FCC action
- FCC lays out agenda for February meeting
- Senate setback for Democrats in Nebraska
- FCC seeks study of studies on diversity, information needs
- Fox seeks representation parity for new Hispanic net
- House panel trying to wrap up 2011 initiatives
- NAB gets behind House FCC reform bill
- RIAA is not OPEN to SOPA/PIPA alternative
- NAB remains vigilant in the halls of Washington
- New York Times advocates alternative piracy bill
- Disney raises more cash
- Marci Ryvicker more bullish on LIN Media
- Facebook readies the IPO that has Wall Street salivating
- Nielsen loan gets strong rating from Moody's
- GE may be missing NBC a bit
- Moody's rates Block Communications refi
- Barclays analyst drops Disney stock to hold
- Barrington bond tender completed
- Nielsen hailed as a top IPO of 2011
- No holiday from stock buying for Daniel Tisch
- Week ended with a down session - 2/10/12
- Greek relief: The deal is done - 2/9/12
- Small gains as Greek talks continue - 2/8/12
- Still waiting for Greece to get its act together - 2/7/12
- More Greek worries for Wall Street - 2/6/12
- NASDAQ hits 11-year high - 2/3/12
- Dow lags as IBM drops - 2/2/12
- Stocks rally, breaking four-session loss - 2/1/12
- Great January; broadcast stocks mixed - 1/31/12
- Stocks down on Greek woes - 1/30/12
- TuneIn empowers broadcasters with new streaming dashboard
- USA Today Sports Media Group acquires sports sites
- iHeartRadio adds college radio stations
- KCRW and KUSC join iHeartRadio
- Univision launches sites for Telehit and Bandamax networks
- ABC expands On The Red Carpet app
- TelVue converting debt to equity
- Pandora sets 2nd local concert for New York City
- U Penn launches new streaming station: All poetry
- Last.fm tallies most listened to artists of 2011
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