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CBS interest in CNET began over a year ago

An SEC filing by CBS Corporation reveals that first contact between CBS officials and CNET officials about “potential strategic business opportunities” was in April 2007. ...

It would seem that the “highly confidential document” may fall short of a smoking gun with fingerprints, but it obviously contains highly sensitive information and seems to have been discovered on the scene of the alleged crime....

Radio isn’t the only medium to focus on the year 2020. Magazines are also hoping that’s the year they start earning serious money on internet ...

Fisher may divest last real estate holdings

Fisher Communications previously sold most of its real estate holdings (not to mention its flour mills) as it sought to focus on its radio, TV ...

Campaign in the neck?

Are we the only ones getting a little tired of Campaign 2008? The news media sure isn't, particularly the folks over there at the cable ...

BCFM is gone; Long live MFM

As new media ventures become a bigger part of the businesses of broadcast and cable companies, the Broadcast Cable Financial Management Association (BCFM) is changing ...

Weather makes a dent in campaign coverage

Technically, we suppose, the earthquake which rocked China cannot be considered a weather event, but it combined with the Myanmar cyclone and numerous lesser events ...

DCCC attacks, RNCC regroups

The political committee of House Democrats is going directly after incumbents from across the aisle, an ability made possible in part by their vastly more ...

Clear Channel has had enough

Randy Michaels’ poaching of top staffers from his former employer for Tribune Company has finally resulted in Clear Channel going to court to sue Tribune. ...

Down month all around

The monthly report for April from Journal Communications shows declines across the board – print, radio and television. Publishing led the retreat, with revenues down ...

Cash continues to flow into presidential sweepstakes

The Federal Election Commission posted financial results for April, and as has become the norm, Barack Obama (D-IL) led the way. His campaign told the ...

English-promoting group fears for Rush

A lobbying group that has been trying to make English the official US language since 1986 thinks that the FCC’s initiative to promote localism could ...

Wall Street has voted thumbs-down on last week’s deal by CBS Corporation to buy CNET for $1.8 billion in cash, putting CBS’ stock price in ...

New media outlets are poised to make their marks in this year’s election coverage. Case in point: The Huffington Post has hired former RIAA CEO ...

Netflix offering movies online

Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, the AP reports Netflix is introducing its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment delivered ...