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Media General by the numbers
Media General reported that Q2 revenues rose 4.8% to 241.2 million. That gain was all due to the addition of four TV stations purchased from ...
More Newspaper and TV revenues down at Gannett
Adding two more TV stations offset an ad revenue decline at Gannett, but Q2 TV revenues were still down 0.4% to 205.4 million. On a ...Clear Channel resets record date
With time moving on for its proposed buyout by Bain Capital Partners, Thomas H. Lee Partners and the Mays family, Clear Channel Communications has again ...Westwood One dropped from index
As if Westwood One didn't have enough problems with Wall Street, its stock dropped yesterday after Standard & Poor's announced that WW1, which had ranked ...NBC Uni revenues down, profits up
That's certainly better than the other way around, although it is still best to have both up. As he reported double digit earnings growth for ...Moody's gives Sinclair an upgrade
Moody's Investors Service upgraded Sinclair Broadcast Group's 4.875% Convertible Subordinated Notes to B1 from B2 and its subsidiary, Sinclair Television Group's (STG)8.0% Senior Subordinated Notes ...Sillerman butler pays SEC fine
The former butler to media mogul Bob Sillerman has agreed to pay 66,180 to settle SEC insider trading charges. Graham J. Lefford had been accused ...Emmis by the numbers
International radio was the star of fiscal Q1 (March-May) for Emmis Communications, with revenues up a whopping 28.1% to 8.2 million bucks. In the conference ...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 195 ...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 problems ...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 parent ...Tribune vote set for August 21
There's no indication when action may come on required regulatory approvals, but Tribune Company has set a special shareholders meeting for August 21st to vote ...Gannett picks up a billion
Gannett has filled its coffers, announcing that it has sold one billion bucks in new unsecured senior convertible notes due 2037. The 30-year notes bear ...Nielsen, NetRatings merger complete
The Nielsen Company and NetRatings on Friday completed the previously announced merger of NetRatings with a wholly owned subsidiary of The Nielsen Company. The merger ...Still time to get in on NYT windfall
Wanna earn a shiny new quarter? Well, not quite a quarter. Would you settle for a dime, two nickels and three pennies? The New York ...
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Dave Garland
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02 July, 2008 08:00:25
Mischief...you bet!
There will be someone or some entity that will see this as a possible revenue generating source. They will front buyers to file ...
Pocket Radio
on
27 June, 2008 09:43:35
"HD Radio spinners claim a breakthrough year: Pulling a fast one"
"According to a press release from the Alliance 330,000 HD receivers were sold last year. ...
Frenchy McGruder
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25 June, 2008 11:44:00
AM HD radio is DOA. It will eventually be written in broadcast history books as perhaps the most overrated, unneeded and underperfoming "advancement" in the ...
Pocket Radio
on
25 June, 2008 09:21:48
"Germany flicks off-switch on DAB"
"Part of the problem is that analogue FM never went away and most people didn't seem to care for the clear ...
Pocket Radio
on
25 June, 2008 09:11:05
"Editorial: More Than Half Full"
"AM-HD continues to fight uphill. Several manufacturers showed impressive new transmitter models designed to optimize and maintain HD performance. Yet the ...