Circuit City still taking on water
It’s not like Q2 2007 was anything to write home about. It wasn’t – consumer electronics retailer Circuit City lost $62.8M back then. But...
Station census, first half of 2008
The number of audio-only FCC broadcast licenses is on the upswing, while the video categories are losing steam, according to a comparison of the...
Third party pushback increasing
Broadcast stations are increasingly subject to anti-advertising campaigns these days. That’s when a candidate’s organization demands that advertising from a third party group, such...
No deal at deadline time
We now know that there is a deal. But at the close of business Friday, Capitol Hill was still kicking around the Wall Street...
Streamers get closer to a deal
Internet audio streamer Pandora thinks it is finally getting close to a deal with SoundExchange and RIAA that will allow the fledgling medium to move profitably forward. Jay Inslee (D-WA) and other members
AM on FM tabled, Class A TV upgrade contemplated
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin pulled an item from last week’s FCC Open Meeting that would have looked at allowing AM stations to use FM...
NAB Show a global hit
We noted months ago that attendance was up for last April’s NAB Show in Las Vegas only because international attendance was up sharply. Now...
Moonves to interact with Wall Street
Following its recent acquisition of CNET, CBS Corporation will begin reporting its Interactive business as a separate segment for the first time in Q3....
Media General slashes dividend
The board of directors at Media General has declared a quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share. That’s a cut of nearly half from...
Gabelli getting involved
Gamco Investors and related entities associated with Mario Gabelli have served notice on a number of media companies that they may seek to nominate...
Murdoch sees “hard time” ahead
News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation he sees no alternative to the proposed government bailout of the US mortgage mess....
Putting some ease into EAS
A task force of emergency alert manufacturers and providers has come up with guidelines to facilitate interoperability for the US Emergency Alert System, using...
News advocates honored
Barbara Cochran, President of the Radio-Television News Directors Association, and Lucy Dalglish, Executive Director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, have...
Yahoo! launches new digital ad platform
Emmy Award nominee and Golden Globe Award winner Jon Hamm of AMC’s original drama series Mad Men joined Yahoo!’s CEO Jerry Yang, President Sue...
Taking the multi out of multitasking
There probably are a lot of people who often engage in two or more activities at once, but a study from MediaWorks MRI finds...