New radio company going public
Sports Radio Event Network Inc. is not, however, a traditional radio company with AM or FM licenses. Rather, it provides live in-venue broadcasts at sports events. It is being spun off as a stand-alone company
Following the money, Election 2008
Straight from the Federal Election Commission, we have financials for Democratic and Republican elective categories below the presidential level. As of mid-year 2008, contributions...
Pre-Convention Media Scorecard
Advertising: Spot TV, National Cable, and Spot RadioDetails on Candidates' Online presence, Advertising campaigns and TV Ratings for Past Conventions. In advance of the...
‘Exec Disappointed over’
College presidents pushing lower drinking age -- We've always thought that if you're old enough to be handed a gun and sent to die for your country, you're old enough to enjoy a beer or a glass of wine
Publishing drags Gannett down
Multimedia companies posting July results have all pretty much had the same story to tell. It was a bad month, but on moderately so...
Uptick floats all boats
We heard tales of economic doom and gloom at the end of last week, but these tales seem to have been overwhelmed by a...
Second half recovery, sure – in 2009
The Conference Board has taken the economy’s temperature, and the reading is not encouraging. "The recent decline in gas prices isn't enough to overcome...
What's a "Radio Web Site"
It takes more than slapping the word “digital” on your stationary to get into the digital business. You know who’s doing it without me naming names. Fact: Radio does not come close to being in the
Citadel receives a Moody review
Citing “on-going weakness in the company's operating performance,” Moody's Investors Service has downgraded its rating of radio group Citadel Broadcasting. Its Corporate
Nasdaq attack: SBS notified, Radio One tinkers
Who else is in danger of delisting? The last time SBS closed at or above $1.00 was June 30th, so it has already tripped the 30 trading days
Oily to bed, oily to rise
The price of a barrel of crude has a lot more to do with the mood on Wall Street than anything broadcasters can come...
Three pennies for your thoughts
Rather, Gray Television is prepared to offer three cents for each share of Common and Class A stock you own, if you owned it...
Campaigns ratify debate schedule, report funding
The campaigns of John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) have agreed to the debate schedule put forth by the Commission on Presidential Debates....
Great results for GoodRadio.TV
Dean Goodman’s GoodRadio.TV, which specialized in small market radio clusters in the Midwest, says his group is having a great year, despite what may...
College presidents pushing lower drinking age
You can hardly find a more distinguished and respectable demographic than college and university presidents. Did you know that they are organizing to push...