Schwimmer Swims Back To DISH Following Fuse BK Move
For 14 years from 2005, Michael Schwimmer served as CEO of Fuse Media, the entity that on April 23 initiated a voluntary, pre-packaged Chapter 11 financial restructuring. He won't be around to see Fuse emerge from debtor-in-possession status ... and is back at DISH.
Scott Shannon, Andre Gardner Staying Put
Shannon, the legendary air personality and radio programmer, is staying at Entercom-owned WCBS-FM in New York and will continue to host a syndicated program. In Philadelphia, an afternoon host who has been in the slot at a Beasley Classic Rocker since April 2002 has a new deal.
Radio Industry Word Games and Clear Channel
I found this unusual on Tuesday, 1-20-09. While one man was inaugurated as this nation's 44th president, over 1,850 people were shown the door
McGraw-Hill wants some of its stock back
The board of directors at The McGraw-Hill Companies has authorized a stock buyback plan which could amount to about 17% of the company’s shares....
Sense of finality in primary race leads the news
To many of us, the emergence of Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for president in 2012 seemed a foregone conclusion. Now, the exit...
Sagansky and Sloan are newly minted media moguls
Now they just have to find a media company or two to buy. Former CBS Entertainment President Jeff Sagansky and former MGM CEO and SBS Broadcasting founder Harry Sloan raised $190 million on Wall Street for their
MMTC petitions for expanded ad nondiscrimination
In the broadcasting world, the FCC has taken steps to ban the practice of no-Urban dictates, no-Hispanic dictates and other such arrangements that tend...
Comcast loses dispute with Bloomberg over channel placement
Comcast must now carry Bloomberg business news channel near other news channels on cable systems in the 35 largest U.S. media markets, the FCC...
Max Media Paves Way For Rhoads
There's a new President and GM for the FM radio stations serving the Denver market owned by Max Media. It's an individual who started off his career in radio as an Account Executive at iHeartMedia's properties due south on I-25, in Colorado Springs.
Nexstar Taps A Tribune Vet For Top Distribution Role
The individual charged with negotiating complex carriage agreements with MVPDs and "OTT" platforms for Tribune Media won't be sticking around once its merger with acquirer Sinclair Broadcast Group closes. That's because he's joining Nexstar, in a big pick-up for the broadcast TV company founded by Perry Sook.
Stock for bonds swap by Sirius XM
Sirius XM reported in an SEC filing that it issued 67,038,070 shares of common stock in exchange for $30,500,000 principal amount of 2.5% Convertible...
DiClemente becomes a bull
Barclay’s Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente has turned at least a bit bullish on media stocks, upgrading his sector view and raising his estimates for several of the companies he follows. He even added
iBiquity's real business plan?
The fact is that iBiquity doesn't care about interference because the only date in their calendar is the day the FCC approves their petition to sunset analog broadcasting. Then, interference
How ‘Brexit’ Vote Can Affect Your Station’s Business
However the "Brexit" vote unfolds, it will have implications for U.S. broadcasters.
NAB pushes disaster readiness
The FCC created DIRS – the Disaster Information Reporting System – back in 2007. It is an internet system where broadcasters can report their...