Hugh Hefner bids to take Playboy private
Like so many other public companies, Playboy Enterprises is trading well below where its stock price was before the recession. Sensing an
Ad flights address immigration battle
The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) Congressional Task Force does not want amnesty granted for what it pegs as "10-20M illegal aliens," and...
Jobs apologizes for iPhone price cut
Apple is trying to placate early iPhone buyers angered by a 200-buck price cut for the top model. After being bombarded by hundreds of...
Even in recession, digital devices are hot
Americans are still buying high-tech products, with High-Def TVs and home broadband networks among the most popular, according to an annual survey by Forrester...
Kraus Takes KARE Slot As Chase’s Successor
When Steve Chase shifted to a role at TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate KUSA-9 in Denver, it opened up a slot back in the Twin Cities, where he held a top sales role at the company's NBC affiliate in that market. TEGNA has now filled that post.
ABC Regional Sports & Ent. Sales repping new Times Square sign
ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales, a division of ABC National Television Sales, has been appointed the exclusive ad sales rep for The City...
Adelstein may conditionally back XM/Sirius
Democratic FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein signaled he would point his thumb up if the proposed merger of satcasters XM and Sirius includes a concession...
Transaction outlook for 2011
While large-cap public companies are beginning to find their way to making acquisitions, privately-held companies, especially those in the media business, are finding it...
WideOrbit named to San Francisco Business Times Fast 100
WideOrbit, provider of business management software for media companies, has been named one of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies in the Bay...
Another day, another confident confidence reading
Deloitte recently said it was seeing indications that consumers were starting to feel a little bit friskier, thanks to an improving outlook on the...
A Gray TV Station Mourns Sudden Loss Of ND
The NBC affiliate serving Evansville, Ind., is mourning the unexpected passing of its News Director, an individual who from 2000-2015 was a key member of the newsroom at WIVB-4 in Buffalo.
Ribbon cutting ceremony held for Build 2010 House Project during NAB
On Wednesday 4/14 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the framing of a house in...
SAG and AFTRA moving ahead with merger plans
The Screen Actors Guild National Board of Directors has unanimously approved the creation of a Merger Task Force to work with their AFTRA counterparts in developing a formal plan to unite SAG and AFTRA members in one union. The unions
Pryor Cashman Adds To Its Exec Compensation Team
Employee benefits and executive compensation (EBEC) are a big deal when it comes to the C-Suite of the media industry's biggest companies. Pryor Cashman knows this. As such, it has added an attorney in its employee benefits and pay-say department.
Radio News: Cumulus, BMI, Fox, Beasley
More items on the radio business: Westwood One News is up and running...