DOJ approves CCU buyout, but requires divestitures
Thomas H. Lee Partners and Bain Capital now have the last regulatory approval needed to close their 26.7 billion bucks deal to take Clear...
Another honor for Eddie
Former NAB President Eddie Fritts will be honored with the International Achievement Award by the North American Broadcasters Association (NABA) at a dinner February...
Connecting cutbacks and reregulation
If the current FCC call for “returning to the past” goes through, Ron Nickell and countless operators, including myself, will have to load up...
NYT Co. names its own nominees
Rather than accept any of the four director wannabes nominated by dissident investors, the New York Times Company has begun to unveil its own...
Journal boosts dividend
Wall Street may not like media stocks, but that isn’t stopping companies from rewarding their patient shareholders by increasing dividends. Journal Communications yesterday announced...
Election nearly shuts out Iraq
Hogging 55% of the overall media newshole, the 2008 election continued to dominate all topics in American journalism, according to the Project for Excellence...
Sinclair takes FCC to court
Tribune Company is challenging the FCC's 20-market relaxation of broadcast/print cross-ownership rules, saying it didn't go far enough and should allow for such combinations...
Citadel comes to terms
Citadel Broadcasting Corp. says in an SEC filing that it has reached a settlement with bondholders who have been battling in court with the...
Split Belo shares mixed in first day of trading
Belo Corporation, the TV company, and A.H. Belo, the newspaper company, began post-split trading today on the NYSE. Both were down for a while,...
Vanessa Williams to serenade broadcasters
February 25th’s Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Awards gala is drawing some top talent. The latest word is that “Ugly Betty” co-star and...
Harbinger names its NYT Co. nominees
The Harbinger hedge fund and its partner in putting pressure on the New York Times Company management, Firebrand Partners, have named the four people...
Immigration to drive population trends
By the year 2050, Hispanics will account for 29% of the US population, and just about one out of five Americans will be an...
Battle of the Talk Conventions: Lots of rubber chicken dinners
First, I don't have a dog in this fight, but I have been asked which one should be considered if anyone is budgeting for...
CEOs confidence hits a plateau
Chief Executive Magazine has taken the temperature of the nation's corner office denizens to get a feel for where they see the economy going,...
Replay for rejects?
Two states which have held essentially meaningless events may yet have a say in the selection of the Democratic nominee for President (see related...