Buy one, get one free
Bear Stearns analyst Vic Miller has been studying the Belo split into two companies. At the current share price, he figures the newspaper company...
Don’t shoot the messenger, buy them
Broadcaster/evangelist Pat Robertson has had his run-ins over the years with the Virginian-Pilot, the major daily newspaper in the Norfolk area, including his home...
Penny stocks proliferate
Radio stocks continue to take a beating on Wall Street. Both Beasley and Salem last week fell into penny stock territory, joining quite a...
Slime time in South Carolina
The looming primary battle in South Carolina has candidates and their staffs on their toes. When it comes to political advertising, the state has...
Americans slam news media on believability
A Sacred Heart University Poll found significantly declining percentages of Americans saying they believe all or most of media news reporting. In the current...
ABC, NABET sign new four year contract
ABC and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) Sector of the Communications Workers of America ratified a new four-year contract Friday...
Across the pond: Anatomy of a merger
United Kingdom's Telegraph Media Group put out a report recently describing results of a radio merger that were disappointing, to say the least. The...
CBS station spin completed
The sale of CBS Corporation television stations to Four Points Media Group, an operating company formed by Cerberus Capital Management, is now official. Bringing...
Young demo showing interest in 2008
After developing a reputation for lack of interest in political affairs, members of the 18-29 demographic are turning that perception on its head. In...
Ion’s public days drawing to a close
Following recent FCC approval, Citadel Investment Group has closed on Bud Paxson’s control stake in Ion Media Networks. CEO Brandon Burgess was elected Chairman...
ABC, NABET sign new four year contract
ABC and the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians (NABET) Sector of the Communications Workers of America ratified a new four-year contract Friday...
Convention to be a Crime Scene
NAB has snared a major Hollywood figure to speak at the April convention in Las Vegas. Anthony Zuiker, executive producer and creator of the...
Private equity funds raised record bucks in 2007
How’s that, you ask? Didn’t the credit markets collapse at mid-year and derail the private equity industry? Welcome to the new era of vulture...
Disgruntled investor throws in the towel
Remember Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder Advisers LLC, one of the big shareholders pressing Emmis to do a buyout deal to cash out public shareholders?...
Bloomberg continues to dangle 2008 candidacy
The repeated announcements from NY Mayor and media magnate Michael Bloomberg (I) that he is not running for president in 2008 are not jibing...