Honesty is the Best Policy
I am sure everyone has heard this statement delivered by a parent, school teacher or even a minister. It is a simplistic statement that is difficult to adhere too 100% of the time because we all
Consumer Optimism Drops in April
The widely watched Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index slipped
DG FastChannel sells more stock
DG FastChannel priced an offering of 3,175,000 shares of new stock at $31.50 per share. Net of offering expenses, the company expects to put...
CBS may spin outdoor properties
If you have somewhere between $4B-$6B to spend, CBS Outdoor just might be the thing for you – it’s big, it brings in truckloads...
Major split in network radio
RBR-TVBR Exclusive: One publicly-traded company and a major radio network are going to end their relationship…we’ve got the details--and the quotes from the players....
SNL Kagan parent gets new investor
New Mountain Capital, a private equity firm with $9 billion under management, announced that it has purchased a majority stake in SNL Financial. SNL,...
Broadcasters want Review to focus on competition
The best way to serve the public interest in the crowded modern media arena is to make sure that free over-the-air broadcasting can operate...
Three bidders for Philadelphia newspapers
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that three groups submitted bids to buy Philadelphia Newspapers LLC, the owner of the Inquired and Philadelphia Daily News, which...
DVR subscriber households to be 35% by 2011
MAGNA Global has released its most recent On-Demand Quarterly update to account for the most recently completed quarter. Their 2011 forecast for head-end based...
Sinclair Selects a SVP For Diginets, OTT Offering
Sinclair Broadcast Group has promoted from within to fill the slot of SVP for its Growth Networks Group. This individual will continue to oversee the company’s trio of national multicast networks, and its digital and OTT streaming platform.
FOX, AppNation partner for "Pimp My App!" contest
Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and AppNation have partnered to launch the first-ever “Pimp My App!” contest to find the web developer who can create...
Disney decides to kick the habit
The Walt Disney Company has promised House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Chairman Ed Markey (D-MA) that it will discourage depictions of tobacco...
New GM, GSM Arrive in Jackson for Hearst
He's been the General Sales Manager of Hearst Television's ABC affiliate in Jackson, Miss., since 2017. Now, he is the station's President/GM. And, his successor as GSM has been named.
Net neutrality: Everybody has one
Opinions – we’re talking opinions, ladies and gentlemen. On one side are the people who think that the small innovators, entrepreneurs and creators need ultimate protection from discrimination from the
Radio One doing refi and upping TV One stake
Radio One announced a multi-layered refinancing deal which will cover just about all of its existing debt and also allow the company to increase...