MediaDailyNews
Thursday, July 16, 2009
  • Bankers To Buy Young Broadcasting For $220 Million
    by David Goetzl

    After reaching out to 66 potential buyers and finding minimal interest, a group of Young Broadcasting's bankers are expected to take control of the … Read the whole story

  • Continued Woes: Gannett Ad Revs Sink 32%
    by Erik Sass

    The nation's largest newspaper publisher reported a 32% drop in advertising revenue in its publishing division in the second quarter of 2009 compared to … Read the whole story

  • MRI Speeds Up Magazine Ratings
    by Erik Sass

    The magazine business may get a much-needed shot in the arm from the announcement that Mediamark Research & Intelligence will start delivering its issue-specific … Read the whole story

  • Furman To SVP, Ad Sales, Comcast Sports
    by Wayne Friedman

    Comcast Programming Group has hired veteran media sales executive Ron Furman to head up advertising sales for its sports networks group: Versus and the … Read the whole story

  • Aegis Finalizes New Board, Names CFO
    by Joe Mandese

    Aegis Group Wednesday announced a shake-up of its board, naming three new, non-executive directors and a new group CFO. The newly appointed non-executive directors … Read the whole story

  • NBC's 'Talent' Gains Traction, All-Star Scores Win
    by Wayne Friedman

    While Fox's "Major League Baseball All Star Game" helped the network to a Tuesday night win, it was "NBC's "America's Got Talent" that stole … Read the whole story