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Should the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM pass regulatory hurdles, the elimination of competition would be harmful to consumers of satellite radio, says Rep. Paul Broun (R-GA).
In a letter to FCC chairman Kevin Martin, Attorney General Michael Mukasey and Federal Trade Commission chairman Deborah Platt Majoras, Broun said the FCC demonstrated sound reasoning when it said, before granting satellite radio licenses to XM and Sirius, that one licensee would not be allowed to acquire the other, writes Radio Ink.
The Association of Hispanic Advertising Agencies has created an advisory council to explore the issues and opportunities surrounding Arbitron’s Portable People Meter. Univision, Entravision, Spanish Broadcasting System, Arbitron, ABC Radio Networks, and several agencies make up the council.
Members of…
The Thomson-Reuters merger has resulted in not-unexpected job cuts, due to a “natural overlap and duplication in coverage,” according to Reuters news service editor-in-chief David Schlesinger.
When Reuters news service absorbs Thomson Financial News, 140 editorial jobs will be cut before…
People age 35-49 watched the seventh season of American Idol the most, making up almost 29 percent of the total audience. The most-watched episode this season was the premiere episode on Tuesday, 1/15/08, averaging 33 million viewers, according to a new report…
The digital transition - when the television industry will move from analog broadcasting to digital - will take place in less than nine months, and most broadcasters are ready for the challenge, according to the Government Accountability Office.
91 percent of…
eMarketer revised downward its projections for U.S. social network ad spending and now estimates that advertisers will spend $1.4 billion to place ads on social networks in 2008 - down from its previous projection of $1.6 billion, MarketingCharts writes.
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Home Depot is struggling against the worst U.S. housing slump in more than 25 years, and its profits are showing the strain.
First-quarter profits for the largest home-improvement retailer fell 66 percent, and full year earnings may be at the…
