Feds Defend approval of Telecom Megamergers
FEDS DEFEND APPROVAL OF TELECOM MEGAMERGERS
[SOURCE: C-Net|News.com, AUTHOR: Anne Broache]
December 2006
Americans will Devote Half their Lives to forms of Media Next Year
AMERICANS WILL DEVOTE HALF THEIR LIVES TO FORMS OF MEDIA NEXT YEAR
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Janet Kornblum]
Martin Calls for Rate Transparency
MARTIN CALLS FOR RATE TRANSPARENCY
[SOURCE: Multichannel News, AUTHOR: Ted Hearn]
US Telecom's McCormick: Three Steps to a Wonderful Life
US TELECOM'S MCCORMICK: THREE STEPS TO A WONDERFUL LIFE
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
C-Span Wants More Access From Congress
C-SPAN WANTS MORE ACCESS FROM CONGRESS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Political, Telco Dollars Drive Local TV Revs
POLITICAL, TELCO DOLLARS DRIVE LOCAL TV REVS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
PTC: Less Religion on TV This Year
PTC: LESS RELIGION ON TV THIS YEAR
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Media Holdings Update
VIVENDI HOLDS ON TO ITS 20% STAKE IN NBC
[SOURCE: Bloomberg News]
For those of you scoring "Who Owns the Media" at home, Vivendi decided to keep its 20% stake in entertainment company NBC Universal and agreed with partner General Electric Co. to extend their shareholder agreement. The companies formed NBC Universal in 2004, when Vivendi sold its U.S. cable channels, Universal Pictures film studio and theme parks to General Electric's NBC unit. General Electric holds the remaining 80% of the venture, which also owns the NBC broadcast network, the third-ranked U.S. channel.
Kevin Martin, North Carolina's Next Governor?
KEVIN MARTIN, NORTH CAROLINA'S NEXT GOVERNOR?
[SOURCE: BlueNC, AUTHOR: George Pence]
Media Movers Mold Memphis Meeting
MEDIA REFORMERS MOLD MEMPHIS MEETING
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
Jimmy Buffett sings "Meet Me in Memphis" and you might consider doing the same as hundreds of Americans visit the eastern bank of the Mississippi River next month for a media reform conference. Headliners include Bill Moyers, Jane Fonda, Phil Donahue, Jessie Jackson, Geena Davis, and Helen Thomas. See a preliminary agenda at http://www.freepress.net/conference