Dingell, Markey to Study Private Equity Role
DINGELL, MARKEY TO STUDY PRIVATE EQUITY ROLE
[SOURCE: tvnewsday]
July 2007
Tribune sees positive FCC ruling on TV licenses in 4Q
TRIBUNE SEES POSITIVE FCC RULING ON TV LICENSES IN 4Q
[SOURCE: Reuters]
Newspaper publisher Tribune Co. said on Friday it hoped to receive a positive response from the Federal Communications Commission in the fourth quarter regarding its television licenses, allowing a deal to take the company private to close prior to year end. Tribune said in a filing that the most significant condition to closing the deal, aside from getting shareholder approval, will be receiving approval from the FCC regarding the transfer of Tribune TV licenses and its request for waivers in cross-ownership markets.
Homer Simpson Has What the Bancrofts Want
HOMER SIMPSON HAS WHAT THE BANCROFTS WANT
[SOURCE: Slate, AUTHOR: Jack Shafer]
[Commentary] Editorial independence may be rare in Murdoch's News Corp. empire, but it's not unheard-of. For example, if News Corp. employees toe the shifting Murdoch line, they're granted all the editorial independence they can carry on their stooped backs. Or, if they're the inventors and proprietors of a phenomenally successful News Corp. property—such as The Simpsons—Murdoch and his minions know well enough to keep hands off.
FCC plan exempts public safety band
FCC PLAN EXEMPTS PUBLIC SAFETY BAND
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Leslie Cauley]
Going Once, Going Twice...
GOING ONE, GOING TWICE...
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Editorial Staff]
Rural cell users may get break on fees
RURAL CELL USERS MAY GET A BREAK ON FEES
[SOURCE: USAToday, AUTHOR: Paul Davidson]
Rockefeller Plans To Introduce TV Violence Bill By August Recess
ROCKEFELLER PLANS TO INTRODUCE TV VIOLENCE BILL BY AUGUST RECESS
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
On St. Croix, Senators Feel Heat Over a Pay Increase
ON ST CROIX, SENATORS FEEL HEAT OVER A PAY INCREASE
[SOURCE: Wall Street Journal 7/13, AUTHOR: Conor Dougherty conor.dougherty@wsj.com]
Political-Ad Rate Up in the Air
POLITICAL-AD RATE UP IN THE AIR
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
With Condoms in Particular, Local Stations Can Say No
WITH CONDOMS IN PARTICULAR, LOCAL STATIONS CAN SAY NO
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Andrew Adam Newman]