media owership

Media Concentration Still an Issue

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 May 2008 09:16:09 -0700

It's not a surprise that the Journal supports increased concentration in the media ("Dorgan's Content Play," Review & Outlook, May 13).

Big Media Slams Proposal to Roll Back Cross-Ownership Rule

Stevie Converse — Mon, 12 May 2008 07:46:45 -0700

Rarely has one Federal Communications Commission filing provoked as much ire as this. Thirteen major broadcast and newspaper groups have filed lengthy denunciations of a public interest group's appeal to redo the FCC's recent relaxation of its TV station/newspaper cross-ownership ban.

Sundance Channel Is Sold to Cablevision for $496 Million

Stevie Converse — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:43:46 -0700

Cablevision Systems Corp. said Wednesday that it was wading deeper into the cable programming business by buying the Sundance Channel from its famous co-founder, Robert Redford, and two media companies for $496 million.