Detroit

Detroit Sues Comcast to Retain Franchise Authority

Stevie Converse — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 09:35:47 -0400

Full article: Broadband Reports
Karl Bode
The city of Detroit has sued Comcast, insisting that the cable giant still has to adhere to a 1985 franchise agreement despite the fact that Michigan now has a statewide agreement forged in 2006. The move suit has set up an interesting showdown between state and local interests that highlights just how bad many of the state franchising laws (written by telecom companies) have been for consumers and communities.

Detroit Sues Comcast over Franchise

Stevie Converse — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 07:37:47 -0400

Full article: WWJ Radio
Matt Roush
The city of Detroit is suing Comcast's local subsidiary, saying that a 2006 state law creating one statewide franchise for cable TV providers that applies to all local jurisdictions violates the constitutions of both the United States and the state of Michigan.

Detroit Newspaper Suspends Publication

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 10:52:13 -0500

Full article: Detroit News
Nathan Hurst
Detroit's third daily newspaper has suspended operations, less than a week after its first edition hit the streets. The <em>Detroit Daily Press</em> had trouble getting paid advertisers, as well as operations problems, according to a statement by the newspaper.

Media Minutes: June 26, 2009

Candace Clement — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:24:48 -0400

The Broadband Internet Fairness Act would help prevent overcharging by Internet Service Providers by requiring the companies to submit their pricing schemes to the Federal Trade Commission for approval. And the Allied Media Conference incorporates a wide range of issues and artists, educators and social justice organizers who use media as a tool for change.

Media Minutes (2009-06-26)

Candace Clement — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:20:00 -0400

Brothers Plan to Start Paper in Metro Detroit

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 11:13:27 -0400

Full article: Detroit News
Jennifer Youssef
Mark and Gary Stern, in response to the Detroit News' and Detroit Free Press' decision to cut home delivery to three days a week, said they may begin publishing a daily newspaper in Metro Detroit. The paper would be delivered to the Detroit Metro area subscribers' homes seven days a week.

Publishing Veterans Seek to Start Newspaper in Detroit

Stevie Converse — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:31:39 -0400

Full article: Associated Press
Jeff Karob
Two veteran publishers announced plans to launch a newspaper in Detroit, Mich., to fill a void left when the city's two major dailies reduced home delivery earlier this year.

Five Suburban Detroit Observer & Eccentric Weeklies Folding

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:10:18 -0400

Full article: Editor & Publisher
Mark Fitzgerald
The Observer & Eccentric Newspapers announced that it is folding five of its weekly papers with their final editions on May 31. The affected papers serve the Detroit suburbs of Birmingham, West Bloomfield, Troy and Rochester.

Detroit Papers Will Cut Home Delivery

Stevie Converse — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:07:50 -0500

Full article: Media Life
Toni Fitzgerald
Detroit is one of the last major two-newspaper cities, and soon it will become the first to stop home delivery on all but a handful of days and shift some of its focus to the Web, in a major overhaul that highlights just how dire things have become for the nation's major metropolitan papers.

Detroit TVs Set 'Test Your TV Tuesdays'

Stevie Converse — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:07:29 -0500

Full article: TV Newsday
According to the latest Nielsen survey, 146,000 households in the Detroit DMA is still completely unready for the DTV transition taking place on Feb. 17, 2009. The Detroit Area television stations are going to help viewers access their readiness with a series of soft-tests called, "Test Your TV Tuesday."