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August 25, 2009
FUSE Names Gavin Harvey EVP/GM
CABLEVISION Cable TV music channel FUSE has appointed GAVIN HARVEY EVP/GM. Previously head of COMCAST's sports network VERSUS, HARVEY will oversee programming, sales and the other day-to-day operations of the youth-oriented music channel. … more »
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March 3, 2009
YES To Continue WFAN Francesa Simulcast
CBS RADIO Talk WFAN-A/NEW YORK afternoon host MIKE FRANCESA's show will continue to simulcast on the NEW YORK YANKEES' YES NETWORK regional cable channel under a new multi-year deal after YES matched a competing offer by CABLEVISION's MSG NETWORK, … more »
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December 8, 2008
Tribune Files For Bankruptcy
The TRIBUNE CO. has filed for bankruptcy protection. The company filed for Chapter 11 TODAY, with the CHICAGO CUBS and WRIGLEY FIELD not included in the filing. In a release, the company's owner SAM ZELL said, "Over the last year, we have made … more »
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November 14, 2008
Citadel Director Doesn't Have MBA As Claimed
A businessman who serves as a director at CITADEL BROADCASTING CORP. is admitting that he does not, as a proxy statement for another company claims, have an MBA degree from the UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA's WHARTON SCHOOL OF BUSINESS. THOMAS … more »
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August 29, 2008
FCC's Bohigian Exiting For Cablevision Job
FCC Chief of the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis CATHERINE BOHIGIAN is exiting the Commission on SEPTEMBER 5th for a job at CABLEVISION SYSTEMS CORP. BOHIGIAN was named to her post in 2005 after serving as Chairman KEVIN MARTIN's Senior … more »
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July 29, 2008
Tribune Closes On Newsday Sale
TRIBUNE CO. has closed on the sale of LONG ISLAND daily newspaper NEWSDAY to CABLEVISION SYSTEMS INC. for $650 million. TRIBUNE CO. retains 3% of the paper's parent NEWSDAY MEDIA GROUP, a new partnership with CABLEVISION. Publisher TIM KNIGHT remains … more »
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May 12, 2008
Cablevision Buys Newsday
TRIBUNE has announced the sale of LONG ISLAND daily paper NEWSDAY and free daily tabloid amNEW YORK to the DOLAN family's CABLEVISION for a total of $650 million. The deal comes after RUPERT MURDOCH's NEWS CORP. abruptly dropped its … more »
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April 1, 2008
Entercom Debuts Nat'l Hot AC Show 'Your Time With Kim Iverson'
Last night (3/31) ENTERCOM launched a new national Hot AC show, "Your Time With Kim Iverson," on eight of its stations: WZPL/INDIANAPOLIS, WTSS/BUFFALO, WMC-F (FM100)/MEMPHIS, KFBZ/WICHITA, WPTE/NORFOLK, KAMX/AUSTIN, KALC/DENVER, and … more »
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March 17, 2008
CRTC Grants 2 New Kelowna Stations
The CRTC has granted licenses for two new FMs in KELOWNA, BC, with SUN COUNTRY CABLEVISION LTD. and VISTA RADIO LTD. winning the new facilities. SUN COUNTRY will launch a Classic Rock format at 96.3 FM, and VISTA will put a Classic Hits format on a … more »
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February 29, 2008
Concert Promotion War About To Go Nuclear
The multi-platform consolidation train may be reaching breakneck speed ... outside of radio. Now that concert promotion firm LIVE NATION has launched a label, by signing MADONNA, and started setting up its own ticket agency, TICKETMASTER has decided to … more »