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Gray Television withdraws Tegna offer

Reuters is today reporting that Gray Television has withdrawn it's $8.5 billion offer for Tegna.  The company cites the effects…

6 years ago

Byron Allen latest bidder for Tegna

Photo: Entertainment Studios Deadline today reports that media entrepreneur Byron Allen is the latest bidder for acquisition of Tegna.  Allen…

6 years ago

FCC seeks $11 million to combat pirates

The FCC is hoping to have Congressional budget writers approve an additional $11 million of taxpayers money to combat illegal…

6 years ago

Tegna receives counter-offers to purchase

After Friday's surprise bid by Gray Television to purchase much larger Tegna Inc., Apollo Global management reaffirmed it's purchase offer…

6 years ago

Gray Television offers bid to purchase Tegna Inc.

Reuters News is today reporting that American regional TV station owner Gray Television has tendered an $8.5 million offer to…

6 years ago

Cumulus liquidates assets; iHeart needs investors

As the corporate broadcasters move away from their core business of broadcasting into the realm of empire building, the largest…

6 years ago

iHeart Stations: ‘Agents of their Own Demise’

The recent blood-letting of local radio talent (reported by colleague Mike Cherry iHeart local casualties on Jan. 16, 2020) may…

6 years ago

Senator wants answers from iHeart Media CEO about lay-offs

A report in Business Journal Daily  notes that Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has written iHeart Media CEO Bob Pittman raising concerns…

6 years ago

iHeart local casualties

Your reporter can't confirm this, but my spies here tell me 15-20 programming staff have been "dislocated" by noHeart.  The…

6 years ago

Apollo closes on purchase of Cox Radio/TV properties

 InsideRadio among other 'trades' sites, today is reporting the Apollo acquisition of the Cox Media properties has closed with the…

6 years ago
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