Economic Crisis News

• Earnings Reports Indicate Economy May Be Recovering
  Media moguls say they’re starting to see signs of a...More »
• Scripps Networks Profit Falls; Affiliate Fees Partially Offset Ad Drop
  Strong affiliate-fee growth from cable operators in the first quarter...More »
• CBS Posts $55.3 Mil Loss on Ad Slump; Redstone Sees Economy Healing
  CBS, which lost $55.3 million in the first quarter due...More »
• Cablevision May Spin Off Madison Square Garden; Revenue Rises in First Quarter
  Cablevision Systems said it exploring a spinoff of its Madison...More »
• Crown Holdings Narrows Q1 Loss
  Crown Media Holdings, owner of Hallmark Channel, narrowed its first-quarter...More »
• Murdoch Declares 'Worst Is Over'
  Rupert Murdoch says, "The worst is over." The News Corp....More »
• Disney’s Fiscal Q2 Profit Drops 46%
  Walt Disney’s fiscal second-quarter profit fell 46%, with a slight...More »
• Discovery Reports Profitable Q1
  Discovery Networks reported a gain in earnings for the first...More »
• Viacom Q1 Earnings Drop 34%
  Viacom’s first-quarter net earnings fell 34% amid the recession and...More »
• Viacom's Dauman Optimistic About Advertising
  Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman says he is seeing optimistic signs...More »

Economic Hot Topics

Video: Syndie Outlook

Syndie execs brace for a tough 2009 …More »

TV Ad Spending to Fall

Economy, advertising declines to hit media hard …More »

Tribune Goes Bankrupt

TV station and newspaper owner succumbs to hard times …More »

Job Cuts at NBC, CBS, Viacom

Television companies are laying off workers left and right …More »