Adelstein Tapped for Another Term in FCC
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President Bush intends to keep Democrat Jonathan Adelstein on the Federal Communications Commission, the White House announced Tuesday.
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Nancy Hill, a longtime agency executive, has been nominated as the new president and chief executive at the American Association of Advertising Agencies in New York.
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Mel Karmazin, the former second-in-command at American media conglomerate Viacom, was last night named as chief executive of Sirius, a company in the still fledgling satellite radio business.
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By BRUCE MEYERSON Associated Press  NEW YORK -- FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell expressed confidence Tuesday that he could get up to speed quickly if he is called upon to join the agency's deadlocked review of AT&T Inc.'s proposed purchase of BellSouth Corp.
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CNN News Group on Monday said it has tapped an online media CEO as its new president overseeing U.S. news, just a little over a year after it hired a former local TV newsman to run its domestic operations.
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The Republican chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is disputing Democratic assertions that a new rule loosening restrictions on media ownership is full of loopholes and will lead to more mergers and fewer choices for consumers.
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U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel has appointed Dan Hesse as president and CEO. He replaces Gary Forsee, who resigned in October.
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A new director was appointed for the Voice of America at a time when the network searches for relevance in an increasingly fierce market.
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Alexandra Wallace, a vice president of the news division, will replace John Reiss, and be charged with maintaining the programâs lead in the ratings over âWorld News With Charles Gibsonâ on ABC.
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Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. named former Viacom Inc. president Mel Karmazin chief executive Thursday, a month after signing talk-show host Howard Stern to lure listeners.
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The move will accompany a reshuffling of several positions, including Ann McDaniel in a powerful new role that oversees both the editorial and business sides of the magazine.
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The Federal Communications Commission is pushing ahead to pass a rule today that would allow more consolidation of local media ownership in the nation's largest cities, despite the fresh threat of a legislative rebuke and continued protests from advocacy groups.
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Illinois Rep. Rahm Emanuel, a former political operative for President Clinton, was named head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee on Sunday, replacing the late Rep. Robert Matsui.
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Establishing name familiarity is crucial for all non-incumbent candidates. And that may be especially true this year in MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs 3rd Congressional District, which 10-term Democratic Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin left open to run for the Senate.
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The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee   on Tuesday approved another five-year term for Republican Kevin   Martin to serve on the Federal Communications Commission, which   regulates the communications, television and radio industries.
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The Federal Communications Commission set new parameters on Tuesday for the size and scope of the largest news and cable companies.
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U.S. Federal Communications  Commission Chairman Michael Powell said on Tuesday he planned  to stay at the agency, possibly through 2007 when his term  expires, now that President Bush has been re-elected.