Mississippi Business Journal » NBC http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 One family may end up owning all four network television affiliates in the Greenwood-Greenville market http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/11/one-family-may-end-up-owning-all-four-network-television-affiliates-in-the-greenwood-greenville-market/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=one-family-may-end-up-owning-all-four-network-television-affiliates-in-the-greenwood-greenville-market http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/11/one-family-may-end-up-owning-all-four-network-television-affiliates-in-the-greenwood-greenville-market/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 17:24:14 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=56979 GREENWOOD — One family may end up owning all four network television affiliates in the Greenwood-Greenville market. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that WXVT-Channel 15, a CBS affiliate, is in the process of being sold for $2.65 million by Saga Broadcasting to a company controlled by Charles Harker’s three children. The Californian already owns the ABC, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/05/11/one-family-may-end-up-owning-all-four-network-television-affiliates-in-the-greenwood-greenville-market/feed/ 1 Agency advertising bill ‘ill-conceived’ http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/12/agency-advertising-bill-%e2%80%98ill-conceived%e2%80%99/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=agency-advertising-bill-%25e2%2580%2598ill-conceived%25e2%2580%2599 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/12/agency-advertising-bill-%e2%80%98ill-conceived%e2%80%99/#comments Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:51:48 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=53885 A bill that cleared the committee in the Senate and awaits action on the floor has caught the attention of advertising and media outlets. Senate Bill 2736 would prohibit state agencies from spending funds appropriated from the state’s general fund on radio and television advertisements that promote programs and initiatives, unless there is a bidding [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/12/agency-advertising-bill-%e2%80%98ill-conceived%e2%80%99/feed/ 0 Biggest Loser’s Patrick House partners with WellnessPlus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/04/biggest-losers-patrick-house-partners-with-wellnessplus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=biggest-losers-patrick-house-partners-with-wellnessplus http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/04/biggest-losers-patrick-house-partners-with-wellnessplus/#comments Sun, 04 Dec 2011 06:01:54 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=49221 WellnessPlus, a subsidiary of BankPlus, has entered into a partnership with Mississippi native Patrick House, winner of season 10 of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser.” House will serve as spokesperson in WellnessPlus webinars as well as educate the employees of WellnessPlus client companies on the importance of exercise and healthy eating habits. After winning “The Biggest [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2011/12/04/biggest-losers-patrick-house-partners-with-wellnessplus/feed/ 0 The end of free television? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/01/the-end-of-free-television/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-end-of-free-television http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/01/the-end-of-free-television/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:01:32 +0000 Clay Chandler http://msbusiness.com/?p=18279 Local news stations aren’t concerned When Comcast, the largest cable television company in the U.S., bought a controlling stake in NBC Universal in December, the industry was set abuzz by speculation that the cable giant would eventually move to replace the traditional free network model with a paid model used by cable channels. Such a [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/02/01/the-end-of-free-television/feed/ 1 Are Leno, O’Brien going at it? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/14/are-leno-obrien-going-at-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=are-leno-obrien-going-at-it http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/01/14/are-leno-obrien-going-at-it/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 21:46:24 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=17619 PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – Conan O’Brien and Jay Leno seem to be turning on each other after days of focusing jokes on NBC over the late-night mess. On Wednesday, a day after O’Brien said he wasn’t willing to move the “Tonight” show back a half-hour to make way for Leno, there was a certain bite [...]

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