Posts Tagged ‘WLBT’

Agency advertising bill ‘ill-conceived’

by Clay Chandler Published: March 12,2012

Tags: charity legislation, Dan Modisett, Legislature, Maris West and Baker, Mississippi, Mississippi Business Journal, NBC, Peter Marks, Politics, Sen. Merle Flowers, Southaven, state department of health, WLBT

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 [...] [...]

The end of free television?

by Clay Chandler Published: February 1,2010

Tags: ABC, CBS, Fox, free television, NBC, WAPT, WJTV, WLBT

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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