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SNL Press Releases
2008
May 6, 2008: SNL Kagan Joins CASBAA as Corporate Member
May 6, 2008: SNL Financial Releases Annual Performance Ranking of Top Thrifts
May 5, 2008: SNL Financial Appoints Norm Richardson Associate Director of Energy
April 30, 2008: SNL Financial Becomes Newest Member of Reita
April 30, 2008: SNL Financial Introduces Complete Group and Insurance Industry Data
April 28, 2008: SNL Kagan Forecasts Rapid Shift in Composition of Residential Phone Service
April 23, 2008: SNL IR Solutions Launches New Conferencing Platform
April 16, 2008: SNL Kagan study sees growth in Latin American DTH and IPTV
April 11, 2008: SNL Financial Signs Content Agreement With The Insurance Insider
March 24, 2008: SNL Kagan estimates over 71 million HD subscribers by 2012
March 10, 2008: SNL Financial Publishes 2007 Statutory Insurance Data
February 6, 2008: New SNL Kagan Study Projects Huge Growth in Hispanic TV and Radio
February 5, 2008: SNL Financial Now Publishing Statutory Insurance Data
January 31, 2008: SNL Financial Expects 2008 Growth in Publicly Traded Real Estate Companies Outside the U.S.
January 8, 2008: SNL Kagan Expects National Cable Advertising Sales To Continue Double-Digit Growth
2007
December 13, 2007: SNL Kagan On-Demand Projections Top $6 Billion in Five Years
December 7, 2007: SNL Kagan Forecasts Growth for Radio Sales with Station Values Holding Firm
November 30, 2007: SNL Kagan Analysis Shows Cable Penetration at 58%
November 14, 2007: SNL Financial Hosts A Holiday Bake-Off To Benefit Troops In Iraq
November 13, 2007: SNL Energy Announces Acquisition of Foster Electric Report
November 8, 2007: SNL Kagan Publishes Global HDTV Study
October 24, 2007: SNL Kagan Releases 10-Year Cable TV Industry Outlook
October 17, 2007: SNL Financial's Bank Deposit Market Share Ranking Shows Bank of America as No. 1
October 9, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Projects Huge Sales Of High-Definition DVD Over Next Decade
September 26, 2007: SNL Financial Announces Launch Of The First Tee National School Program
September 25, 2007: SNL Kagan Trends Study Shows New Tech Revives Interest in Media
September 13, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Proves that Movies with the Biggest Budgets Generate the Highest Revenues
September 5, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Forecasts Continued Strong Growth For Cable Operators
September 4, 2007: SNL Financial Signs Content Agreement With Property Finance Europe
August 27, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Shows More Cable Networks Turning to Original Programming
August 23, 2007: SNL Kagan Releases New 10-Year Wireless Projections
August 9, 2007: SNL Financial Sponsors Second Annual Charitable Golf Tournament in Charlottesville
August 7, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Shows Modest TV Industry Growth
August 1, 2007: SNL Financial Now Provides Research Reports From D.A. Davidson & Co.
July 31, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Shows Strong Growth in Cable Network Industry
July 31, 2007: SNL Financial Expands Real Estate Coverage To Include Europe and Asia-Pacific
July 30, 2007: SNL Center for Financial Education Acquires EXNET
July 10, 2007: SNL Kagan Reports Big Gains For National Cable Advertising Last Year After A Rough Start
June 14, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Forecasts Slow Growth for Telco TV
May 30, 2007: SNL Kagan Study Shows a Major Rally in TV Station Stocks
May 10, 2007: SNL Financial Places FirstFed At The Top Of Its Annual Thrift Rankings
May 8, 2007: SNL Financial Celebrates 20th Anniversary
May 3, 2007: SNL Financial Joins Research Entitlements Consortium
April 30, 2007: SNL Financial Releases a New Series of Database Product Enhancements
April 18, 2007: SNL Financial To Publish Statutory Insurance Data
April 13, 2007: SNL Exclusive Interview With Jay Sidhu, Former Sovereign Bancorp CEO
April 4, 2007: SNL Financial Acquires Kagan Research
April 4, 2007: SNL Financial Launches Full-Scale Coverage of Media & Communications Sector
February 27, 2007: SNL Financial Now Provides Research Reports From MarshBerry
February 23, 2007: Morningstar Research Reports Now Available From SNL Financial
February 16, 2007: SNL Financial Analyzes BBVA's Acquisition of Compass
February 8, 2007: SNL Financial Now Provides Research Reports From DBRS
January 17, 2007: Deal Volume Increased in All Financial Institution Industries in 2006 According to SNL Financial
January 10, 2007: SNL Financial Joins RIXML.org
January 2, 2007: SNL Financial Delivers a New Set of Upgrades to its Information Service Clients
2006
December 18, 2006: SNL Financial Launches New Corporate Web Site
September 25, 2006: SNL Financial Launches New Publication Devoted To Media & Communications
September 7, 2006: SNL Energy Announces Formation of the SNL Energy ERCOT Broker Index
July 13, 2006: SNL's Second Quarter M&A Summary for Financial Institutions
April 10, 2006: SNL Financial Acquires New Office Building in India
March 29, 2006: SNL Financial Announces New Product Enhancements
January 11, 2006: SNL's 2005 M&A Summary for Financial Institutions
2005
November 2, 2005: SNL Financial Acquires Regulatory Research Associates, Inc.
June 24, 2005: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on Legg Mason Inc.'s Asset Swap with Citigroup Inc.
May 17, 2005: SNL announces eighth annual Analyst Training in the Financial Services Sector
May 11, 2005: SNL Financial LC Announces New Merger Model
March 29, 2005: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on Private Equity Consortium's Bid for SunGard Data Systems Inc. (SDS)
January 24, 2005: SNL announces sixth annual M&A Training in the Financial Services Sector
2004
October 8, 2004: SNL Financial says third-quarter M&A Deal value dipped across the financial services sector
September 29, 2004: SNL Financial acquires Io Energy
September 1, 2004: SNL announces fourth annual REIT School
June 21, 2004: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on Wachovia Corporation's $14.2 Billion Bid for SouthTrust Corporation
May 5, 2004: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on Citizens Financial Group's $10.6 Billion Bid for CF
April 13, 2004: SNL Financial Says Bank Megamerger Fuels Growth in Deal Value; Deal Volume Down Across All Sectors
April 1, 2004: REITs Continue Strong Performance in First Quarter
February 17, 2004: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on NFB's $6.3 Billion Bid for GPT
January 23, 2004: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on RF's $6 Billion Bid for UPC
January 14, 2004: SNL Financial Provides Additional Data on JPM's $60 Billion Bid for ONE
January 13, 2004: SNL Financial Say Megamergers Present in the Fourth Quarter
January 1, 2004: REITs Deliver Record Returns in 2003
2003
November 25, 2003: Independence Community acquiring Staten Island in $1.5 billion cash-and-stock deal
November 13, 2003: SNL Financial Provides June 2003 Branch Deposit Marketshare Data in Record Time
October 27, 2003: SNL Financial Provides Definitive Data on BAC $49.3 billion deal for FBF
October 27, 2003: SNL Financial Offers Details On Two Managed Care Deals
October 8, 2003: SNL Financial Says M&A Activity Mixed In The Third Quarter
July 24, 2003: SNL Financial Moving to New Headquarters
July 23, 2003: Exposé of John Hancock Financial Services (JHF) Uncovers Deceptive Practices, Inadequate Disclosure, Apparent Violation of Massachusetts Law, Insider Trading, Loans to Insiders, and More
July 10, 2003: SNL Financial Says M&A Activity Mixed In The Second Quarter
July 1, 2003: REITs Outperform S&P 500 in First Half
June 19, 2003: SNL Financial Bank Executive Compensation Review Shows Correlation Between Executive Pay And Performance
June 6, 2003: SNL's Annual Thrift Rankings Show New York Community Best Performer For Fifth Straight Year
April 24, 2003: SNL Financial Develops Comprehensive, Industry-Specific Online Product
April 9, 2003: SNL Financial Says M&A Activity Remained Tepid in First Quarter Despite Big Bank, Securities and Investments Deals
January 9, 2003: SNL Financial Says M&A Activity Continued to Slide In Fourth Quarter
2002
October 7, 2002: SNL Financial Announces M&A Activity Mostly Lackluster in Third Quarter: Bank and Thrift Sector Shows Life, Insurance and Financial Services Remain Depressed
October 7, 2002: REIT Total Return down 9.0% for 3Q
July 10, 2002: Been down so long, it looks like up from here: SNL Financial announces second-quarter M&A data.
April 8, 2002: M&A falls significantly in financial-services sector: SNL Financial announces first-quarter data
April 2, 2002: SNL Financial Announces Acquisition Of Y-Merge
January 28, 2002: SNL Securities Changes Name to SNL Financial, Continues Highest Standard of Financial Information Collection and Dissemination
January 7, 2002: Financial services M&A succumbs to general economic slowdown: SNL Financial announces 2001 M&A data
2001
October 10, 2001: Investor-Friendly Banks Harness The Power Of The Internet To Connect To The Investment Community
October 5, 2001: The Slowdown Continues: SNL Financial Announces Third-Quarter Financial Institution M&A Review
August 3, 2001: SNL Financial to Host Sandy Spring Bancorp's Investor Relations Web Site
July 19, 2001: SNL Financial Launches Investor Relations Web Service; Signs Zions Bancorporation
July 10, 2001: Unhurried Pace of M&A Reflects Market Trends: SNL Financial Announces First-Half Financial Institution M&A Review
July 2, 2001: REIT Stocks Extend Outperforming Streak
April 6, 2001: Green Turns to Yellow: SNL Financial Announces First-Quarter Financial Institution M&A Review, All Sectors Experience a Slowdown
April 2, 2001: REITs Holding Their Own In First Quarter
February 14, 2001: Forbes Magazine Selects snl.com for Best of the Web Award
January 5, 2001: SNL Financial Announces Year-End Financial Institution M&A Review: Goldman Sachs & Co. and Sullivan & Cromwell Lead Adviser Rankings by Deal Value in Record-Breaking Year
January 3, 2001: REITs execute stunning comeback in 2000
2000
October 13, 2000: Less is More; M&A Activity Drops In Third Quarter As Big Deals Boost Total Value
October 4, 2000: Torto Wheaton Research Tool For REIT Analysts
September 28, 2000: SNL Financial Releases Powerful New Version of The SNL DataSource
September 25, 2000: SNL Financial Acquires Certain Assets from Navigant Consulting; Begins Coverage of the Energy Industry
September 12, 2000: Streetfusion Becomes The Exclusive Provider Of Earnings Information To SNL Financial
August 21, 2000: Executives Discuss Integration of Largest Deals This Year in Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions Scoreboard
August 15, 2000: SNL Financial Releases Online Resource: BankInvestor Interactive
July 7, 2000: SNL Financial Data for Deal Activity In Financial Services Shows Strength Among Securities Brokers and Advisers, Weakness Among Banks and Thrifts
July 3, 2000: REITs Deliver Best Quarter Since 1997
April 7, 2000: SNL Financial Financial Services M&A Data For First Quarter Shows Mixed Trend In Uncertain And Changing Environment
April 3, 2000: REITs Turn Corner in First Quarter
March 13, 2000: Exclusive ACE Ltd. Interview in Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions newsletter
February 24, 2000: Bank Mergers & Acquisitions Names Citi-Travelers the Modern Era's Most Significant Bank Deal
February 16, 2000: SNL Financial Announces New President and Publisher
February 10, 2000: Exclusive St. Paul Interview in Insurance Mergers & Acquisitions newsletter
January 14, 2000: InsuranceInvestor Stock Contest Begins
January 10, 2000: SNL Financial Announces Year-End, Fourth Quarter Financial Institution M&A Review:Goldman Sachs & Co. and Sullivan & Cromwell Lead Financial, Legal Adviser Rankings in Slow Dealmaking Year
January 3, 2000: REIT Returns Begin Spotty Turnaround in 1999
SNL in the News
2008
April 30, 2008: Room to Rise? In Hotels, Operators Have an Edge Over Owners (Wall Street Journal)
April 29, 2008: Citigroup offers $3 billion in common stock to offset losses (Associated Press)
April 28, 2008: The 75-Cent Solution (Multichannel News)
April 27, 2008: CNN Seeks to Level Peaks and Valleys (TVWeek)
April 27, 2008: Rewriting History With Ms. Dubuc (TVWeek)
April 26, 2008: Showdown With Showtime (Multichannel News)
April 25, 2008: Is Comcast planning a wireless network? (Fierce Wireless)
April 24, 2008: Networks take game shows for spin (Variety)
April 24, 2008: Safeco Buyout May Make Mercury, Hanover Next Targets (Bloomberg)
April 24, 2008: Showtime-Viacom split feeds drama (Variety)
April 24, 2008: Starwood Books an Earnings Beat (The Street)
April 23, 2008: Liberty Mutual Agrees to Buy Safeco for $6.2 Billion (Bloomberg)
April 23, 2008: Satellite TV Business Expands In Host Of Emerging Countries (Investor's Business Daily)
April 22, 2008: Bank of America earnings plunge (Washington Post)
April 22, 2008: BofA Misses Views by a Wide Margin; Stock Off Just 2.5% (Investor's Business Daily)
April 22, 2008: Studios' Channel Gets Bearish Review From Cable Firms (Wall Street Journal)
April 22, 2008: Tight political race fuels CNN's ratings boost (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
April 20, 2008: Banks' dividends taking big hits (Charlotte Observer)
April 20, 2008: After Losses, Banks Do Damage Control (Washington Post)
April 16, 2008: Bank and Thrift Holding Companies with Most Deposits (American Banker)
April 16, 2008: Community bank 'safety net' insures savings up to $50 million (The Orlando Sentinel)
April 15, 2008: Bank and Thrift Holding Companies with Most Assets (American Banker)
April 15, 2008: Wachovia Lost $350 Million In 1st Quarter (Washington Post)
April 14, 2008: The Quest for More Radio Listeners (Advertising Age)
April 14, 2008: Wachovia's quarterly loss darkens already bleak outlook for the nation's banks (San Diego Union Tribune)
April 13, 2008: Pricing deal a dicey challenge (Crain's Cleveland Business)
April 13, 2008: This week in quotes (Crain's Cleveland Business)
April 13, 2008: El shock jock lifts WCAA radio (Crain's New York Business)
April 11, 2008: GE's finance units weigh on industrial giant (MarketWatch)
April 11, 2008: Sundance up for sale (Variety)
April 10, 2008: Betting Winner (Gulf Coast Business Review)
April 9, 2008: This year's M&A trend: Getting left at the altar (American Banker)
April 9, 2008: Leveraged loan sale seen as positive, albeit small, step for Citigroup (PR Inside)
April 9, 2008: TV agent Naegle inherits task of reinvigorating HBO's series (USA Today)
April 8, 2008: Enstor gas storage hub gets FERC approval (Houston Business Journal)
April 8, 2008: Washington Mutual Raising $7 Billion (Associated Press)
April 7, 2008: Muddy portfolio raises a question: Just what is National City worth? (Crain's Detroit Business)
April 7, 2008: Strike Pushes HBO Hits to Fall (Media Week)
April 4, 2008: Analyst: New Media Profits Still A Long Way Off (Radio Ink)
April 3, 2008: HomeBanc name may be revived (The Orlando Sentinel)
April 3, 2008: Bank seeks to revive name of HomeBanc (Orlando Sentinel)
April 2, 2008: Bank and Thift Holding Companies with Largest Portfolios of First Mortgages (American Banker)
April 2, 2008: Bank Write-Downs, Cash Plans Trigger Big Rally in Stocks (Investor's Business Daily)
April 2, 2008: NBC Universal’s Kliavkoff Eyes Ways to Exploit New Media (Broadcasting & Cable)
April 1, 2008: Financial Mergers & Acquisitions Dry Up (US Banker)
April 1, 2008: L.A.-Georgia Deal Collapses; Eighth To Fail This Year (American Banker)
April 1, 2008: SNL Financial Expects Growth in Public Trading Outside the US (Mann Report)
April 1, 2008: The Big Shakeout (Bank Director)
April 1, 2008: CNBC: Ratings Up, Young Viewers Still AWOL (Silicon Alley Insider)
April 1, 2008: CNN edges out Fox in key demographic (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
April 1, 2008: FERC sets deadline for El Paso project (Houston Business Journal)
March 31, 2008: Another reduction in Malvern Offering (American Banker)
March 31, 2008: Anticipating Stress Points in Q1 Reports (American Banker)
March 31, 2008: Bravo’s Chief Reaches Out to the Prosperous Urban Woman (New York Times)
March 31, 2008: CNBC feels your pain... (Fortune)
March 31, 2008: Controversy in Insurance Regulation Emerges From Paulson Blueprint (FOX Business)
March 31, 2008: SNL Kagan: More than 71 Million HD Subscribers by 2012 (WorldScreen)
March 28, 2008: Branching spree hits local banks (Nashville Business Journal)
March 28, 2008: Hallmark takes advantage of brand (Variety)
March 27, 2008: HD Networks Will Be Profitable in 2009 (TVWeek)
March 27, 2008: On the Marquee: HD Theater’s Clint Stinchcomb (TVWeek)
March 25, 2008: Financial stress a chance for new banks (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
March 25, 2008: Skittish REIT Investors Look for Value in Vornado (Wall Street Journal)
March 24, 2008: G4 network tries a new game plan to get more guys (USA Today)
March 24, 2008: State's few new banks: Lack of bad loans is a strength (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
March 24, 2008: Study: 65.7% of market to go HD by 2012 (The Hollywood Reporter)
March 22, 2008: Gospel Music Channel sounds like success (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
March 21, 2008: Mortgage storm dragging PMI down (The Business Journal)
March 21, 2008: Sci Fi Channel celebrates success (Variety)
March 21, 2008: Will 'Bright Green' Bring Discovery The Long Green? (Wall Street Journal)
March 19, 2008: Lehman, Goldman Sachs Profits Fall Less Than Feared (Investor's Business Daily)
March 18, 2008: Fed expected to cut key interest rate today (Newsday)
March 18, 2008: National City's shares plunge (Columbus Dispatch)
March 18, 2008: Cinetopia's luxury theater coming to Beaverton (The Oregonian)
March 18, 2008: Can other firms avoid Bear Stearns' fate (USA Today)
March 17, 2008: Corporate credit lines may be next drain on banks (Financial Week)
March 17, 2008: Financials Shudder As Wall St. Wonders Who Might Fail Next (Investor's Business Daily)
March 17, 2008: What does credit crisis mean to consumers? (Newsday)
March 17, 2008: Bad Subprime Bets: Which Bank is Next to Fold? (FOX Business)
March 16, 2008: Ghost towns emerge as sales slow (Palm Beach Post)
March 15, 2008: Planet Green TV network pushes environmentalism (USA Today)
March 14, 2008: Bank books show evidence of sour economy (Triangle Business Journal)
March 14, 2008: National Geographic broadens brand (Variety)
March 13, 2008: Banks show loss for fourth quarter (South Florida Business Journal)
March 13, 2008: Hard feelings linger in wake of broken deal (American Banker)
March 13, 2008: Valley National included in top 10 banks (Wayne Today)
March 12, 2008: Eastern expands further with $170m deal for MassBank (The Boston Globe)
March 12, 2008: Latest Trouble Spot for Banks: Souring Home-Equity Loans (Wall Street Journal)
March 11, 2008: Federal Reserve's action on Bear Strearns explained (The Topeka Capital Journal)
March 11, 2008: 2007 profitable for US insurers (The Advocate)
March 10, 2008: Financials Dive As Credit Market Crisis Triggers Fears Of Bigger Wall St. Losses (Investor's Business Daily)
March 10, 2008: Builders Look for the Bottom (Forbes)
March 10, 2008: Subprime's Mr. Clean (Forbes)
March 9, 2008: Speed Gets ‘Wrecked’ in Quest for New Viewers (TV Week)
March 9, 2008: Steering Citizens’ ship (Providence Business Journal)
March 8, 2008: Can What Happened to Bear Happen to Other Banks? (Wall Street Journal)
March 7, 2008: Leading OTC Energy Broker Data to Settle New NYMEX Electricity Futures Contracts (PRNewswire)
March 7, 2008: Outlook for cable upfront: Very strong (Media Life)
March 6, 2008: Empty dreams (The Washington Times)
March 6, 2008: Portfolio watch (Pacific Coast Business Times)
March 6, 2008: Wall Street to Citigroup: Come clean (CNN Money)
March 5, 2008: Back in the Game (New York Times)
March 5, 2008: Hallmark renews DirecTV deal (Variety)
March 4, 2008: Citibank to abandon presence in region (Stuart News)
March 4, 2008: Move cap series of reorganizations at region's No. 2 bank (The Boston Globe)
March 4, 2008: Fed Chairman Urges Lenders To Forgive Some Loan Principal (Investor's Business Daily)
March 3, 2008: Dallas Law Firm Ranked Top M&A Legal Advisor (Banker's Digest)
March 3, 2008: After years as a niche sport, mixed martial arts may hit the big time with the Bud Light UFC sponsorship (Promo Magazine)
March 3, 2008: Citibank to close lone Treasure Coast retail branch (TC Palm)
March 3, 2008: Making a Tween Scene (Multichannel News)
March 3, 2008: Mobile, HD Efforts Make For Good Upfront 'Weather' (Media Week)
March 3, 2008: Small Banks Face Trouble, Too (Wall Street Journal)
March 2, 2008: Stay afloat in mergers (Orlando Sentinel)
March 2, 2008: How a smart businessman invested his way into prison (Indianapolis Business Journal)
March 2, 2008: Merger may force bank customers to re-evaluate Financial merger may end customer inertia (Chicago Tribune)
March 1, 2008: Chugging Along (Retail Traffic)
March 1, 2008: Drifting Away (Retail Traffic)
March 1, 2008: Raising Capital Via Trust Preferred Securities (Independent Banker)
March 1, 2008: 2007: The Year of the Silent Scream (US Banker)
March 1, 2008: Build it and they will come (Energy Risk Magazine)
March 1, 2008: Missing Pieces (CFO Asia)
March 1, 2008: Same-center net operating income (Shopping Centers Today)
March 1, 2008: Surviving the 2007 Financial Crisis (US Banker)
February 29, 2008: Wilmington bank working on three Warren branches (Business Courier)
February 29, 2008: Bank stocks' decline slows (East Bay Business Times)
February 29, 2008: NYMEX to introduce Texas cash-settled futures contract (Energy Business Review)
February 29, 2008: Fannie, Freddie May Have Further to Fall (Wall Street Journal)
February 29, 2008: Vacant Homes in U.S. Climb to Most Since 1970s With Ghost Towns (Bloomberg)
February 29, 2008: Wind power production drop forces ERCOT emergency declaration (Houston Business Journal)
February 29, 2008: A-B sees opportunity in competitive fighting sponsorship (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
February 28, 2008: A-B links up with Ultimate Fighting Championship (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
February 28, 2008: Weather Looks to HD, Mobile in '08 (Media Week)
February 27, 2008: Former Zurich Senior Executive Joins Mystic Capital (Insurance Journal)
February 24, 2008: Look closely for what changes after a takeover (Baltimore Sun)
February 23, 2008: Banks try to ease burden on borrowers (Charlotte Observer)
February 22, 2008: Cogdell Spencer's $24M deal to remake company (The Business Journal)
February 21, 2008: Community Banks and Thrifts with Highest Return on Average Assets (American Banker)
February 20, 2008: Get ready for more retail this year (Houston Chronicle)
February 18, 2008: Banks' fight for low-cost deposits intensifies (Hampton Roads Pilot)
February 18, 2008: Dish offers interactive politics on demand (Denver Post)
February 15, 2008: S.A. key to future of Hispanic broadcasting, experts say (San Antonio Business Journal)
February 15, 2008: Texas banks' strength creates opportunity in down market (San Antonio Business Journal)
February 15, 2008: Ads for banks roll out during these trying times (USA Today)
February 14, 2008: PNC earns a B from bank analysts for Merc transition (Baltimore Business Journal)
February 13, 2008: Activists Come Back to REITs (Wall Street Journal)
February 13, 2008: Hispanic Media Remains Area of Growth (TVWeek)
February 13, 2008: Strike's over, but viewers may be looking elsewhere (Los Angeles Times)
February 12, 2008: Bank ads roll out in trying times (USA Today)
February 12, 2008: Hispanic Media Grows (eMarketer)
February 11, 2008: Hanmi to post losses for quarter, year (American Banker)
February 11, 2008: Covering Media's New Metrics (National Center for Business Journal)
February 11, 2008: Food Network shifts toward gastro-entertainment (Newsday)
February 11, 2008: Action Cards (Multichannel News)
February 11, 2008: Food's New Ratings Recipe (Broadcasting & Cable)
February 8, 2008: Eroding Goodwill Sparked A Surge in 4Q Charges (American Banker)
February 8, 2008: Financial industry vet reshaping Dover Mortgage (The Business Journal)
February 8, 2008: SNL Kagan Projects Growth in Hispanics Radio, TV (Radio World News)
February 8, 2008: Fairwinds Credit Union, based in Orlando, to add 8 branch units in $25M expansion (Orlando Sentinel)
February 8, 2008: Financial stocks get hit hard by market sell-off (USA Today)
February 8, 2008: TCM prepares for Oscar marathon (Variety)
February 7, 2008: Hunton law firm nabs M&A recognition (Dallas Business Journal)
February 7, 2008: M&A Market Opens Year With Barely a Whimper (American Banker)
February 7, 2008: Texas banks' loan quality make gains; future hazy (Dallas Business Journal)
February 7, 2008: Team Capital Bank continues to expand as deposits increase (The Express-Times)
February 5, 2008: Big Ten Network cost? Go figure (The Capital Times)
February 5, 2008: Life, health insurance industries post strong 2007 earnings (The Wichita Eagle)
February 2, 2008: Charter, we're willing to talk (Post-Bulletin)
February 1, 2008: Global REIT Markets Continue to Expand (Real Estate Forum)
February 1, 2008: Snapshot: Tier 1 ratios: Stable so far (ABA Banking Journal)
February 1, 2008: Largest Charlotte-Area Banks and S&Ls (The Business Journal)
February 1, 2008: And It's Industrial by a Nose (Commercial Property News)
February 1, 2008: Mortgage Banking M&A (Community Banker)
February 1, 2008: B of A, Wachovia Have Sights Set on Colorado (American Banker)
February 1, 2008: Financial Instability (Commercial Investment Real Estate)
February 1, 2008: MSNBC shows signs of life (Variety)
January 31, 2008: New Web-savvy bank targets only businesses, speaks of IPO (Austin Business Journal)
January 30, 2008: Bank Holding Companies with the Largest U.S. Consumer Loan Portfolios (American Banker)
January 29, 2008: Park National Corp. posts loss of $43.2 million (Newark Advocate)
January 28, 2008: Reality Check (Blue Ridge Business Journal)
January 28, 2008: Prediction of the Past (Wall Street Journal)
January 28, 2008: Free Thinking on VOC at IFC (Broadcasting & Cable)
January 28, 2008: Nickelodian sells families on cruises with SpongeBob (USA Today)
January 27, 2008: Risk Returns (The Deal)
January 27, 2008: Banking on the bayou (The Deal)
January 27, 2008: NBC's scramble to fill hours during the strike is another score for USA Network (Forbes)
January 25, 2008: Boston Private Loss Tied To Charges, Credit Risk (American Banker)
January 24, 2008: American National Bankshares Inc. Announces 2007 Earnings (CNN Money)
January 23, 2008: Bank and Thrift Holding Companies with the Most Deposits (American Banker)
January 23, 2008: The worst may still be ahead for down-and-out REITs (USA Today)
January 21, 2008: It's not TV, it's HBO - on your computer (USA Today)
January 21, 2008: Bank loans get pricier for lower-rated firms (Financial Week)
January 20, 2008: A Q&A about the health of our banks (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 20, 2008: Choosing a bank (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
January 18, 2008: Comcast Responds to Shareholder Complaint (Broadcasting & Cable)
January 18, 2008: Money management stocks may not repeat success of '07 (investment News)
January 18, 2008: AMC now major drama player (Variety)
January 17, 2008: Bank and Thrift Holding Companies with the Most Assets (American Banker)
January 17, 2008: Houston bank branches growing on trees (Houston Business Journal)
January 17, 2008: Will Banks Drop Flashy Stuff After Troubles? (Wall Street Journal)
January 17, 2008: DVD sales dip becoming the norm? (St. Cloud Times)
January 17, 2008: RBC Centura Bank celebrates growth, changes name (PR NewsWire)
January 16, 2008: Citigroup posts record loss (Spokesman-Review)
January 16, 2008: Citi loses $10B in fourth quarter (Savannah Morning News)
January 16, 2008: More Oprah: TV host to launch cable network (Los Angeles Times)
January 16, 2008: Bank Holding Companies with the Most Domestic C&I Loans (American Banker)
January 16, 2008: Bofa to cut jobs, sell business (Charlotte Observer)
January 16, 2008: Citigroup may have to shed branches (Seattle Post-Intelligence)
January 16, 2008: Apple tunes in to movie-rental market (Chicago Tribune)
January 15, 2008: Citi posts big loss, writes off $18.1B, slashes its dividend (Investor's Business Daily)
January 14, 2008: Sports scoring victories in ad sales game (Chicago Tribune)
January 14, 2008: A Merger of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (Crain's New York Business)
January 14, 2008: After Ratings Slip, Animal Planet Turns to Its Wilder Side (New York Times)
January 14, 2008: Boston Private Financial Holdings Expects Q4 Loss On Accounting Charge (RTTNews)
January 14, 2008: Sallie Mae Pays Price To Hire New CFO (Washington Post)
January 13, 2008: Bank Profits Take Hit in Competition to Lure Deposits (Tampa Tribune)
January 12, 2008: Smart Milestone (The Knoxville News-Sentinel)
January 12, 2008: Videos on the money: New strategy for CNN site (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
January 11, 2008: Investors seek bank bargains; Analysts say some stocks offer value despite write-downs (Chicago Tribune)
January 11, 2008: Investors wonder who'll rebound (Miami Herald)
January 11, 2008: Banking earnings a puzzle (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
January 11, 2008: Big Writedowns Dominate Banking (Fayetteville Morning News)
January 11, 2008: Investors seek resilient bank (Georgia Times-Union)
January 11, 2008: Organizers planning another startup bank (Business First)
January 11, 2008: Startup banks face touch find-raising environment (The Business Journal)
January 11, 2008: Another squeeze for banks (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
January 11, 2008: Banking on a major turnaround? (Columbus Dispatch)
January 11, 2008: Battered banks provide bargains for investors (Miami Herald)
January 11, 2008: Investors seek bank bargains (Chicago Tribune)
January 11, 2008: Investors look for 'bounce' (Hartford Courant)
January 11, 2008: Daily report: winners, losers and the top 10 (The State)
January 11, 2008: Sports catching more ad dollars (Los Angeles Times)
January 10, 2008: Bank and Thrift Merger Deals Completed in the Fourth Quarter of 2007 (American Banker)
January 9, 2008: Advertising (CableFax)
January 9, 2008: Community Banks with Largest Portfolios of Home Equity Loans (American Banker)
January 9, 2008: Guarded optimism (Real Estate Weekly)
January 9, 2008: Industry Notes (Warren's Washington Internet Daily)
January 9, 2008: Mass Media Notes (Communications Daily)
January 9, 2008: Profits hurt as banks scramble for deposits (Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
January 8, 2008: Banks' CD Price War (Wall Street Journal)
January 7, 2008: More Bad News About Fox Business Start-Up Low Figures (Media Blab)
January 7, 2008: TV Guide Finishes Content Makeover; Switches to Entertainment Amid Behind-the-Scenes Drama (TVWeek)
January 7, 2008: Bad loans start piling up (Crain's New York Business)
January 7, 2008: DVD feels first sting of slipping sales (USA Today)
January 7, 2008: Is Starz Aligned? (Broadcasting & Cable)
January 6, 2008: A Change in the Wind: The Weather Channel and its Web site have been put up for sale (Winston-Salem Journal)
January 6, 2008: Radio stations in a battle for ears (Rochester Democrat & Chronicle)
January 4, 2008: Weather Channel Owner May Sell Businesses (Wall Street Journal)
January 4, 2008: Weather Channel sale could open floodgates (USA Today)
January 4, 2008: Citigroup stock: Cheap chic (CNN Money)
January 4, 2008: Fox Business Network starts with baby steps (Chicago Tribune)
January 4, 2008: Outlook brightens for Weather Channel (Guardian Unlimited)
January 4, 2008: Weather Channel and weather.com hot properties (The Oregonian)
January 3, 2008: Community banks ranked by first mortgage portfolios (American Banker)
January 3, 2008: ANALYSIS: Landmark’s Anstrom Defends TWC’s $5B Price Tag (Broadcasting & Cable)
January 3, 2008: Prediction: Radio Faces Eighth Year of Slow-to-No Growth (Media Buyer Planner)
January 3, 2008: What is The Weather Channel worth? (The Virginian-Pilot)
January 2, 2008: Credit Unions with the Most Assets (American Banker)
January 1, 2008: A Detour to Dis-Equilibrium (Mortgage Banking)
January 1, 2008: All-Star Banking Team 2008 (US Banker)
January 1, 2008: Cable Stations Think Outside the TV Box (The Baltimore Sun)
January 1, 2008: C&D asset quality takes a hit (ABA Banking Journal)
January 1, 2008: East Bay REITs (East Bay Business Times)
January 1, 2008: M&A Update (Bank News)
January 1, 2008: Meta Financial Group looking to sell (Bank News)
January 1, 2008: Publicly Traded Banks Hope for a Better Year in 2008 (Independent Banker)
January 1, 2008: The Top 25 Banks of 2008 (US Banker)
January 1, 2008: Top 10 Community Banks of 2008 (US Banker)
January 1, 2008: Top 10 Mid-Tier Banks of 2008 (US Banker)
January 1, 2008: Top 10 Money-Center Banks of 2008 (US Banker)
January 1, 2008: Sinking in the Polls (Commercial Property News)
January 1, 2008: It's Contagious (Retail Traffic)
January 1, 2008: Not Another Bite (National Real Estate Investor)
January 1, 2008: The price is right, but who will buy? (ABA Banking Journal)
January 1, 2008: Memory Lane: Housebound (CedMagazine)
2007
December 31, 2007: The last thing the radio industry needs after seven years of slow-to-no growth (MediaWeek)
December 31, 2007: Belts Tighten to Cope With Mortgage Mess (Washington Post)
December 31, 2007: Forecast '08: Radio (MediaWeek)
December 28, 2007: Court Action Likely To Stop FCC Cap; Cable Industry Expected to Fight FCC Rule (Multichannel News)
December 28, 2007: Not all banks in bad shape (Finance and Commerce)
December 28, 2007: Cable TV's search for identity (Los Angeles Times)
December 26, 2007: Community Banks & Thrifts with Highest Return on Average Equity (American Banker)
December 26, 2007: REITs Look Built to Withstand Hard '08 (Wall Street Journal)
December 25, 2007: Financial Asset Managers (Washington Business Journal)
December 25, 2007: Securities Brokers & Dealers (Washington Business Journal)
December 25, 2007: High-def dogfight (The Indianapolis Star)
December 24, 2007: Industrial REITs Surge in 2007 (Commercial Property News)
December 24, 2007: Sparkles Behind the Sullied (Wall Street Journal)
December 23, 2007: Branches' Silver Lining (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
December 23, 2007: Comcast Cable Commitment Has Not Waned (The Day)
December 22, 2007: SunTrust's glow also fading in credit crunch (St. Petersburg Times)
December 21, 2007: Discovery prepares for public battle; Channel to hit stock market with license fees looming (Variety)
December 21, 2007: Bank to be open on holidays (The Post and Courier)
December 21, 2007: Tried-and-True SunTrust Finds 'the Halo's Gone' (Wall Street Journal)
December 21, 2007: Why a Cable-TV Network Is Hiring the Ink-Stained (Wall Street Journal)
December 20, 2007: Hudson City Bancorp: Bland is Beautiful (Forbes)
December 20, 2007: NFL blitzes state capitols in fight with cable (State Line)
December 18, 2007: Christel Sarchet Joins Mystic Capital (Insurance Journal)
December 18, 2007: For Banks in Pa., Merger Lure is Harder to Resist (American Banker)
December 18, 2007: Food Network set to change its recipe (The Enquirer)
December 17, 2007: Building On Past Success; Cox, Esser Working Hard To Stay Atop Industry Rankings (Multichannel News)
December 17, 2007: Changing Courses At the Food Network (The New York Times)
December 17, 2007: REITs back to where they once belonged (Daily Transcript)
December 17, 2007: State Stat-Shot (Credit Union News)
December 17, 2007: Action continues on animated programs (Los Angeles Times)
December 17, 2007: JP Morgan can't sit pretty by sitting still for long (Financial Week)
December 14, 2007: Deal puts cable firm on track for growth (Los Angeles Times)
December 14, 2007: Japan leads HD numbers (Rapid TV News)
December 14, 2007: Lehman Tops Views Despite Write-Offs, But Subprime Risks Still Worry Investors (Investor's Business Daily)
December 14, 2007: Market to make way for bank (The Daily Progress)
December 14, 2007: Nick at Nite targets families (Variety)
December 14, 2007: Relative newcomer named Citi's CEO (USA Today)
December 14, 2007: SNL Kagan Sees Revenue Growth Ahead (Radio Ink)
December 13, 2007: Banks aim to staff up as mortgage brokers struggle (Puget Sound Business Journal)
December 13, 2007: Verizon ends Blazer TV blackout (The Oregonian)
December 12, 2007: Radio in need of new frequency (The Hollywood Reporter)
December 12, 2007: Worrisome Bank Statements (Wall Street Journal)
December 11, 2007: Network For Blacks, With Sense Of Mission (New York Times)
December 11, 2007: Bankers in Middle of Reserving Conflict (American Banker)
December 10, 2007: M&A Gets Crunched - Even Deals Already Done (American Banker)
December 10, 2007: Loan-to-share ratio hits 2-decade high (Credit Union News)
December 10, 2007: Banks’ biz loan losses mount (Financial Week)
December 10, 2007: In the Lead (Barron's)
December 9, 2007: REITs are down, but for how long? (New York Times)
December 7, 2007: Houston two-steps in front as de novo banks waltz across Texas (Business Journal of Milwaukee)
December 6, 2007: Investor satisfied with being a team player, not owner (Kansas City Business Journal)
December 5, 2007: Business List: Banks (Business Review Western Michigan)
December 5, 2007: Meta Financial Group sells (Bank News)
December 5, 2007: NFL’s greed as robust as a lineman’s appetite (Citizen Times)
December 5, 2007: U.S. REITs Back to Where They Once Belonged: Jane Bryant Quinn (Bloomberg)
December 4, 2007: Credit card holders settlement refund moves forward (Dallas Business Journal)
December 4, 2007: EagleBank, Fidelity & Trust To Merge (Washington Post)
December 3, 2007: Consumers Worldwide Are Hungry for Hi-Def (Television Week)
December 3, 2007: Group of CU Execs Under Age 30 Assembled to Develop Products (Credit Union News)
December 3, 2007: A Boxing Fan Looks at MMA (Boxing News USA)
December 1, 2007: Retail deposit growth by MSA (ABA Banking Journal)
December 1, 2007: Resizing Retail (Retail Traffic)
December 1, 2007: Tough Sledding for Office REITs (National Real Estate Investor)
November 30, 2007: Banks aim to take advantage as mortgage brokers struggle (Business First)
November 30, 2007: Hedge, private-equity managers bruised (USA Today)
November 30, 2007: Unnecessary roughness (USA Today)
November 30, 2007: Seeds of success: Branches help banks strengthen relationships with customers (East Bay Business Times)
November 30, 2007: Facing possible loan losses, BankUnited takes case to investors (South Florida Business Journal)
November 30, 2007: Banks still growing, but… (Houston Business Journal)
November 30, 2007: Sony Spate of Good News Justifies Tech Strategy, Says Indie Expert (PRWeb)
November 29, 2007: IN THE MONEY: Hide And Seek Is Latest Subprime Strategy (Dow Jones Newswires)
November 28, 2007: Citgroup deal with Abu Dhabi group reassures investors (USA Today)
November 28, 2007: Financial Firms, Capital Depleted, Hunt for Cash (Wall Street Journal)
November 28, 2007: REIT indexes' drop among steepest ever (Chicago Tribune)
November 28, 2007: Heavy on Home Equity (American Banker)
November 28, 2007: Citigroup deal with Abu Dhabi group reassures investors (Hartford Business News)
November 27, 2007: Executives, Analysts Diverge on Credit Woes (American Banker)
November 27, 2007: HSBC Rescues SIVs, Pumping In $35 Bil, To Avoid Fire Sales (Fortune)
November 26, 2007: Thrifts see mortgage gains; Take up the slack as big banks leave the market; jumbo loans key target (Crain's New York Business)
November 26, 2007: Wall Street's Money Machine Breaks Down (Fortune)
November 26, 2007: State Stat-Shot (Credit Union News)
November 26, 2007: Post-'Sopranos,' HBO subs not out of whack (The Hollywood Reporter)
November 23, 2007: A marketing puzzle in any language (Los Angeles Times)
November 21, 2007: Buzz: The NFL v. Comcast (San Jose Mercury News)
November 21, 2007: Maguire Responds to Critics (Wall Street Journal)
November 21, 2007: United shares go public (The Republican)
November 20, 2007: M&A Announcements For week that ended Nov. 16 (American Banker)
November 20, 2007: Other financial institutions: Financial leasing companies (Economist Intelligence)
November 20, 2007: Japan tops HDTV viewership (HD TV News)
November 19, 2007: How Far Can Cable Stocks Fall? (Broadcasting & Cable)
November 19, 2007: Nick, Cartoon Avails Tight (MediaWeek)
November 16, 2007: FCC Relies on Cable Statistics from Surveys (Communications Daily)
November 15, 2007: Words bring Mediacom, Big Ten no nearer to deal (Cedar Rapids Gazette)
November 15, 2007: Oritani buys into Morris (The Record)
November 15, 2007: Free HDTV gives Japan the lead (VNUnet)
November 14, 2007: Martin's Math: Cable's 'Just Over' 70% Penetration (CableFax)
November 14, 2007: November FCC Meeting to Focus on Cable Industry (Communications Daily)
November 14, 2007: Citi hard-pressed to find CEO for turnaround (Fortune)
November 14, 2007: Citi rudderless as Merrill nabs CEO (Business Weekly)
November 14, 2007: In Search of Resilient REITs (Wall Street Journal)
November 14, 2007: NCTA to FCC: 'Hands Off!' (Light Readings Cable Digital News)
November 13, 2007: Indiana: Big Ten Network Frequently Asked Questions (OCSN)
November 13, 2007: U.S. dominates pay-HDTV market, SNL Kagan says (Broadcast Engineering)
November 13, 2007: NCTA's McSlarrow: 70/70 Call Doesn't Add Up (Broadcasting & Cable)
November 13, 2007: Study shows US tops in global pay-HDTV market (ScreenAfrica)
November 13, 2007: Verizon Thinks 4G Will Find A Home In Social Networks (Investor's Business Daily)
November 13, 2007: Warner TV to launch website to draw mothers (Los Angeles Times)
November 12, 2007: Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wachovia Top Three (Banker's Digest)
November 12, 2007: NCUA Posts Record CDRLF Loan Volume (Credit Union News)
November 12, 2007: Bank on it (Forbes)
November 12, 2007: Al Gore's low voltage network (The Boston Globe)
November 12, 2007: Bank Investors Bet The Biggest Fall Hardest (Dowjones Hedge Fund Trades)
November 12, 2007: FCC Moves to Place Restrictions on Cable TV (Washington Post)
November 12, 2007: More banks brace for subprine spanking (USA Today)
November 12, 2007: The Bomb In Your Wallet (Fortune)
November 12, 2007: Wall Street Breakfast (Seeking Alpha)
November 11, 2007: FCC May Levy New Rules on Cable TV Operators (Multichannel News)
November 9, 2007: Banks Thrifts with Highest Nonperformer Ratios; On June 30, 2007. Dollars in thousands (American Banker)
November 9, 2007: Start-up bank executive resigns after short-lived leadership stint (The Business Journal)
November 9, 2007: FCC, Cable Industry Gear Up for Showdown (Wall Street Journal)
November 8, 2007: Affiliate Stations Blocking Fox Sports from Putting Big Bowls on Mobile (Communications Daily)
November 8, 2007: A golden touch that goes back 200 years (The Times)
November 8, 2007: The List - Securities brokers and dealers (Washington Business Journal)
November 7, 2007: Community Banks with Largest C&I Loan Portfolios; On June 30, 2007. Dollars in thousands (American Banker)
November 7, 2007: Shopping Center REITs See Gains in Third Quarter (Retail Traffic)
November 7, 2007: 10-Year Cable TV Industry Outlook (Hispanic-Ad.com)
November 6, 2007: Arrival, not departure, is key for Citigroup (The Star-Ledger Newark)
November 6, 2007: As Citigroup CEO exits, Wall Street wonders if replacement may break bank (Washington Examiner (District Edition))
November 6, 2007: CEO bails out, Citigroup faces uncertain future (The Record)
November 6, 2007: CEO walker with $100 million (The Washington Times)
November 6, 2007: Changes in the Boardroom (Sun-Sentinel)
November 6, 2007: Citi expects huge write-down (The Sun)
November 6, 2007: Citigroup strategy worries investors (San Antonio Express News)
November 6, 2007: Citigroup headed to a breakup? (San Jose Mercury News)
November 6, 2007: Citigroup's investors fret over bank's future (The Atlanta Constitution)
November 6, 2007: Citigroup Investors Face the Future (The Hartford Courant)
November 6, 2007: Citigroup Investors Demanding New Strategy (The Tampa Tribune)
November 6, 2007: Citigroup investors seek change (The Times-Picayune)
November 6, 2007: Prince out - Citigroup reels, awaits new CEO (San Francisco Chronicle)
November 6, 2007: Shakeups at Time Warner, Citigroup (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
November 6, 2007: With Citigroup CEO out, investors talk breakup (Austin American-Statesman)
November 6, 2007: Banks Extend Slide After Citi's Warning of Q4 Write-Downs (Investor's Business Daily)
November 6, 2007: Waiting Game: Citigroup's investors wondering what will happen now that Prince is gone (Winston-Salem Journal)
November 5, 2007: Citigroup Shuffle Raises Breakup Talk (TIME)
November 5, 2007: Citigroup Shuffle Raises Breakup Talk (The Washington Post)
November 5, 2007: Gramercy Capital Likely To Buy American Financial Realty Trust In About $1.1 Bln Cash, Stock Deal (RTTNews)
November 5, 2007: Real-Estate Financier Gramercy Agrees to Buy American Financial (Wall Street Journal)
November 5, 2007: Banks ponder peak in bad loans (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
November 5, 2007: