Media & Marketing - Business - BostonHerald.com

Globe sale delay raises questions

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:43:43 -0400

Media analysts say there could be several reasons behind the New York Times Co.'s decision to push back this week's bidding deadline for potential buyers of the...

Brian Mooney to Globies: Vote no again

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:36:50 -0400

Don't look now, but there's another "vote no" movement building up steam at the beleaguered Boston Globe led by longtime scribe Brian Mooney. Mooney...

Memorial spotlights Staples

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:44:00 -0400

Framingham's Staples Inc. is getting millions of dollars in worldwide brand exposure from the unexpected death of pop superstar Michael Jackson. The office supply...

Sales of Michael Jackson albums soared last week

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:03:05 -0400

NEW YORK - Nielsen SoundScan says 800,000 copies of Michael Jackson albums were bought in the U.S. last week - nearly double his sales from the previous week. Jackson is...

Bay State Banner suspends publication

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 05:33:28 -0400

The Bay State Banner - the largest and oldest African American-owned publication in New England - is publishing its last edition this week as it suspends publication after...

Deadline for Boston Globe bids postponed

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 07:27:08 -0400

BOSTON - The Boston Globe's owners have postponed a deadline for potential buyers of the newspaper to submit their initial bids. The New York Times Co., which owns...

Tribune Co. reaches deal to sell Cubs, Wrigley

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:49:57 -0400

CHICAGO - Tribune Co. intends to sell the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts family, sources familiar with the matter said Monday, ending the company's flirtation with another...

Popular Tehran Bureau site covers Iran from Newton home

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:47:08 -0400

NEWTON - The updates shot quickly onto the Tehran Bureau Web site as postelection chaos gripped Iran: angry street protests, random police beatings, a defiant warning from...

Television networks planning Jackson memorial coverage

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:48:11 -0400

NEW YORK - NBC executives changed their minds Sunday and decided to join other networks that will televise Michael Jackson's memorial service live this week. NBC joins...

Initial bids due this week to buy The Boston Globe

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:47:17 -0400

A deadline is approaching for the possible sale of The Boston Globe. The New York Times Co., which owns the Globe, has set a Wednesday deadline for initial, nonbinding...

Post publisher apologizes for paid dinner plan

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:04:03 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Washington Post's publisher apologized to readers Sunday for a plan to charge business leaders and lobbyists for intimate dinner discussions with government...