http://www.boston.com/ae/media en-us 2009-11-21T12:20:13Z http://www.boston.com/ http://cache.boston.com/bonzai-fba/File-Based_Image_Resource/bcom_logo_140w.gif http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/20/moodys_downgrades_liberty_media_llc_ratings?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Moody's Investors Service downgraded ratings for Liberty Media Corp. subsidiary Liberty Media LLC on Friday. The changes come shortly after shareholders approved the formation of a new company out of DirecTV Group Inc. and some of Liberty's entertainment businesses. 2009-11-21T00:15:56Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/20/early_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.20 or .7 percent, to $30.01. 2009-11-20T15:36:11Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/19/ap_says_90_layoffs_this_week_reach_payroll_goal?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news The Associated Press said Thursday it laid off 90 news employees worldwide this week to reach its goal of cutting annual payroll costs by 10 percent. 2009-11-19T21:21:01Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/19/midday_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are down at noon: Disney fell $.65 or 2.1 percent, to $30.02. 2009-11-19T19:16:40Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/19/early_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.64 or 2.1 percent, to $30.03. 2009-11-19T15:51:32Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/19/wwzn_radio_host_jeff_santos_airs_on_the_side_of_liberals?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Jeff Santos is on an ambitious mission: For the past year, he has been building Boston’s only progressive radio talk show station. Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff 2009-11-19T04:08:20Z eco http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/18/final_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney fell $.20 or .6 percent, to $30.67. 2009-11-18T22:51:19Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/18/midday_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are down at noon: Disney fell $.41 or 1.3 percent, to $30.46. 2009-11-18T18:16:17Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/18/auction_of_philly_newspaper_company_put_on_hold?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news A bankruptcy auction of the company that publishes The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News has been postponed while creditors appeal a key ruling. 2009-11-18T16:46:01Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/18/early_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are down at 10 a.m.: Disney fell $.52 or 1.7 percent, to $30.36. 2009-11-18T15:41:09Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/18/gbh_takeover_of_crb_alters_more_than_letters?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Boston is following a trend in radio that’s taking place in other cities across the nation: Its only 24-hour classical music station now depends on listeners - not advertisers - to keep it afloat. Johnny Diaz, Globe Staff 2009-11-18T15:39:36Z eco http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/17/ap_lays_off_employees_to_hit_cost_cutting_goal?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news The Associated Press laid off an undisclosed number of news employees Tuesday as part of the cooperative's yearlong plan to cut worldwide payroll expenses by 10 percent. 2009-11-17T23:56:00Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/17/final_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies were mixed at the close of trading: Disney rose $.17 or .6 percent, to $30.87. 2009-11-17T22:51:21Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/17/ap_source_nyc_papers_circulation_offices_raided?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Investigators in the city raided offices for some of the nation's largest newspapers Tuesday as part of a corruption probe into a powerful union that has long faced accusations of ties to organized crime, a law enforcement official said. Colleen Long and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Writers 2009-11-17T18:20:55Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/17/early_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Disney rose $.10 or .3 percent, to $30.80. 2009-11-17T15:31:14Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/16/final_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies were up at the close of trading: Disney rose $.26 or .9 percent, to $30.70. 2009-11-16T23:01:18Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/16/cyrus_capital_extends_250m_offer_to_finance_ion?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Investment firm Cyrus Capital Partners said Monday it has extended a $250 million offer to finance ION Media Networks Inc.'s exit from bankruptcy protection. 2009-11-16T21:44:49Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/16/midday_glance_media_companies?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news Shares of some top media companies are up at noon: Disney rose $.32 or 1.1 percent, to $30.76. 2009-11-16T19:25:52Z http://www.boston.com/ae/media/articles/2009/11/16/iran_media_plans_stir_talk_of_elite_force_at_helm?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Media+news The portfolio of Iran's Revolutionary Guard keeps on growing. Its troops watch over nuclear facilities, its rocket scientists enlarge Iran's missile arsenal and its engineers have taken on a rail line as their latest big-ticket project. Could media mogul be next? Brian Murphy, Associated Press Writer 2009-11-16T06:30:32Z