FTA on the Verge of Disaster?

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Several indications point to the departure of several key, major companies in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

User Syndication to Return

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FTA is allowing User Syndication to return to FTA.  However, this time it will be a different gameplay.  FTA staff are ready to announce new rules which come with the reintroduction of this concept.  Expect an official announcement in the coming days from FTA staff.

It’s Coming

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FTA gameplay is about to change again.  Stay tuned.

Company Buyers Central Brings Mixed Reviews

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Recently the Companies Buyers Central was introduced. You can now buy things such as offices, corporate jets, and news bureaus. This new feature was brought to FTA for more realism. “I think it will make FTA stronger because it gives another sense of realism to the site,” said MS Media. “It lets companies have more assets, and it just brings more fun to FTA.”

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Merger Talks?

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Among the usual banter at FTA Media Talk, the unofficial off-site forum dedicated to discussion of all things FTA, someone posted a very cryptic message, stating that two influential and well-known companies will merge in the near future. The original poster has not stated what companies will be merging. However, the Broadcasting Times has learned that a merger is in the works between Media Corporation and Civic Media. When asked to comment on the potential merger, Civic Media stated “The potential merger of our two companies will help our companies succeed in a competitive market.”. The exact details of the merger have not been worked out yet, but talks are ongoing between the two companies. It is rumored that the two companies are deciding on a name for the new company, with names like Patriot Media and Evolution Broadcasting being floated around. Please stay tuned to the Broadcasting Times for any new developments and details regarding this merger, in the coming days.

New Admins Announced

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“FTA is proud to announce Will (Elite Corp) and Matt (MS Media) are the two newest members of The FCC. They will be joining Stephen (NatCom) in serving FTA and ensuring peace is kept and FTA runs smoothly. Both will begin serving Monday.

It was a hard decision and FTA thanks everyone for their input, but these two members in the past have went above and beyond for FTA. They each have stuck through thick and thin, and both members have suggestions for the future.”

Meet Your Next Admin?

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The Broadcasting Times has interviewed all major potential candidates for the next Admin Position (to be picked by Dak). Read the rest of this entry »

7/9/08 FTA Poll

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The Broadcasting Times asked 29 active FTA companies to respond to the following questions:

• Please pick (by what you think) are FTA’s Best Companies (Top 5)
• Please pick (by what you think) are FTA’s Worst Companies (Top 5)
• Please pick (by what you think) is FTA’s best run station (Top 5)

We received 19 responses back. The following results are shown below. Read the rest of this entry »

Exclusive: First Look at Dakota’s New Home

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Dakota Media Holdings is getting a new building in St. Louis. The building will serve KDDK, NewsNow, BusinessNet, and DMH. The new building takes a modern design. With the new building, new sets are in the works for all of DMH television outlets. DMH has not publicly commented on the move yet, so expect an announcement in the coming weeks. Read the rest of this entry »

Spectrum Exits, More Chaos?

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Spectrum Media has annouced their plan to shut down operations. They have already transfered ownership to Synergy Media. This is the second company to announce their departure in the past two days.

There is a potential deal in the works. Weststar Media is willing to trade their share of Fox and KWST (Fox Los Angeles), KSJF (Fox San Jose/San Francisco) for Synergy’s WIND (ABC Chicago), WMAL (ABC D.C.), and KDAL (ABC Dallas). No response from Synergy to this deal.