Kimberly-Clark signs for Meredith Engagement Dividend
Soft paper products company Kimberly-Clark is taking Meredith Corporation up on its program to deliver a guaranteed increase in sales for brands which advertise...
Evanov moves to WideOrbit
Evanov Radio Group recently switched its traffic and revenue management systems to WideOrbit. Evanov is an independent broadcaster in the Ottawa, Ontario and Halifax,...
Modest hiring of professional expected in early 2012
According to a study from Dice Holdings, about half of America’s recruiters and hiring managers expect to be adding staff in the first half...
Greater Media returns to Marketron
Marketron, provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry, announced its renewed and expanded relationship with Greater Media. Greater Media will...
S&P upgrade for Harman
Consumer and professional audio equipment maker Harman International got some good news from Standard & Poor’s. The company’s corporate credit rating has been raised...
FCC commissioners headed to Atlanta media forum
Just what are the needs of American citizens in the current media landscape? A panel is convening in Atlanta GA to try to figure...
NBA celebrates holidays with Christmas tip-off
Details of the agreement were not released, and it was said that there are still a few minor issues to iron out. But a basic meeting of the minds was achieved and is expected to hold up and result in a final agreement. The tentative agreement is great news for broadcasters with ties to the league.
FCC fires strike two at AT&T-T-Mobile deal
The Justice Department has already sued to block the $39B acquisition of T-Mobile by AT&T, and now the FCC has gotten in line behind...
Comcast Philly sports net strikes local content deal
Media corporations don’t get much bigger than Comcast, particularly now that it is in the network television business via its connection with NBC. But...
James Murdoch newspaper resignations may mean more
As the News of the World phone-hacking scandal rages on, News Corp. Deputy COO James Murdoch has resigned from the boards of the companies...
Tribune settles with Randy Michaels for $675K
Tribune Co. agreed to pay former CEO Randy Michaels $675,000 in a settlement stemming from his resignation from the company on 10/22/10. The company...
Enhanced disclosure proceeding ready for public comment
Whenever the FCC has something on the table for possible rulemaking, the public gets a chance to comment on it. It
Netflix notes bring in $400M
Two long-term investment firms, T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. and Technology Crossover Ventures, each made $200M investment in Netflix, giving the company cash to...
John Lynch: San Diego investors buying more than a newspaper
We at RBR-TVBR can get snarky from time to time, and we made a snarky remark about the acquisition of the San Diego Union-Tribune by an investment group that includes ex-broadcaster John Lynch as President/CEO. Lynch responded,
Tribune files revised reorg. plan
Tribune and its senior creditors have filed an amended plan of reorganization that the bankrupt media company hopes will solve problems that prevented a Delaware judge from approving a version of the plan in October. In court documents filed 11/18