The Genachowski era begins at the FCC
New Chairman Julius Genachowski settled into the FCC on Monday and immediately announced his new staff. “The FCC should be a model for excellence
Westwood reorg to stay on track
RBR/TVBR hears that it was just a legal technicality, not any shareholder battle over the financial reorganization terms, that led to Friday’s surprise adjournment...
Five Murrows for NBC News and CBS News Radio
NBC News earned five Murrow awards, including the award for Overall Excellence, as the Radio-Television News Directors Association has announced the 2009 National Edward...
Non-comms to FCC: Don’t call it ownership
Public television and radio stations say they support the FCC’s goal of promoting diversity, but that it makes no sense to lump non-commercial stations...
Preying on PRA
Another reader weighs in onAl Sergei’s commentary in RBR Only, Viewpoints 6/24/09 #122. The corporations that arguably have nearly wrecked our industry still have the deepest pockets
Website posts Cash for Clunkers info
Now that the Cash for Clunkers program is the law of the land, www.cars.com has posted detailed information for consumers who may be interested in taking advantage of the program
Bidders turn out for cinema auction
The Financial Times reports that up to seven bidders are interested in the UK theater chain being sold by Sumner Redstone’s National Amusements Inc....
Michael Jackson dies suddenly in LA
Pop king Michael Jackson had been rehearsing for a comeback series of concerts when he died Thursday at age 50. Los Angeles authorities say...
Baker picked, Genachowski confirmed
To the surprise of absolutely nobody who has been paying the least bit of attention, President Barack Obama has formally sent the name of...
15 graduate from Broadcast Leadership Training
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) announced the 15 graduates of the 2009 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) program. Established by the NABEF...
Wall Street gobbles up XM bonds
XM Satellite Radio, a subsidiary of Sirius XM, had planned to sell $350 million of senior secured notes to refinance existing debt, but the Wall Street response was so strong that the offering was increased to $525.75M
ABC/Obama feedback
One reader, responding to this article, thinks there’d be less complaints about Obama and ABC if they’d thought of it first. -- Well, there were certainly enough commercial breaks in the program that
Manning the barricades v. PRA
A reader has a few remarks about a piece by Al Sergei in RBR Only, Viewpoints 6/24/09 #122 -- Al Sergi idea is simple and brilliant. The only issue I see is the government would
Statehouse battlegrounds 2010
We’re in the midst of an off-year in terms of elections, but candidates from coast to coast are lining up to make a career...
China's NDRC against bid for Hummer
Reuters reports China's top economic planning agency is likely to reject Sichuan Tengzhong's bid to buy the Hummer brand from bankrupt General Motors, state...