A Holiday Wish List for Traffic Systems
In today's Traffic and Revenue Management System Intel Brief, The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide...
Traffic & Revenue Mgmt Systems: Scheduling recorded programs with breaks–Part III
In today's Traffic and Revenue Management System Intel Brief, The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide...
Trading Broadcast Dollars for Digital Dimes
If you put a dollar bill into one of those change machines and it gave you back a dime and a nickel, you might be a little upset. That's what the digital change machine is doing to radio right now
2010 saw double-digit gains for most broadcast stocks
It paled in comparison to the 200% to 1,200% and more gains that some broadcasting stocks enjoyed in 2009, but 2010 was still a pretty good year.
What’s wrong with selling what we’ve got right now?
“I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present moment can I act. The ability to be...
The Digital Newsroom: Part 2
One thing has not changed in the digital era: Content is still King. You want to own as much as we can: news, traffic,...
Surveys say that employment growth will continue to inch forward
If there is one economic goal shared by Democrats and Republicans alike, it is getting America back to work. The differences arise when the...
Battlegrounds: Early read on 2012 US Senate races
The political handicappers are starting to take stock of the political situation in the 33 states that have a Senate seat on the table...
Deal Tips: Forcing the Seller to Sell
By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
Picture the following: After much effort, the owner of a cluster of stations in a market finds exactly...
Comcast and Time Warner Cable sued over old customer records
Comcast and Time Warner Cable have some class action suits filed against them, alleging they gather social security, credit card info and more data...
New Radio: The Splintering of Programming
It's really nothing new in the radio industry: programs that cater to specific segments of life. Weekends on many broadcast talk radio stations still...
Asking the Right Questions about Music’s Future
We are experiencing a radical transition in the way recorded music relates to culture, and music entrepreneurs face a serious challenge within that transition: ...
Election Weekend Sales
Election day is only days away. If the past is any teacher, as we drill down to E-Day, the fury of last minute attack...
Six Questions with Gordon Smith
National Association of Broadcasters President/CEO Gordon Smith has used his experience as a consensus builder in the US Congress to make sure broadcast priorities...
Slicing and dicing the radio audience
The data wizards at Prosper Insights & Analytics have updated their massive databases that provide vital intelligence on the crossroads between broadcast programming, consumers,...