Radio’s Healing Power: Mourning In Maryland
Another day, another gunfire-fueled tragedy. This time, the murder of five staffers of a newspaper in Annapolis, Md., hit home for RBR+TVBR's Editor-in-Chief. Numb and not yet ready to deal with the mourning yet again of victims of gun violence, he tuned to a Class A FM serving Maryland's state capital just before 10am Friday. "Radio provided the perfect way to grieve and soothe the soul," our editor writes.
The new sales paradigm
Here’s the premise many in broadcasting believe– “if radio is to survive and prosper by further developing its brands as successful content outlets that...
Can The FCC Regulate the Internet?
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has announced that the agency will pursue a White House proposal to adopt rules clarifying Section 230, the backbone of American internet law. While it does have legal authority to interpret Section 230, the FCC should be wary of the scaffolding it is erecting for greater regulation of the internet ecosystem, the AEI believes.
2009 RBR-TVBR prediction report card: How we did
The RBR-TVBR crystal ball was polished to a high sheen last year, and gave us a crystal clear picture of what was to come for the broadcasting industry
The New Normal for Promoting Tune-in
Do broadcasters really need online video advertising? It’s about an opportunity. TV viewers are online; therefore, promotions should be online if broadcasters and programmers...
How to Hold Your Salespeople Accountable
"Never let the inmates run the asylum," warns expert sales trainer Barrett Riddleberger in this latest Media Information Bureau installment. In this column, Riddleberger provides details on how sales managers and those in the C-Suite can learn how to effectively hold their sales reps accountable.
Selling without ratings: 3rd in a series (audio)
After listening to the first half of our interview with Saga’s Wayne Leland, several subscribers have been anxious to hear the rest of what...
An insider’s view of the FCC assignment and transfer process
RBR-TVBR spoke Taft Snowdon, the Media Bureau lawyer, his insight from the inside the FCC became a hot read especially his outlook and what trends are happening
Seven Things Smart Sales Leaders Do When Coaching AEs
What does a productive coaching session look like with your sales rep? Media Information Bureau featured columnist Barrett Riddleberger has some guidelines to offer that are designed to improve your sales leader's performance as a coach.
No Fakery In Radio, TV Spots
Ad-fraud detection firm White Ops says a "bot" from Russia has been ripping off digital advertisers to the tune of more than $3M per day
Keep Your Data Safe from Hackers
In June 2016, Garvey Schubert Barer's Judy Endejan warned that hackers are targeting stations. Today, Entercom, Max Media, Urban One and Townsquare Media are on the victim's list. Prevent your company from adding its name to this list in an encore Media Information Bureau column.
Recovering from Radio’s Boom and Bust
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 set off a land rush for radio stations
How To Add Magic to Your Public Speaking
What does magic have to do with public speaking? They are both about transformation, says veteran public relations executive and “Zoom expert” Rosemary Ravinal. "Done right, the spoken word can galvanize, inspire, empower, and move people to action," she says in this new column.
Seeking Alignment: New, Improved Media Company Accounting
Deloitte’s Telecom, Media & Entertainment Industry Sector Leader for Audit & Assurance explores in this exclusive column the important accounting changes taking place in the TV industry, and the implications these changes will have for CFOs of broadcast TV organizations and their finance departments.
In Facebook We Trust?
"Welcome to the world of trade-offs," writes James Pethokoukis. "Facebook is the imperfect creation of one group of imperfect humans used by other imperfect humans -- lots of them." But, the American Enterprise Institute columnist and policy analyst writes, that doesn’t have to be the end of story.