Intelligence Briefs

By John R. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq. Last week we talked about the importance of a good business plan as part of a...

RBR-TVBR exclusive: Keynote Systems is an industry leading web monitoring company. This article was written specifically for RBR.com to address the specific challenges of...

Today, Hispanic Radio is the key vehicle to reach Hispanics across different age groups, social

The situation has become an all too familiar one. The station has been on the market for the last five years. Few offers have come in and none of those could be thought of as being remotely attractive or credible. In some cases, the proposed purchase price was laughably low. In other cases, the purchase price was attractive, but the buyer’s financing was suspect. The buyer even wanted the seller to finance a large portion of the deal by issuing seller paper. Finally, however, the seller receives an attractive offer. The proposed purchase price is a good one. The buyer supposedly has its financing in place. Nevertheless, the seller has a lingering doubt about the buyer. The buyer has no track record of closing broadcast deals. In fact, the buyer – having made most of its money in real estate transactions – is new to the broadcast industry. Given the length of time that the station has been on the market and the attractiveness of the proposed purchase price, however, the seller wants to explore the opportunity and see if the buyer’s proposal is for real.

The Nielsen recall of the April Los Angeles Portable People Meter (PPM) ratings provides an opportunity to talk about what radio researchers and

There is a difference between AM-FM radio and those services in the new wave of digital internet-based audio services

Listeners aren't focused on what it takes to get a program on the air.

Consultant Mike DeLier says broadcasters should leave political agendas to politicians.

The drama that ensued before Melissa Perry Harris & MSNBC parted ways intrigues columnist Mike DeLier.

Garvey Schubert Barer's Art Harding on repack options.

Garrison Cavell and Erwin Krasnow highlight tech regulatory compliance matters.

Here's how to show a grief-stricken employee that their co-workers and managers truly value them

Paragon Media Strategies CEO Mike Henry and RBR + TVBR's Editor-in-Chief expand their discussion on millennials

Third-party verification can’t come too soon to digital media, a new study says. Should Radio sales teams be beaming?

Thomas Sydnor, a Visiting Fellow with AEI’s Center for Internet, Communications, and Technology Policy, thinks so. In this Media Information Bureau column that's a must-read for every C-Suite executive in the radio industry, Sydnor believes such legislation is in the "legal, national, and economic interests of the U.S."