New FCC Public File Proposal
The FCC has abandoned its 2007 effort to expand public file reporting and disclosure obligations. Instead it proposes a more modest migration from paper...
‘One Television Year in the World’
After a very particular year, 2021 marked the return to a kind of normality in the TV industry. Worldwide content has appealed to large audiences. At the same time, Médiamétrie of France finds that the digital revolution has created "a strong dynamic in the industry with all actors rethinking their models."
That’s Entertainment
A new music platform called Tidal is coming out, created by and for musicians
Free Speech Or Fireable Offense? When Social Media Slays Jobs
What should a broadcasting company do in reaction to a controversial social media post made by one of their big personalities on their show's social media account? For CBS Radio's Las Vegas cluster, there was no reprimand or strong warning handed to Heidi Harris after she went on Facebook to criticize same-sex adoptions. She was fired. Did CBS Radio go too far? RBR+TVBR turned to the D.C. legal community for their view on the matter.
SiriusXM Just ‘Slammed’ Radio With This Great Initiative
A Dec. 1 announcement that was widely ignored by the broadcast media trade press caught the attention of RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. Why? Because this news, from Sirius XM, deals with something radio stations across the U.S. should have been doing for the last 25 years. It's another reason why broadcast radio still has a long way to go to be as local as industry leaders proclaim it to be.
Business Lessons Learned from Cancer
Thanks to business expert Scott Petinga, you don’t have to have a bout with the disease to learn the lessons
Radio: The Great Curator That Isn’t?
Paragon Media Strategies CEO Mike Henry and RBR + TVBR's Editor-in-Chief expand their discussion on millennials
Find the right keywords to promote your news website
Keyword advertising the hottest new opportunities to advertise your news web site, here's how
Using Fear to Motivate News Viewing
Fear. It is the number one emotional sell of television news promos. During rating periods, the pressure to deliver an audience becomes even more...
Has Economics Come Back From The Dead At The FCC?
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai placed a stake in the ground on Wednesday (4/5), committing himself to fix the lack of economics at the agency. Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Pai announced that he is forming the Office of Economics and Data (OED) at the FCC. In the eyes of Mark Jamison, this is a good first step.
Getting a Symphony Out of a One-Man Band
If you’ve ever seen a one man band, a really good one man band, (and there are such things!), then perhaps you, like me, have been mesmerized by the number
TV Advertising Trends Are Better than Forecast. Why?
Why is TV advertising trending this much better and is it sustainable? That’s a question that noted Wall Street observer Michael Nathanson, Senior Analyst at MoffettNathanson, asks in a new investor note.
Radio leading the way in delivering beyond the banner
As the Internet Sales Manager, I am faced with a barrage of inquiries about banners and cheap CPMs. As most of you probably realize,...
Voice recognition? Not there quite yet for most
In our latest Traffic and Revenue Management System Intel Brief, The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide...