Proposed FCC Regulatory Fees – Changes for 2010
This year may bring an historic moment – the first time since their advent in which regulatory fees will not have risen. Despite all the harsh things being said about Congress recently, its annual FCC appropriations act specifies that the 2010 fees to be
Nine Deadly Deal-Making Sins (Part III)
When it’s time to make a deal, and the prognosticators are saying that the time may soon be here, you don’t want to blow...
Broadcasting stocks gained again in Q1
It wasn't on the order of the run-up in the second half of 2009, but radio and television stocks still posted strong gains in Q1 of 2010. With the advertising
Nine Deadly Deal-Making Sins (Part II)
The station trading may be opening up soon, making it a perfect time to revisit the special RBR-TVBR report on the pitfalls and potholes inherent in the act of station trading. It comes from
Mobile DTV could help crack a la carte
TV is purposeful in how it evolves. The remote control and color were introduced in the mid-1950's because these features were the natural next steps. As consumers craved more content
Nine Deadly Deal-Making Sins (Part I)
With a thaw predicted to be coming to the long winter that has beset the station trading environment, it is time to revisit the special RBR-TVBR report on the pitfalls and potholes inherent in the act of station trading
RBR-TVBR Financial Roundtable 2010: Part 2
The 5th Annual RBR-TVBR Financial Roundtable continued with a discussion of the troubled broadcast loans that lenders
RBR-TVBR Financial Roundtable 2010: Part 1
The broadcast financing picture is improving, but slowly. The 5th Annual RBR-TVBR Financial Roundtable found participants
Something New Under The Sun
In “Nothing New Under the Sun,” John King recently commented on the Glenn Miller political advertising matter in Missouri recalling the Commission’s prior
Keeping your station all in the family
Contract: Eureka Broadcasting Company, with holdings in California and Oregon. If you want to sell your broadcast stations to members of your family, the...
Is Your Media Social?
Imagine that you just walked into a wedding reception… there are 50 to 100 people in attendance, and you don’t know everyone there. We’ve...
A favorable forecast for realizing revenue from interactive weather content
Mark Twain is reported to have said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” Now it looks as if you can
How to Write a Great News ID
In the teasing world, three to five second IDs are always the most challenging promos to write. How can you convey the best stuff from your story in such a short
Pew Study: Audio Is The New Radio
Radio is well positioned for a transition to a digital future, according to a new study by the Pew Project for Excellence in Journalism. Radio has the ability to maintain and grow its audience
A final repacking for DTV: Colocation the answer?
The FCC released the National Broadband Plan (NBP) last week. In Section 5, the FCC’s plan to take back 120 MHz of TV Broadcast space was revealed: to take back six TV channels