A legal eagle eye view of AM on FM
The Federal Communications Commission has codified the standard under which it has been granting limited waivers to enable FM translators to
At last! A quarter of stock price improvement
It’s still way too early to call it a recovery, but Wall Street is signaling that the worst days for most publicly traded broadcasting companies are behind us
Clearing the Legal Hurdles in Ambush Marketing Promotions
Thanks to the commitment and support of our members, the Media Financial Management Association serves as
The jacAPPS Story
OK, if you would have told me back in July when Apple opened up their breakthrough App Store that Jacobs Media would rapidly become the biggest developer of “stationalized” iPhone
Making Money from Streaming News Video
I attend a lot of conferences and seminars that focus on video streaming and television content creation for web. Speaker after speaker will be up on the platform, talking about the potential of
Sponsorship ID: Is it really a big deal?
Ok, you say. I’ve watched out for absurd claims in advertisements and so I’m clean with the FTC. What do I need to do to keep that pesky FCC off my back?
Tease Future Weather, Not What's Happening Now or in the Past
Weathercasters have a familiar rhythm to their forecasts. They start with the current conditions, show developing weather, then make
Revenue Management Systems’ latest advancements
In today's Traffic and Revenue Management System Intel Brief, we've gathered some quotes from radio and television traffic personnel responding to selected Traffic Directors'...
Why would iPhone have an FM Radio?
A couple of weeks ago there was lots of industry buzz about Microsoft’s Zune adding HD Radio technology. Broadcasters, ever optimistic about HD
A solution for the Radio-Mercury Awards
Don't know how many of your readers submitted ads to this year's Mercury awards, but those who did were undoubtedly as disappointed as I...
Digital Commencement
Today, we are nearing an auspicious occasion in all of our lives. Just as our college seniors around the country line up, preparing to walk across the stage to accept their diplomas
The Next Generation of News Branding
For a lot of years local TV news has stayed away from more contemporary advertising tactics and stuck with tried and true creative campaigns born in the 80s and 90s. There are more than 500
Radio’s Worst Enemy
Now that GM has filed for Bankruptcy, it got me thinking about the state of radio. How much different is GM from Radio as an industry? Not much. GM became its’ own worst enemy
What Twitter can teach us about broadcasting
This week Advertising Age magazine published a list of the 25 media people you should follow on Twitter. Their first pick was Pete Cashmore,...
Maintaining News Quality Standards with Citizen Journalism
Nearly every television news department has begun soliciting and accepting on-the-scene video inputs from viewers. Most of the time it is