Which Contracts Should I Review?
By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
After what she thought was a successful closing on the purchase of a radio station, the freshly-minted owner...
Issues Programs List
Many broadcasters are unfamiliar with some of the finer points of FCC regulations regarding the FCC “Issues/Programs List” requirements. This is understandable, since the...
Due Diligence – A Not Too Technical Guide (Part 1)
By Garrison C. Cavell and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq.
So you’re going to buy a radio or TV station. Although there’s a lot of money...
Duck Dynasty and the power of social media
The A&E Network just announced that they were lifting their suspension of Duck Dynasty’s Phil Robertson and bringing him back less than a week after suspending him for remarks he made in GQ in regards to homosexuals and African-Americans (as I had predicted they would last week). One could hear echoes of Claude Rains’ famous quote in Casablanca of ‘I am shocked, shocked, shocked that gambling is going on (after pocketing his winnings) with the announcement. Nobody is shocked. The decision was inevitable. Duck Dynasty is the network’s number one rated show and in many ways there is no network without Duck Dynasty. This crisis showed totally the power of social media.
Effective date of JSA attribution order and comment dates set
The FCC’s proceeding on its multiple ownership rules, adopting rules that make Joint Sales Agreements “attributable” (meaning that they
Broadcasters have no obligation to air harmful ads
Business opponents of the broadcasting community aren’t going to like this
You and your Team’s New Year
Today, broadcast advisor Mike Rudd offers a year-end wrap-up. No, not for 2014...
What You Need to Know about New EAS Rules
The FCC has a new order out regarding the latest rules and regulations pertaining to
Broadcast Station Acquisitions: MYTH No. 13: “State-of-the-Art” Is a Race You Can Win
Erwin G. Krasnow, Doug Ferber & Bishop Cheen de-bunk a myth about station technology and gear.
The Story Behind the Changing Rep Biz
Mike DeLier on what happened to the rep business.
Radio: Still Relevant After All These Years
Drumroll's Daniel Vidal tracks radio's evolution and says this media chameleon is far from dead.
Thoughts About Radio, From The 21-Year Old
Two 21-year-old Radio Show attendees discuss how radio plays a minimal role in their music listening, and what can be done
A Salute To Two Local Broadcast Leaders
Columnist Ken Benner singles out two small-market licensees for their dedication to their communities.
The Next OOH Opportunity For Radio: Your Car
Is a privately owned vehicle bearing the logo of a radio station's advertiser the next ROI opportunity?
It’s Time To Get To Know ‘Gen Z’
It's time to talk about "Generation Z," and the youngest of this group, RBR+TVBR's Editor-In-Chief writes in this Intelligence Brief. "It may be scary to fathom this, but we're talking about teens born after 2000," he notes. But, what's possibly scarier is why the media industry C-Suite shouldn't ignore this cohort, based on the latest Think With Google report.