Pleasant spare time pursuits of radio fans
You’re home, you aren’t engaged with any media in particular, but you’re doing something – RBR-TVBR examines in-depth data from BIGinsight to focus the...
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...
Radio 2016: A digital report card for today, a look at tomorrow
RBR-TVBR exclusive: As the country looks at two Presidential Candidates with some very different ideas on how this country should be run, pundits are...
How to Complete a Non-compete
By John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
Regardless of whether it is selling all of its stations or is just spinning off a tower to...
Broadcaster Liability for Third Party Ads
The Supreme Court decision in Citizens United has indeed opened the door for significant new sources of advertising in the political process by corporations...
How TV fans entertain themselves at home
You’re sitting at home, you have no chores to attend to, you’re engaged with one form of media or another -- so what are...
Get ready for a tidal wave of HD advertising
RBR-TVBR exclusive: Recently, a number of industry publications have pointed out that High Definition (HD) advertising is lagging far behind Standard Definition (SD) advertising,...
Candidate Political Ads libel Claims: Truthfulness in Political Advertising
Truthfulness in Political Advertising: It always happens around campaign season. A candidate runs an ad criticizing the opponent. The opponent’s campaign lawyer issues a...
Where’s the local talent?
RBR-TVBR exclusive: There was a day when we sat in our PD or ND office and plowed through the mail requests, applications and walk-ins...
The Do’s of Doing Financial Due Diligence
By John R. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq.
It should go without saying that the most crucial aspect of buying a radio or TV...
Equal Opportunities 101: What Triggers Equal Time
The general election campaigns are underway and very close to Election Day. The claims and counterclaims, attacks and retorts are getting hot and heavy. ...
How radio fans entertain themselves at home
You’re sitting at home, you have no chores to attend to, you’re engaged with one form of media or another, but you’re not listening...
Stop rebooting and start building
I recently received a cold-call from a mobile marketing company trying to pitch me on using their services. This is a large company and...
What is Reasonable Access?
Or, Do I Really Have To Let That Son Of A…(Gun) Use My Station?: A question that comes up again and again every political...
Indecency: Where do we go from here?
In two recent articles, I discussed the Supreme Court indecency decision in the Fox case and the disappointment of the communications bar and of...