2012: 10 Habits of Profitable, Local News Sites
We monitor a variety of local media websites in markets large & small. They’re a mix of Newspaper, TV, Radio, Hyper-local, and other local...
Push buttons on a car radio…and the social media
In the 1970’s and 80’s radio stations believed that to do well with in-car tuning they would have to occupy a preset button on...
Your viewers are tuned in to online video ads, are you?
It’s no secret TV viewers are not only time-crunched, but also multi-tasking across multiple devices while watching their “must see” programs. In fact, according...
Dean Goodman makes the biggest radio buy of 2012 (audio)
With his $50 million deal to buy the CBS Radio cluster in West Palm Beach, Dean Goodman has made it clear that he’s bullish...
Don’t Let Them Shop’Til They Drop (You)
John M. Pelkey, Garvey Schubert Barer
The acquisition of a broadcast property is a complex process with numerous business and regulatory considerations to take into...
Domino’s CEO Patrick Doyle on marketing and radio
Detroit Radio Advertising Group’s Board of Directors welcomed Patrick Doyle, President and CEO at Domino’s Pizza to their breakfast meeting on 4/4. In attendance...
Effective coaching helps “Push” business success
Put Me in, Coach! I’m Ready to Play: If you’re not getting better, you’re falling behind. In today’s multi-media world, you need to “take...
Major split in network radio
RBR-TVBR Exclusive: One publicly-traded company and a major radio network are going to end their relationship…we’ve got the details--and the quotes from the players....
Dickey responds to American Spectator story
John Dickey, Cumulus COO, has responded to The American Spectator’s story that Cumulus Media Networks’ Mike Huckabee on 4/9 hosted his first call ever—a...
Worries about Fox sports net said to be overblown
Reports that News Corporation is planning a rival to ESPN have some investors worried. But is it really that big of a deal?
“It is...
Who should hire Keith Olbermann next?
After being fired from MSNBC and most recently from Current, does liberal pit bull Keith Olbermann still have career options? Absolutely. And based on...
How the KBLX sale to Entercom came about
Even as a bankruptcy court auction named YMF Media the new owner of Inner City Media Corporation’s radio stations, Entercom was already in the...
Looking into PPM numbers and CPM comps
CPMs are the value measure of media. But it’s trickier than apples, three for a dollar. For example, when buyers say “NBC CPMs are...
Operating radio as a startup
“It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.”—Darwin. Several articles have popped up...
Investors becoming more bullish about the economy
RBR-TVBR reported that both radio and television stocks surged in Q1, with the RBR Radio Index up 26% and the TVBR Television Index gaining...