Embattled talker Lee Rayburn leaves KNEWS
The Palm Springs radio host currently at the center of a defamation suit involving local resident Pete Chryss (who had security contracts with the...
NBC Sports’ regional networks pacts with NBC O&Os
The deal will boost the O&Os’ appeal to advertisers who are trying to reach consumers in some of the nation’s biggest markets: NBC Owned...
Getting television newscasts on the right page
For the last “quite some time” there has been a disconnect between legitimate television news operations and pretenders. The difference being the pretenders are...
How to open up a can of pink slime and pull out a great...
I used to help emcee Spamarama™, the world’s largest tribute to Potted Pork Products here in Austin, so I know something about pink meat...
Preferred shareholders sue Emmis
You had to see this coming. The major owners of the preferred stock of Emmis Communications have sued Emmis, its directors,
There’s a Chicken in the Room
The reason we get so many “chicken poop” orders from local direct clients is because there is a chicken in the room, and it’s...
Newcastle Brown Brand Director details new campaign (video)
The new national campaign, “No Bollocks,” marks the first time Newcastle has invested in national
Rules for Tagging Time and Channel on News IDs
In last week's column I talked about how to pack loads of information into just a few words when writing news IDs. Sentence fragments are the key to successful IDs. You can pack a lot of
TV season turning into a real horse race
Is “American Idol” going to be strong enough for Fox to hold off a challenge from CBS to win the coveted 18-49 demo victory...
Selling without ratings: 2nd in a series (audio)
RBR-TVBR previously spoke with a Market Manager whose stations don’t subscribe to Arbitron ratings in a diary market. But is that a viable option...
Study finds ways to grow fast food business
Hispanics are more frequent visitors to quick service restaurants (QSR) than the general population. So it makes sense that QSRs can grow their business...
FCC’s Motive for Demanding Copies of TV Station Public Files Confirmed
By Scott R. Flick, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Late last month I wrote about a strange occurrence at a number of TV stations...
NHMC keeping the pressure on Clear Channel (audio)
Alex Nogales, President and CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition, has been leading an effort to have “The John and Ken Show” taken...
A new format idea for FM
We’ve heard of some Indie Rock HD multicast stations like 98 Rock’s Indie 97.9 (WIYY-HD3 Baltimore) and some stations that highlight indie and local...
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...