Political Broadcasting – From Around the Borders

Interestingly, on the political front, the FEC has just issued a case that deals with a novel question affecting Texas and other border state...

Traffic & Revenue Mgmt Systems: Scheduling recorded programs with breaks–Part III

In today's Traffic and Revenue Management System Intel Brief, The Traffic Directors' Guild of America (TDGA) has asked radio and television traffic personnel nationwide...

Traffic & Revenue Mgmt Systems: Multiple advertisers for paid programs–Part II

Do systems provide the capability of bringing in two or three different advertisers for paid

Traffic & Revenue Mgmt Systems: Billing info; Co-op ads–Part I

Today we look at Accounts Payable billing information and handling Co-op ad requests after the client gets an invoice

Bad PR still having an impact on auto sellers

BP may have grabbed the headlines and become the corporate ogre in the view of many Americans, but recent bad PR is still impacting car sales to some extent

Talking points for local direct clients: it’s only about the consumer

Advertisers depend on us to bring them new business and to help them bring back old customers. But today's consumer is

TV ecosystem will end Web 2.0

In 2004 O'Reilly Media hosted the first Web 2.0 conference.  Tim O'Reilly observed that Web 2.0 was defined as software applications that could be...

Is radio barking up the wrong tree?

Today all the talk is about growing Internet revenue. BIA/Kelsey recently declared: While traditional media currently dominate the local ad market, a steady shift to digital will continue over the next five

Stations can grow audience with social media strategy

Bridge Ratings has some new study results out that focus on the successful use of social media marketing by radio stations and other businesses....

A good reason for broadcasters to stream

Several recent articles have questioned the survival of broadcast radio in the face of Internet radio. In an article last month, the NY Times pointed to the fact

Hispanic Radio and The Hispanic Radio Upfront – Part III

Today we ask: What about community service programming? What do you offer and which advertisers are involved?

Hispanic Radio and The Hispanic Radio Upfront – Part II

Today we ask: What sort of multiplatform opportunities will you be presenting with your other properties?; What sort of

Hispanic Radio and The Hispanic Radio Upfront – Part I

In today’s RBR-TVBR’s Intelligence Brief, we take a look at the annual Hispanic Radio upfront – and the Hispanic Radio marketplace in general. While...

Review of Broadcast Ownership Rules

Although its focus has been on other areas lately, the FCC has issued a Notice of Inquiry to explore revision of its broadcast ownership rules. Similar

Where advertising budgets really come from

The last time I saw my dentist for a routine cleaning, her assistant took my blood pressure. I asked her why, and she told me that more people visit the dentist than the