FTC slams Reebok for overstating footwear health benefits
If you are going to claim that your athletic footwear and flip flops will strengthen and tone certain muscles, you’d better be able to...
Moody
Moody's Investors Service announced that it has changed the rating outlook for LBI Media (aka Liberman Broadcasting) to “stable” from “negative.” LBI has approximately...
Tel Tapped As BMI’s New CFO
The former Chief Financial Officer of Gerson Lehrman Group has been selected to serve in a similar role at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). He'll be based in the Gotham office for the music performance rights group.
FCC: Agency of mystery!
The sunshine notice put out earlier by the FCC contained only two non-broadcast items...
Radio and TV both down for Entravision
Q2 went the wrong way for Entravision, with net revenues down 6% to $50.3 million and EBITDA down 18% to $15.6 million. Both radio and TV saw revenues decrease. "During the second quarter of 2011, we faced challenging comparisons
ABC fires back over “The Glass House”
ABC has responded in kind to CBS over the "Big Brother"-like reality show "The Glass House," filing an opposition (6/11) to CBS's request
ESPN Deportes Radio’s Jorge Ramos y Su Banda adds TV
Jorge Ramos y Su Banda, ESPN Deportes Radio’s top daily soccer program, debuts on ESPN Deportes Television today (8/17). The TV simulcast of the...
Choice of smartphone can reveal personal characteristics
If you use an Android/Droid type mobile device, chances are you are younger, perhaps a student, and apt to play games on them. If you use a BlackBerry,
Max Media Group gets rights to Ted "Golden Voice" Williams
Max Media Group, which specializes in user-generated internet channels, has entered a letter of intent to acquire majority control of Golden Voice Media, LLC,...
P1 Learning Co-Founder Readies For Retirement
P1 Learning Co-Founder Katey McGuckin-Woolam in 2007 partnered with broadcaster Speed Marriott to create the online training company. Now, McGuckin-Woolam is saying goodbye, and has opted to retire from the company catering to broadcast stations and media-based companies across the U.S.
Saga rides TV gains into the Q3 black
Net revenue for the radio holdings of Saga Communications were down (although operating income was up), but its television holdings improved by more than...
Ineffective Online Radio
Various news sources are reporting that the radio industry, under pressure to pay performance royalties for over the air song plays, has come up with a proposal to pay
“FCC Seeks To Weaken Indecency Enforcement”
That’s the title of an email sent to RBR-TVBR by the content watchdogs at Morality in Media. The email was
Broadcasters Foundation building awareness
You may have already noticed the public service ads on RBR/TVBR. The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BOFA) has recently launched a campaign to increase...
Breaking News: David Rehr leaving NAB
RBR/TVBR has learned that David Rehr will exit NAB early next month after serving as President and CEO for a little over three years....