SAG and AFTRA set terms for merger
Two large entertainment unions are very close to becoming one. The Group for One Union (G1) committee working on the merger of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
Making the case for public broadcast funding
RBR-TVBR exclusiveAs the debate rages in Washington on whether or not tax money should be dispensed to public radio and television, WEDU-TV (PBS) Tampa...
New York Times calls for broadcast content emancipation
The Supreme Court just heard the pros and cons of the FCC
Hulu will spend $500 million on programming
You thought YouTube’s announcement it was spending $100 million for new content channels was big? Well, now online TV service Hulu said it plans...
Mike McCormick dead at 82
Retired Journal Communications executive Mike McCormick has died at age 82. He had headed Journal’s broadcasting properties prior to his retirement in 1987.
In recent...
Moody's rates Block Communications refi
With Block Communications preparing to sell $250 million of new bonds to refinance its senior debt and buy back its current bonds, Moody’s Investors...
Employee punctuality encouraged in tough job market
Although evidence is indicating a bit of a thaw in the job market, and December figures came in better than expected, the situation still...
Kelly Clarkson said to be Super Bowl anthem pick
There’s no confirmation yet from the NFL or the singer’s publicity team, but the Associated Press reports that Kelly Clarkson will sing the “Star...
Gary Arlen: Live from CES Las Vegas (audio)
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Gary Arlen, President of Bethesda, MD-based Arlen Communications, gives RBR-TVBR his annual report from the show. This one is yet again a record-breaker...
Mobile devices put intense pressure on retailers
Goal of many retail outlets is to simply get customers in the door
Resetting the bar for Emmis Communications
Emmis Communications reports its fiscal Q3 (September-November) financial results on Thursday morning. Emmis, however, is a very different company than a year earlier, so it is necessary to do some math to find the comparable numbers
CBS, Showtime add Jim Rome as host, contributor
Jim Rome is taking his “Jim Rome Is Burning” show from ESPN to the new CBS Sports Network to launch “Rome,” a new half-hour...
Disney family may be in the mix to bid on Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the marquee franchises in Major League Baseball, and the troubled tenure of the McCourt ownership regime has...
Barclays analyst drops Disney stock to hold
It’s not that Anthony DiClemente dislikes The Walt Disney Company, but the Barclays Capital analyst notes that the shares have gone up in price...
Microsoft adds Fox News, Sesame Street, Comcast to XBox
News Corp. content from Fox Television, Fox News, Twentieth Century Fox Films and The Wall Street Journal will be available on the Xbox device...