NRF says consumers opened wallets in September
The National Retailers Federation says consumer spending in September was up a modest 0.4% over August, but beat September 2011 by a more impressive...
Slight uptick in holiday spending plans
According to a new PriceGrabber survey, 54% of American consumers are planning to spend in excess of $500 on the holidays this year, representing...
Customer loyalty for cable, wireless customers examined
A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report on mobile Internet and cable loyalty examines customer loyalty trends in the entertainment, media and communications industry with a focus...
Veep debate highlights rise in mixed media viewing
More people watched the debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan on television; but at the same time, more people watched on TV or...
Where’s the local talent?
RBR-TVBR exclusive: There was a day when we sat in our PD or ND office and plowed through the mail requests, applications and walk-ins...
Penske to Variety: Tear down this paywall!
Deadline.com’s Jay Penske is the new guiding force at venerable Hollywood trade publication family Variety, and one of his first acts will be to...
Advertising growth not as robust as anticipated
Barclay Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente sees resilience in the advertising media, but that is not enough to prevent him from lowering estimates for overall...
Moody’s exhibiting signs of mood swing over Netflix prospects
The Ba2 Corporate Family Rating (CFR) and Ba1 Probability of Default Rating assigned to Netflix by Moody’s is under review, and that ain’t good...
Wells Fargo expects ho-hum Q3 results
Marci Ryvicker and Wells Fargo Securities are revising estimates downward for three major media companies and holding two others at par as a weaker-than-expected...
Paramount Pictures unveils plan for $3.2B theme park in London
The new park is said to rival Disneyland Paris. The proposed development would create up to 27,000 jobs and transform an undeveloped 872-acre site...
Variety sold to Penske’s Deadline.com
Hollywood trade icon Variety is now the property of Penske Media Corporation, owner of Hollywood blog Deadline.com. The seller is Reed Elsevier. Changes are...
Media General spins off Tampa newspaper
The Tampa Tribune and related assets are now owned by Tampa Media Group in a deal that completes television group owner Media General’s exit...
YouTube adds 60 new global video channels
Google's YouTube is funding a new batch of video producers to join the 100 it launched over the past year. This time, the focus...
Renowned broadcasting vet Wayne Brown passes
Wayne Brown, a beloved and influential member of Atlanta’s media community, has passed away from a battle with cancer. With more than three decades...
90% of Latinos say “Familia” is identity core
As part of the network’s recently unveiled rebranding campaign, “The Power of T,” Telemundo Media announced findings of The FAM Study (Familia Americana Moderna)...