Five hot Senate primaries on the summer calendar
States with a primary battle in the works get two political advertising seasons. And although issues of candidacy have been decided in many locations,...
House GOPers say FCC reform needed to fix indecency enforcement
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders Fred Upton (R-MI) and Greg Walden (R-OR)
Consumer spending is a good kind of flat
The National Retail Federation isn’t all that disappointed that seasonally-adjusted May consumer spending is slightly down compared to April, because it is up nicely...
Supreme indecency decision has everybody talking
The two big winners in the Supreme Court opinion are ABC and Fox, and we have comments from them, the NAB, a US Senator,...
Economy-proof ads: Funny beats frugal
In 2011, worldwide ad spending totaled $488 billion, $72 billion of which was spent on U.S. television alone. Over the next decade, estimated global...
The Supreme Punts Again in the Fox Case
Because the Supreme Court decided the case on fair notice grounds under the due process clause, it did not address the First Amendment implications...
Supreme Court sends FCC back to indecency drawing board
The Federal Communications Commission rightly has a role in policing broadcast content for
Hulu eclipses Yahoo in online viewing
Hulu has just passed Yahoo in the number of online videos watched by viewers last month and is now second to YouTube, according to...
Waters challenged Tribune license transfers
The trials and tribulations of the Tribune reorganization inspired Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) to look into breaking up the company’s cross-owned print/broadcast properties, among...
Travelers to hit the road for Independence Day
America’s birthday falls mid-week this year, and along with decreasing gasoline prices, it is spurring many to take a few days off to hit...
High hurdles may hamper billboard buyout
Reports are out that Clear Channel Outdoor may be interested in CBS Outdoor – but it could be a tough
Marketron, RAB launch strategic partnership
Marketron, provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry and the RAB have integrated RAB Account Manager with the Marketron Mediascape...
“Managing Morale”
Most of today’s best radio managers have literally had to manage people by trial and error. There’s no training process for radio management. While...
AOL completes $1 billion patent sale to Microsoft
The transaction includes the sale of over 800 patents and their related patent applications, and grants Microsoft a non-exclusive license to its retained patent...
FTC shuts down alleged health care scammers
A company and its subsidiaries used radio and TV to prey on individuals who lacked health insurance by misrepresenting what they were actually selling....