Revenues up for third year for Broadcast International
Video management software company Broadcast International reported that revenues were up in Q4 and for full year 2011. Gross profits were up double-digits for...
How the KBLX sale to Entercom came about
Even as a bankruptcy court auction named YMF Media the new owner of Inner City Media Corporation’s radio stations, Entercom was already in the...
Investors becoming more bullish about the economy
RBR-TVBR reported that both radio and television stocks surged in Q1, with the RBR Radio Index up 26% and the TVBR Television Index gaining...
Supremes vault health care to the top of the news heap
For months now, the dominant news narratives have been the 2012 presidential elections, courtesy of the Republican primaries, and the economy. But Supreme Court...
Another positive confidence survey at the CEO level
Even as consumer confidence appears to be leveling off, CEO confidence appears to be
A day off for Wall Street traders
US stock markets are closed today in observance of Good Friday. That’s probably just as well, since the economic news Friday morning might have...
Pandora offering big bucks to radio reps
RBR-TVBR Exclusive: Pandora is apparently willing to overpay for credibility in the marketplace. The company wants reps that have established relationships with agencies and...
Refund spending not a big economy driver this year
When the economy is going good, the arrival of a nice fat tax return check can mean a trip to the store for a...
SiriusXM signs as official Internet radio partner of MLB.com
It’s a multi-year agreement with MLB Advanced Media, the interactive media and Internet company of Major League Baseball, to stream live radio broadcasts of...
NABEF names Service to America Award winners
The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) announced the winners of the annual Service to America Awards. They will be honored at the Celebration of Service...
Trustee named for Emmis 2012 Retention Plan Trust
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Emmis Communications didn’t have to look far to find the trustee for its 2012 Retention Plan Trust, which just received 400,000 preferred shares...
Paley named CBA Chair
The California Broadcasters Association has elected John Paley as Chairman of the CBA Board of Directors. Paley joined Lotus Communication’s KWKW in 1971 and...
Coalition renews appeal for FCC action on diversity
Diversity and Competition Supporters is a group of interested parties seeking to increase the levels of minority and female
SuperPACs: Giving closure on PAC disclosure?
It’s no news to broadcasters that independent expenditure committees, freed up by the Citizens United case to organize as legal entities, are changing the...
Jeff Haley’s new job is Marketron CEO
Media software company Marketron has named Jeff Haley its CEO. The announcement comes a day after