Moody’s acts on Media General credit ratings
The waiting is over. A few weeks ago Moody’s Investors Service said it was still reviewing its credit ratings for Media General after the...
Rick Santorum ceases presidential campaign
It has been increasingly obvious to most observers that Mitt Romney has amassed a big enough lead in the Republican primary that catching him...
Major split in network radio
RBR-TVBR Exclusive: One publicly-traded company and a major radio network are going to end their relationship…we’ve got the details--and the quotes from the players....
Why commercial broadcasters may want to support non-profits
For quite some time, some politicians in Washington DC have wanted to zero-out public broadcasting from the federal budget. CPB, PBS and NPR are...
Consumers believe now is the time for home purchase
Sentiment among American consumers is that both home prices and rental fees are about to go up. At the same time, according to a...
Worries about Fox sports net said to be overblown
Reports that News Corporation is planning a rival to ESPN have some investors worried. But is it really that big of a deal?
“It is...
Who should hire Keith Olbermann next?
After being fired from MSNBC and most recently from Current, does liberal pit bull Keith Olbermann still have career options? Absolutely. And based on...
PAC attack seeks to send Sen. Dick Lugar into retirement
Richard Mourdock, the treasurer for the state of Indiana, is a Republican who is trying to unhorse veteran US Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) and...
Maine legislature restores public broadcasting funding
Efforts by Republican Governor Paul LePage to zero-out funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) ran into bi-partisan
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...