What price success?
To the radio stations that accepted paid or unpaid schedules from Media Matters attacking Rush Limbaugh, his show and free speech, you should be...
Consumer confidence continuing to climb
The latest look at consumer confidence by BIGinsight shows the upward trend is still in place. In fact
Strong car sales expected for March
Kelley Blue Book is projecting that US new car sales will hit 1,425,000 units in March, which would be the highest level since 2007....
AOL looking to sell patents
AOL has hired Evercore Partners to find a buyer for its more than 800 patents. The company is exploring the option as a revenue...
iHeartRadio vs. Pandora and the future of radio
RBR-TVBR News Analysis:
The announcement that 570 Cumulus Media stations in 120 markets will be available on Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio platform, in exchange for Clear...
Variety put up for sale by RBI
Reed Business Information (RBI) announced Friday (3/23) that it is seeking to sell Variety, the century-old showbiz magazine. RBI had previously sold off its...
Advisory panel advocates FCC backing for CPB
The FCC Consumer Advisory Committee has looked at public broadcasting and found it good. And it likes the fact that the Corporation for Public...
Music buying in the US finally turning up again
The NPD Group reported a somewhat surprising statistic for 2011. After years of decline, the number of music tracks sold in the US actually...
NEP buys Trio Video
NEP announced its acquisition of Chicago-based Trio Video. The deal comes after a long-standing relationship between the companies, and will integrate Trio into NEP's...
Gary Pruitt to take the helm of The Associated Press
McClatchy Company President and CEO Gary Pruitt has been named President and CEO of The Associated Press. He’ll take over at the news cooperative...
Gordon Smith reups with NAB
The National Association of Broadcasters has inked a contract extension with President/CEO Gordon Smith that will keep him at the helm of the organization...
David Lorber leaves Fisher Communications board
Fisher Communications management won’t have to deal with hedge fund manager David Lorber any longer
The Co-Op Cycle of SUCCESS
There are over 50 billion dollars made available by manufacturers for co-op advertising annually. Over one third of those funds go unused for various...
Easter Sales to close in on $17 billion
Americans will shell out an average of $145.28 on everything from apparel and candy to food and decorations
Box office disaster hurts Disney’s stock price
High hopes for the science fiction movie “John Carter” were dashed as the film opened to poor ticket sales