NBA lockout and lack of political weighed on CBS stations in Q4
Revenues were down 3% to $3.78 billion in Q4 for CBS Corporation, although earnings were up. A good chunk of the revenue decline was...
Honest CEOs are better CEOs
It’s not hard to find corporate leaders who are willing and able to discuss strengths and successes. However, a survey of business bloggers places...
Hamish McLennan joins News Corporation executive suite
News Corporation named former Young and Rubicam CEO Hamish McLennan to the position of Executive Vice President, Office of the Chairman. McLennan, who will...
Indecency complaints were up but not high in Q4 2011
During the final three months of 2011 the FCC registered an increase in the number of consumer complaints concerning broadcast licensees, including an increase in the most closely-watched category
FCC 2011: Fairwell Fairness Doctrine
In its Fiscal Year 2011 Performance Report, the FCC did something that many had been calling for over the years – it highlighted a...
Arbitron wants to buy back some stock
The board of directors at Arbitron has given management the green light to buy back up to $100 million of the company’s common stock....
The Night Radio Became Irrelevant
February 11, 2012 will always live in my mind for two reasons. First, the tragic loss of Whitney Houston, one of the greatest singers...
Study says journalists must get digital ad act together
The fastest growing advertising category is digital, and it is expected to be the number one advertising category by the middle of the decade....
TiVo signs data licensing deal with AT&T AdWorks
The agreement will boost TiVo's audience measurement and research offerings by incorporating data that increases representation of the total US TV viewing population: TiVo’s...
Sun journalists arrested in UK over alleged bribery
Rupert Murdoch is flying to London after five of The Sun tabloid's most senior staff have been arrested in ongoing inquiry into alleged bribery....
Whitney Houston found dead in Beverly Hills
Whitney Houston was found dead 2/11 at 3:55 PM by her bodyguard on the fourth floor of the Beverly Hills hotel where only hours...
Radio-enabled cellphones: A voluntary approach to public safety
Once again, some of our friends in Washington are misrepresenting NAB’s position regarding equipping and enabling FM chips in cellphones. To be clear, NAB...
Private companies expecting strong 2012
We’ve been seeing a definite trend in the economic prognostication front toward the positive – nothing earth-shattering, but almost universally moving in the right...
Marketron CEO Steve Minisini departs
Steve Minisini left to pursue other opportunities on 2/9. He was CEO of the Wicks Group-owned traffic and revenue management software company for over two years, replacing Pete D
Media General gets a break from its lenders
Media General executives told Wall Street analysts in their quarterly conference call last month that the company was in danger of a technical default...