CBS, Showtime add Jim Rome as host, contributor
Jim Rome is taking his “Jim Rome Is Burning” show from ESPN to the new CBS Sports Network to launch “Rome,” a new half-hour...
Disney family may be in the mix to bid on Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the marquee franchises in Major League Baseball, and the troubled tenure of the McCourt ownership regime has...
Barclays analyst drops Disney stock to hold
It’s not that Anthony DiClemente dislikes The Walt Disney Company, but the Barclays Capital analyst notes that the shares have gone up in price...
Microsoft adds Fox News, Sesame Street, Comcast to XBox
News Corp. content from Fox Television, Fox News, Twentieth Century Fox Films and The Wall Street Journal will be available on the Xbox device...
Watchdog takes on Disney in Florida (video)
The Institute for Liberty is a small business advocacy based in Washington DC, and it has taken an interest in an attempt by the Florida legislature to approve the creation of destination resorts in the state, and to
Function (x) makes another acquisition
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Buyer's remorse for Michael Powell on expletives
Powell says that it makes no sense to treat broadcasters differently than other program services in an era where 85% of all television viewing takes place on MVPDs where the two types or program service operate side by side.
Mobile ad company Millennial Media files IPO
Millennial claimed approximately 200 million unique users worldwide in December, with about half in the US.
Survey finds employee confidence on the upswing
Not only is America
Illinois Broadcasters Foundation launches new scholarship program
Members of the Illinois Broadcasters Association (IBA) are being urged to create local scholarships for students pursuing an education for a broadcasting career. To...
Meredith purchases a property from Disney
Both Meredith Corporation and The Walt Disney Company are familiar names to RBR-TVBR readers. However, this transaction doesn
Amazing new list from Michigan university
Lake Superior State University of Saulte St. Marie MI has issued its latest list of banned words, and “amazing” tops the list this time...
Barrington bond tender completed
There are still a few of Barrington Broadcasting Group
Netflix trounces Hulu in time spent online
As much as Netflix has taken a hit for its pricing debacles, it looks like it is gaining some serious ground when you look...