Red Cross confirms: Broadcast is key resource during disaster
It’s been a banner year for disasters – depending on location, US citizens have dealt with tornadoes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, tropical depressions and full-blown...
Univision renews with the NFL
Soccer may be the big sport for Univision Communications, but football is big for Hispanic America as well. Univision Communications announced a new three-year...
New blood in broadcast lending
We recently noted in our 6th Annual RBR-TVBR Financial Roundtable that lenders are back – both the bond markets and the banks. This is...
Social media very popular among smartphone users
The vast majority of smartphone users access their social media sites with them, according to a new study from BIGresearch
Shareholders sue News Corp. honchos over hacking
A shareholder lawsuit over alleged malfeasance by CEO Rupert Murdoch and other top officials of News Corporation continues to expand. The latest amendment to...
Not at NAB-RAB: Radio needs to get the full grasp of today
Brakes need to be applied so the radio industry can take one aspect of this new digital world and master it, then move on to the next.
Marketron Mediascape program now has 100 media groups
The provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry announced more than 100 media groups have signed on to the Mediascape...
Ceridian-UCLA calls for innovation burst for economic breakout
The latest Pulse of Commerce report is out from UCLA Anderson School of Management and Ceridian Corporation, and the study shows that negative results...
James Murdoch to come back to Parliament
News Corp. Deputy COO James Murdoch will be called back to give evidence to the UK Parliament on the Commons culture, media and sport...
Marketron offering ad payment option for clients
Marketron has selected Chase Paymentech as its preferred partner to enable the 7,000 media clients using Marketron solutions to accept credit card and electronic...
Telemundo stations launch "Domina La Accion" Sports Report
Telemundo has partnered with Verizon Wireless on a multiplatform local sports report sponsorship. Launched 9/12, Verizon Wireless “Domina La Accion” Sports Report is a...
Dan Snyder dismisses suit against Washington City Paper
Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder objected to portions of an article that by Dave McKenna that appeared in an alternative Washington DC news weekly,...
US ad spend up 3.2% in the first half
Total advertising spend in the first six months of 2011 increased 3.2% from a year ago and finished the period at $71.5 billion, according to Kantar Media
McGraw-Hill Companies to split in two
With its TV group already up for sale, McGraw-Hill Companies has completed its overall strategic review and announced plans to split into two public companies. It also announced new cost-cutting measures and acceleration of its stock
The Content Big Ten
American media is in an undeniable position of strength in terms of accessibly, but it has the potential for extinction in its current form. Lot of red flags that need to be addressed and those who address and execute will be the ones who write the playbook