DG buying EyeWonder
DG, digital media distributor for the advertising, entertainment and broadcasters, announced a deal to acquire Limelight Networks EyeWonder video and rich media advertising unit...
Carl Icahn folds his hand at Lionsgate
The largest and most troublesome shareholder of Lionsgate Entertainment, Carl Icahn, has agreed to sell nearly all of his stock in the
Goodnight, Irene–Hello Lessons Learned
Full disclosure: I work for a major television network that devoted significant resources and airtime to the coverage of Hurricane – later Tropical Storm...
AFTRA and SAG continue merger talks
There are dissenters in both unions, but the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) remain on...
CWA uses FAA dispute to go to bat for unions
After the congressional battle over the debt ceiling was resolved, another funding battle cropped up over the Federal Aviation Administration
Rupert, James Murdoch to be questioned under oath
As the phone hacking scandal at News Corp. intensifies, Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, are to be questioned about the phone hacking scandal under oath in the High Court
RBR-TVBR News Analysis: Taking a ride on Irene
RBR-TVBR Sr. Editor Dave Seyler and family rode out Irene in Kill Devil Hills NC. Dave has a first had look and observation of Irene and how the locals communicated along with what local media did in the hurricane coverage. NOTE: Seyler used Facebook to get truly pertinent information from other OBX residents
FCC recommends, NAB praises broadcasting during Irene
Julius Genachowski, Chairman of the FCC, offered comments on the state of electronic communications in regard to Hurricane Irene, and the NAB's Gordon Smith applauded...
Pollster says citizens following Irene, media gets good marks
According to Rasmussen Reports, 81% of adults in America were following coverage of Hurricane Irene, and the majority – 63% -- said that the...
VMS shuts down, filing Chapter 7
Video Monitoring Services of America (VMS) shocked employees and customers Friday (8/26) by shutting down. The 30-year-old company had specialized in monitoring TV news coverage and
NY pulls out of $27 million contract with News Corp. firm
The News Corp. phone hacking scandal has prompted the state of New York to kill a $27 million contract with Wireless Generation, one of Rupert Murdoch
WideOrbit named to Inc. 5000 list, again
WideOrbit, ad management software provider for media companies, announced it has been named for the third consecutive year to the Inc. 5000, an exclusive...
FCC Irene update: What's on, what
Dubbed "roll-call teams", which use specially equipped SUVs, to take a spectrum snapshot of police, fire, government, radio, TV and other wireless users. They can tell what
FCC activates DIRS system in response to Irene
The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the FCC has activated the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in response to Hurricane Irene...
Hello Irene! Report from Kill Devil Hills NC
This will be a very brief report – from the RBR-TVBR North Carolina Bureau in Kill Devil Hills NC, located in what is popularly...