Warner Music Group sold to Russian billionaire
Shareholders of Warner Music Group voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday (7/6) to approve the sale of the record label to Russian billionaire Len Blavatnik for...
CBS comes to terms with technicians union
CBS and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers announced they have reached a tentative agreement on a contract covering 2,800 technicians. The three-year deal...
Business surveys counter gloomy economic predictions
Measurements of consumer confidence have been almost universally on the downturn the past few months after kicking off 2011 on a positive note. But...
ESPN Radio launches ESPN Audio NOW
On 7/1, the most listened to live stream of any terrestrial broadcaster in the world, ESPNRadio.com, introduced a new digital audio player allowing fans...
Analyst likes idea of Google buying Hulu
At this point it is just a rumor: But analyst Anthony DiClemente of Barclays Capital thinks it would be a
Wild ride for Pandora Media investors
RBR-TVBR Analysis: Pandora Media sold its IPO in mid-June at $16 per share and as the month came to a close the price was up decently to $18.91. In between, though, trading was extremely volatile. Pandora has exactly two Wall Street analysts officially covering its stock. (It will be late July before
Times Company sells Boston Red Sox stake
There are few major league baseball rivalries as storied as that between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, and the Times...
Pricing Radio Industry Per Inquiry Rates
Radio - or Television - has no systematic way for tracking reach upon airing a PI commercial, or for comparing reach to response, unless you're willing to depend on the client's count of calls received or orders filled.
Yellow Pages pledge to fight on in Seattle opt-out battle
Seattle has responded to citizens who no longer want a Yellow Pages directory delivered to their door by opening up a municipal opt-out website that operates more or less like the do not call list.
NBCU now owns 100% of Universal Orlando
NBCUniversal announced Friday (7/1) that it had closed its $1.025 billion purchase of The Blackstone Group’s 50% interest in Universal Orlando. NBCU now owns...
Stocks beginning second half on upswing
An unexpected rise in manufacturing activity in June sparked jubilation on Wall Street and sent stock prices higher on July 1st. At midday Friday...
FTC creams Nivea with $900K false advertising settlement
Beiersdorf Inc., the maker of Nivea skin cream has agreed to stop using television and other forms of advertising to tell people that its...
Pandora Media's stock keeps rising
Pandora Media has recovered from its broken IPO and put together a string of days on the NYSE with its stock price back above the $16 IPO price. And now it is getting ready for its first session with
Caroline Little to helm Newspaper Association of America
Veteran newspaper executive Caroline Little will take over as President and CEO of the Newspaper Association of America on September 6th. She was selected...
Randy Falco now President and CEO of Univision
You read it in RBR-TVBR in March. Now it is reality. Former NBC Universal honcho Randy Falco has been promoted from COO to President...