Friday, July 24, 2026

Paul Karpowicz is new NAB Joint Board Chair

Steve Newberry finished his second term as NAB Joint Board chair this week and Paul Karpowicz, pictured, President of Meredith Local Media Group, was...

Moody's has no problem with Universal Orlando deal

The $1.05 billion deal to have NBCUniversal buy out the 50% of Universal Orlando currently owned by Blackstone Capital Partners won’t impact NBCU’s credit...

RNC maps route to the White House in 2012

Spending gets a shot in the arm during even years, thanks to the fact that they include the vast bulk of election activity. And every four years, the stakes are even higher, as vast sums of money are spent in pursuit of a chance to reside in the big white

Private companies upbeat about US economic prospects

Most of the economic surveys we’ve seen lately have been flat to slightly negative, but here’s one that is slightly up over previous quarter...

Lady Gaga to launch social network for celebs

And it’s got the backing of Google Chairman Eric Schmidt via his Tomorrow Ventures firm. “Backplane” will be aimed at the unique needs of...

NBCU to buy out partner in Universal Orlando

NBCUniversal has a deal to purchase the 50% of Universal Orlando that it doesn

Another economic snapshot captures doldrums

The latest look at consumer attitudes from The Harris Poll finds that although there has been slight improvement since the financial crisis began in...

Myspace may get a partner rather than sale

News Corp. is moving toward a deal for Myspace, with a strategic partnership appearing more likely than a straight sale, according to a WSJ...

SEC probing American Tower accounting

Not only do lots of broadcasters use facilities owned by American Tower Corporation, but some RBR-TVBR readers may still own stock in the

Stock prices tumbling on dismal jobs report

The latest jobs report from the US Labor Department showed a slowdown in hiring and the national unemployment rate moved up a tenth of...

USA Network takes "Covert Affairs" social

The Covert Affairs Tweetcast: Mission Budapest is an interactive, multiplatform digital narrative designed to enrich the Covert Affairs audience experience and offer fans an...

Pennsylvania girl wins Scripps National Spelling Bee

One of the more unusual duties of being CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company is presenting the trophy to the winner of the Scripps...

Genachowski says Baker departure to Comcast on the up and up

Eyebrows were raised and watchdogs howled when news broke that FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker was leaving the Commission to join Comcast/NBCU, just months after...