Univision tender offer oversubscribed
After successfully tendering to buy back $460 million of its senior notes due 2015 – an offer which was greatly oversubscribed – Univision Communications...
David Schutz on CES trends
The President/Hoffman Schutz Media Capital tells RBR-TVBR the mood at CES was upbeat. “The surge in attendance means companies feel optimistic enough to spend...
Moody's sees fewer US media defaults but more overseas
Media companies led the tally for speculative grade (junk) debt defaults in 2010. That
MSNBC taps Ted Williams for voiceovers (video)
And the offers keep rolling in for Ted Williams, the Columbus, OH homeless man whose golden voice has garnered him national attention. Now MSNBC has...
Former Huffington exec pendulum-swings to Glenn Beck website
Betsy Morgan was at the helm of left-leaning website Huffington Post from 2007 to 2009, which is causing comment about her new gig. She will be tacking hard right to run the bridge at Glenn Beck
A snapshot of CES 2011 (audio)
Gary Arlen:
Gary Arlen, President of Arlen Communications, a Bethesda, MD media research firm, spoke with RBR-TVBR 1/7 from the show. He’s a veteran CES...
A homeless man understands integration better than most media companies
He started with print (a cardboard sign with a message) on a street corner. Next,
Gray Television paid down $50 million in debt last year
Throughout 2010 corporate CEOs and CFOs proudly pointed out in their quarterly conference calls that their companies had been using free cash flow to...
DISH Remote Access adds Android tablets
Now it’s a trend: Adding to Comcast’s CES announcement that its "play now" feature which will enable customers using Comcast’s Xfinity TV iPad app...
Fox Networks Group restructuring with Vinciquerra exit
News Corporation President and COO Chase Carey announced a restructuring of the Fox Networks Group (FNG) following Tony Vinciquerra’s decision to step down after...
Two confidence surveys, two rays of sunshine
According to Vistage International, CEO confidence surged during the final quarter of 2010, with solid majorities expecting increased revenues and profits in 2011. And...
CapitalSource reported to be on the auction block
The Wall Street Journal reported that commercial lender CapitalSource has put itself up for sale. There’s been no comment from the company, but the...
The real (estate) appeal of Fisher Communications
Exclusive RBR-TVBR analysis: When you do the math it starts to make sense. RBR-TVBR observation: This is what hedge funds do and FrontFour is
FCC agenda for January lacks broadcast focus
FCC will convene its first Open Meeting for 2011 on 1/25/11. The January session has traditionally been used by FCC bureaus to look back...
Tom Beusse resurfaces in key Gannett position
Unceremoniously dumped as President and CEO of Westwood One in October 2008, Tom Beusse has been named to a high-ranking position at Gannett, based...