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...
Weinstein buys a stake in Starz Media
The Weinstein Company is buying a 25% stake in Starz Media. Terms were not disclosed.
Starz continues to be a controlled subsidiary of Liberty Media....
Poll finds local television is leading source for weather info
They may have cable channels out there devoted to nothing but weather reports, but a poll from Rasmussen recently found that the majority of...
OMVC opens up to manufacturers
At CES 2011 in Las Vegas, the Open Mobile Video Coalition (OMVC) unveiled the “OMVC Mobile DTV Forum,” which opens the organization’s arms electronics...
Management changes at Clear Channel
The latest change in the management ranks primarily affects Clear Channel Outdoor, but it opens a position at headquarters for Clear Channel Communications. That’s...
The plot thickens: Fisher responds to Huntingdon
It turns out that one of the independent directors of Fisher Communications has ties to Huntingdon REIT, which has made an unwanted bid to...
Strange takeover bid for Fisher Communications disclosed
A couple of things are quite unusual about this cash and stock merger bid to acquire Fisher Communications. But while Huntington REIT has been rebuffed
Metro Traffic signs Citadel in Chicago, LA
Westwood One’s Metro Traffic has a new multi-year agreement with Citadel Broadcasting to begin providing services to two stations in Chicago and expand services...
Multitasking brings up average time spent with major media?
RBR-TVBR observation: While agencies and advertisers will be projecting budgets more and more toward mobile and internet content, radio and television can always capitalize on the fact that they deliver content in both of these rapidly-growing mediums.