Christmas week retail sales reported down 4.1%
Having Christmas fall on a Saturday took its toll on retail sales. ShopperTrak reports that US retail sales for Christmas week, December 19-25, were...
Know your audience: Redbox chronicles movie rentals
Chances are that there are members of your audience that may be looking for classic critical faves when they think about renting a movie,...
Consumers veer in a pessimistic direction
The closely watched Conference Board assessment of consumer confidence is out for December, and it shows a drop from the level measured the month...
Monday didn't make up for lost retailing Sunday
Marshal Cohen, Chief Industry Analyst, The NPD Group, is continuing to monitor business for US retailers, after observing that a Saturday Christmas followed by...
18 game NFL season may provide leeway to avoid stoppage
It is unknown if there will be a 2011 National Football League season
Retailers suffer post-Christmas white-out
With Christmas Day on a Saturday, retailers were already facing a one-day weekend for after-Christmas sales. And then the weather turned bad.
Poll positions: RBR-TVBR readers weighed in during 2010
Each week, RBR-TVBR reported on issues of importance to the broadcast community, and each week we asked our readers
Media coverage 2010: Too hot, too cold, just right
A new survey from HCD Research allowed US citizens to look back at news coverage of events taking place in 2010, and letting their...
Fred Foy 'Lone Ranger' announcer, dies at 89
"Hi-Yo, Silver! A fiery horse with the speed of light, a cloud of dust and a hearty Hi-Yo, Silver." was heard first on the...
US population approaches 310M, Congress heads south
308,745,538. That’s how many people the Census Bureau was able to count in its 2010 tally. Although it represents almost a 10% increase over...
FCC approves net neutrality rules on split vote
The five FCC commissioners approved Chairman Julius Genachowski
Campus Televideo has reason to shout Eureka
Campus Televideo, which provides cable TV, data and voice services to colleges and universities nationwide, announced Eureka Growth Capital’s (“Eureka”) expanded investment in the...
Wells Fargo likes what it sees for media in 2011
Traditional media is expected to hold its own next year, with radio and outdoor making modest gains and television experiencing only a minor decrease during a political off-year. And there should be more on the M&A front
CBS Outdoor launches Penn Station effort for Intel's smart TV
The future is here, all wrapped up in an interactive experience that targets consumers as soon as they enter New York's Penn Station. CBS...
United Kingdom paving the way for product placement
US programmers trying to adapt to a world full of DVRs, and sales departments simply looking for as many revenue streams as possible have...