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.
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