Most Americans want an indecency cop on the job
Rasmussen recently released a poll indicating that 57% of Americans believe there is too much inappropriate content on US radio and television. Now it has another one out, indicating that 55% think the FCC should police broadcast content
Emmis stock recovers some ground
There’s been no news of a breakthrough, just SEC filings to formalize the buyout delay that Emmis Communications announced Tuesday, but it appears stock...
News Corp./Fox withdraws from MLB Rangers bidding
There were supposed to be three bidders in the bankruptcy auction of Major League Baseball
Fiscal Q4 revenue growth 6% for News Corporation
Television and cable led the way with operating income gains in fiscal Q4 (April-June), although some other parts of News Corporation held the quarter...
Sinclair making some refinance moves
The folks at Sinclair Broadcast Group have been well aware of the improving financing markets. There was some discussion of refi plans in the...
FOX, Ustream partner for Teen Choice webcast
FOX and Ustream, a live interactive broadcast platform, have partnered to offer viewers an exclusive look at the Teen Choice 2010 red-carpet action with...
Robin King dead at 90 (video)
The San Francisco Chronicle reports the death of Bay Area radio personality and voiceover man Robin King. He was 90.King was a fixture for...
BP may have been bitten by spurned watchdog
According to a Washington Post report, troubled oil company BP was approached by a pro-energy watchdog advocacy non-profit for a donation to support a...
Playboy board to evaluate Hugh Hefner buyout bid
With two offers to buy the company on the table, the board of directors at Playboy Enterprises is moving forward with the offer from...
CBS still looking to sell some stations; launching local websites
CBS Corporation hasn’t divested any broadcast stations lately, but CEO Les Moonves told analysts that he’s still interested in selling some of the company’s...
CBS stations Q2 revenues up 31% for TV and 6% for radio
Both local broadcast operations reported revenue growth in Q2 as CBS Corporation reported that overall revenues grew 11% to $3.3 billion. The local
Goldman Sachs commits to the sidelines this election season
Wall Street mainstay Goldman Sachs has updated its website to make known that it does not intend to use any corporate funds for electioneering...
RBR-TVBR is my inside scoop
RBR-TVBR receives many comments and words of encouragement. Here is another and our thanks to all:"Getting RBR/TVBR is like my "inside scoop" to daily...
Big union prepared to spend big during midterms
AFL-CIO deputy political director Mike Podhorzer said that the union was not capping its spending during the midterm elections at the $53M total it had previously announced. He told reporters that
Dickey family looking to grow media empire
For years Cumulus Media CEO Lew Dickey has been railing against the inefficiencies of print advertising as an opportunity for radio stations. Of course, he was talking about newspaper print