Analyst liked what he heard from CBS
Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente notes that CBS Corporation did not provide formal guidance for 2010 in its quarterly conference call. But the analyst liked what he heard about trends and modestly increased his estimates. As he put it
Radio and TV both growing for CBS
Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone hailed the Q4 results as “fabulous” and praised the “terrific team” at CBS Corporation headed by CEO Les Moonves as the company reported improvement in all areas
Tribune gets more time
A federal bankruptcy judge has given Tribune Company management more time to put together a plan to emerge from Chapter 11. Also delayed is...
Snow takes news chart, but not by storm
The crippling series of snowstorms that caused a whiteout in the East was the consensus top story for the week of 2/8-14/10 among the...
Citizens united against Citizens United ruling
At a time when political polarization seems as great or greater than it’s ever been, rank and file Democrats, Republicans and independents see eye-to-eye...
Salem gets some HotAir
Salem Communications announced at the Conservative Political Action Conference that it has acquired HotAir.com -- the popular right-of-center blog showcasing the news, analysis and...
Independent examiner sought for Tribune
The US Trustee’s office is backing an effort by bondholders to have an independent examiner investigate the 2007 buyout of Tribune Co., now in...
Coalition presses for FCC diversity action
A broad group of minority organizations continues to prod the FCC to action on numerous issues before it of concern to their constituents. They’ve fired off yet another letter on the topic to FCC Chairman
Broadcasters well-represented at SC FCC meet
The FCC Quadrennial Review Road Show officially opens in Columbia SC on 2/23/10, and the lineups for the two panels are well-stocked with broadcasters...
Broadcast Super Bowl ads drive web traffic
A new survey released by Integrated Media Measurement Inc. found that almost a third of a group of Super Bowl viewers visited the website of one of the advertisers between the end of the game and midnight that same evening. Of a group of consumers
Analyst raises CBS revenue expectations
With quarterly earnings reports heating up, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker is expecting improved reports from most broadcasting companies
Reed continues to sell off US publications
Reed Business Information-US has sold more of its trade publications. Canon Communications LLC announced that it has a definitive agreement to acquire four media...
Scarborough expands cell phone-only sampling
With more and more US households cutting the cord, research companies are moving to include cell phone-only (CPO) households in their market samples. Scarborough...
Toyota damage creates domestic opportunity
The self-inflicted wounds of Toyota have opened a hole big enough to drive a truck through – as long as it’s a domestic truck....
Forecast sees improvement for all media in 2010
RBR-TVBR recently reported on the reasoning of Barclays Capital analysts Anthony DiClemente and George Hawkey as they raised their 2010