Broadcast organizations comment on NBP
In a joint filing, NAB and MSTV pledged "full and constructive participation" in proceedings associated with the National Broadband Plan. At the same time,...
Fed economist to keynote MFM confab
Dr. David Altig, Senior Vice President and Director of Research for the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, will keynote Media Finance Focus 2010, the...
SUNY using RBR-TVBR for college courses
Hello, RBR and TVBR:We are using your combined websites as a reference to the ongoing state of the broadcast/cablecast/satcast/webcast media for my Broadcast Journalism,...
“Wrestlers 4 Haiti” Raise Over $6K for Relief Effort
Pro wrestlers (Tampa, FL) are mainly known for the weight they throw around in the ring. Turns out they have quite a bit that...
RBR-TVBR: Blazing the trail into the future
RBR-TVBR Members:We would like to share what we have been stating for the past two years: The value of engaging into today's Internet world. ...
Watchdog calls lack of minority licensees obscene
MMTC’s David Honig did not pull his punches – at the FCC panel on how its rules affect minority broadcast license ownership, he said of the lack of
Well-crafted FCC minority initiatives could survive courts
A panel comprised of academics testifying at an FCC investigation of ownership diversity believe that there are ways the Commission can craft rules to...
Apple unveils iPad
Apple showed off its much-anticipated tablet computer, a multimedia, Internet-enabled slate that could fuel the next leg of growth for the CE innovator. Dubbed the iPad, the tablet will be used to browse
Tribune managers will get their bonuses
A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware Wednesday gave the go-ahead for Tribune Company to pay some $45.6 million in bonuses to roughly 720 management-level...
Two hot stories yield tight news director focus
The earthquake in Haiti and the surprising and dramatic senatorial race in Massachusetts made the job of a news director pretty easy during the...
Strong support for Univision’s Haiti effort
Univision Communications Inc. announced that its historic special “Unidos Por Haití” (United for Haiti) drew overwhelming support from the Hispanic community last Saturday, and...
Sinclair tendering for bonds
Sinclair Broadcast Group is trying to buy back some more of its public debt. Its Sinclair Television Group subsidiary announced that it is commencing...
AccessHollywood.com scores 146% growth YOY
"Access Hollywood's" website, AccessHollywood.com, experienced its highest monthly Unique Visitors ever, with an impressive +146% rise year-to-year from December 2008 to December 2009.December 2009...
Ezra Kucharz heading digital for CBS local stations
Ezra Kucharz has been named President, Local Digital Media, for CBS’s newly-formed local broadcasting business segment. His hiring, effective February 16th, was announced by Anton
CC Radio, The Weinstein Company partner at Sundance
Clear Channel Radio has partnered with The Weinstein Company to provide music fans across the country with a first look at the highly anticipated...