Sirius XM stock downgraded
Zacks Investment Research has cut its stock recommendation on Sirius XM to “Underperform.” It is worried about new competition. Zacks cited the deal by Pandora to have Pioneer sell a navigation
Bill Gates reduces Fisher stake
Cascade Investment, the personal investment company of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has been selling some of its stake in Fisher Communications. As a result, we won’t be getting any more reports
Small broadcasters to FCC: Help, don’t hinder us
The FCC panel on small market financing hinged on a stable regulatory climate, to stabilize a financing regime that was already dicey before the economy turned sour. It was said that radio
Finance community: Bring on some dereg
The prognosis for large-market broadcasting from representatives of the financial community is not good, but the prescription was unanimous – grant another round of ownership deregulation
WSJ Radio Network debuts widget
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network has launched a new interactive, multimedia widget for affiliate station websites. The new WSJ Radio widget displays a...
ESPN Digital Media scores another record year
ESPN Digital Media closed another record-setting year in 2009, highlighted by new milestones and record audience growth. On all platforms -- online, mobile, broadband,...
Triton Digital surpasses 5,000 affiliations
Triton Digital announced its station affiliations leading into 2010 now exceed 5,000 – up 50% from a year ago. Said Neal Schore, Triton CEO:...
YouTube kept out of court, for now
The Supreme Court has ordered that judges planning to put proceedings of a controversial trial up on YouTube take some more time to consider
CEA sees return to consumer electronics growth in 2010
The consumer electronics (CE) industry will generate more than $165 billion in revenues this year, according to the semi-annual industry forecast released
Ford unveils Tweeting car
Ford has unveiled the world’s first tweeting car at CES 2010. Alan Mulally, Ford’s CEO, said the company will produce a range of vehicles...
HSN Shop by Remote app on Samsung's Internet@TV
Consumers will have yet another way to shop with HSN. The interactive multichannel retailer will offer the HSN Shop by Remote app on select...
Media buyers see 2010 recovery
But they’re not sure just when and it doesn’t look like they think it will be all that big. The not exactly overwhelming plurality -- 30% -- think advertising will bounce back, or begin to, in Q2
C-SPAN Radio app highlighted in Apple iTunes Store
For the second time in three months, an iPhone application developed by jacAPPS, the mobile marketing division of Jacobs Media, has been designated as...
The Bizarro World of Radio
The following is absolutely true. Since September I have been listening to the same major market “News Talk” AM station about 90% of the time
Gary Arlen reports from CES: Part II
RBR-TVBR spoke with consultant Gary Arlen, who is attending and participating in the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Today he spoke on...