Michael Jackson dies suddenly in LA
Pop king Michael Jackson had been rehearsing for a comeback series of concerts when he died Thursday at age 50. Los Angeles authorities say...
Baker picked, Genachowski confirmed
To the surprise of absolutely nobody who has been paying the least bit of attention, President Barack Obama has formally sent the name of...
15 graduate from Broadcast Leadership Training
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) announced the 15 graduates of the 2009 Broadcast Leadership Training (BLT) program. Established by the NABEF...
Wall Street gobbles up XM bonds
XM Satellite Radio, a subsidiary of Sirius XM, had planned to sell $350 million of senior secured notes to refinance existing debt, but the Wall Street response was so strong that the offering was increased to $525.75M
ABC/Obama feedback
One reader, responding to this article, thinks there’d be less complaints about Obama and ABC if they’d thought of it first. -- Well, there were certainly enough commercial breaks in the program that
Manning the barricades v. PRA
A reader has a few remarks about a piece by Al Sergei in RBR Only, Viewpoints 6/24/09 #122 -- Al Sergi idea is simple and brilliant. The only issue I see is the government would
Statehouse battlegrounds 2010
We’re in the midst of an off-year in terms of elections, but candidates from coast to coast are lining up to make a career...
China's NDRC against bid for Hummer
Reuters reports China's top economic planning agency is likely to reject Sichuan Tengzhong's bid to buy the Hummer brand from bankrupt General Motors, state...
RTNDA/Unity awards announced
Four broadcast news organizations, two radio and two TV, have been named winners of the 10th Annual RTNDA/Unity Awards for their ongoing commitement to...
Boston Globe and union settle
Renewed negotiations have produced a new deal with the Boston Globe’s largest union, whose members had rejected a previous package of cuts. This time...
Travel down for this year’s Fourth
The American Automobile Association predicts that families will be staying closer to or at home on and around the Fourth of July this year....
WPP downgrades 2009 ad forecast
WPP’s GroupM originally thought that the global advertising market for measured media would be down 4.4% for 2009, but its latest estimate is a bitter pill, with losses now expected to reach 5.5%
ABC Regional Sports & Ent. Sales repping new Times Square sign
ABC Regional Sports and Entertainment Sales, a division of ABC National Television Sales, has been appointed the exclusive ad sales rep for The City...
Reality Check on the Performance Tax Issue
Like the rest of the radio industry, I cheered the recent news that the movement in Congress to impose a performance fee on music airplay is almost dead. A majority of the House and a growing
Univision says ad revenue is stabilizing
In a preview of Q2 results filed with the SEC, Univision says net revenues are expected to be down low single digits, but that operating income will be flat or up a bit. The filing also notes “the recent stabilization