The Beck/Heinz connection
Heinz famously has 57 products, and now Glenn Beck’s Fox News Channel program is said to have lost 57 advertisers. FNC says that the...
Obama strikes again on 9/9/09
President Barack Obama is addressing a joint session of Congress next Wednesday in primetime, the second of his presidency, plus four other prime time events. Once again, network news departments
Broadcasters Foundation building awareness
You may have already noticed the public service ads on RBR/TVBR. The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BOFA) has recently launched a campaign to increase...
Moody’s watching Clear Channel to see what develops
Moody’s Investors Service has issued a new ratings notice for the $21 billion of rated debt at Clear Channel Communications. But the minor change is only temporary – while Moody’s waits to see
Even in recession, digital devices are hot
Americans are still buying high-tech products, with High-Def TVs and home broadband networks among the most popular, according to an annual survey by Forrester...
Restaurateur outlook approaching par
Many economic experts agree that consumer spending will ultimately drive the recovery from the current recession. And the more consumers are worried about their...
Live365 goes to court over CRB
An internet music service contends that the life and death business implications of copyright regulation are far too weighty for an obscure board selected by a library, even if it is the prestigious Library of Congress
Weak NFL box office ominous for local TV
The problems being experienced by some National Football League selling out their home games could result in a bad case of blackout fever for local television stations – and at the same time
Austin morning radio show adds TV simulcast
Come October 5th, two radio DJs in Austin, TX will have to come to work in clean clothes every day. The “JB and Sandy in the Morning” show from Entercom’s KAMX-FM “Mix 94.7” will also air live on CBS affiliate
Journalists say they were dragged into North Korea
Current TV journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee, recently freed when former President Bill Clinton traveled to North Korea, have issued their first public...
Looking Back To See The Future
I started cleaning out one of my filing cabinets over the weekend – something that I’ve been putting-off for a while. One of the main reasons I dread the purge so much is because I rarely finish
Kennedy story dominates, but not universally
Over one fourth of available time and space went to coverage of the death of Ted Kennedy. After that, it became a debate between...
WMG shakes up Nashville
Warner Music Group (WMG) has reorganized its Nashville operations, naming John Esposito President of Warner Music Nashville. He’ll oversee Warner Bros. Nashville, Word Entertainment
SBS short a director
Spanish Broadcasting System says it has received a noncompliance letter from Nasdaq because it does not have three independent directors on its audit committee....
Spoken Bible goes online
Religious stations, rather than seeing YouVersion.com as a competitor, may see it as a resource. The website, which has many Bible-related items and services,...