Ad money set to flow in healthcare battle
Long time readers of RBR/TVBR will remember that Billy Tauzin was a major player in broadcast legislation as a Republican Congressman from Louisiana. He’s still a big player inside
Poll: TV and radio fare fairly well
A study posted on Gallup.com ranked 25 US industries according to citizen favorability perceptions, and television and radio fared better than half bad. Not only did broadcasters tie for 10th place, comfortably
Same old, same old at ACME
Television group ACME has a different profile than most of the groups that trade publicly – it has only six stations in five markets, and a CW affiliate in each of those markets. Despite this, its results for Q2 2009 were
Steve Harvey to join “GMA”
Steve Harvey, author, comedian, actor and host of “The Steve Harvey Morning Show,” has joined ABC’s Good Morning America. Harvey will bring viewers a...
CC Airports upgrades advertising at Oakland
Clear Channel Airports introduced some changes to Oakland International Airport with a new advertising program featuring a state-of-the-art Visitor Information Center in both baggage...
Clarifying the “The Syndicated Radio Asset Management Company” launch
Even though we have been functioning with a great degree of discretion for quite a while, the attached PDF was the first public announcement of The Syndicated Radio Asset Management
Don't Blame Traffic For Glenn Beck Ad Drop-Outs
TDGA ran a story earlier this month on the advertisers deserting the Glenn Beck "Ship," saying they didn’t know they had spots on the program and a myriad of
ESPN Deportes Radio’s Jorge Ramos y Su Banda adds TV
Jorge Ramos y Su Banda, ESPN Deportes Radio’s top daily soccer program, debuts on ESPN Deportes Television today (8/17). The TV simulcast of the...
More on CNN pulls the plug
CNN changed policy of having talk show hosts from radio because they don't fall in step with the CNN bias. CNN is not true to facts in journalism, but is an opinion driven reporting of events
Cruzan Rum celebrates its Caribbean heritage
Beam Global Spirits & Wine and Cruzan Rum announced a new ad campaign that showcases the U.S. Virgin Island of St. Croix, its people...
Executive suite changes at Univision
Ray Rodriguez has announced plans to retire the end of this year as President and COO of Univision Communications. CEO Joe Uva will assume...
Creditors said to want Zell-free Tribune
According to the Chicago Sun-Times – which is hardly a disinterested observer – the major creditors of Tribune Company are preparing their own bankruptcy
Clear Channel extends, boosts bond buyback
An offer to buy back up to $200 million of the outstanding bonds of Clear Channel Communications’ CC Finco subsidiary had been scheduled to...
Sirius XM sells some bonds
Sirius XM announced that it had priced an offering of $257 million of Senior Secured Notes due 2015. They will bear interest at an...
Marriage plans for MFM and INFE
Holding their annual conferences together back in May worked out so well that Interactive and Newsmedia Financial Executives (INFE) and the Media Financial Management...