We’d rather the Prez ignores Rather
Former CBS anchor and present HDNet reporter Dan Rather called on President Obama to step in and help the press get through its current...
Presidential product placement
The Obama beer bash in the aftermath of the Henry Louis Gates incident has turned into an unplanned demonstration of the power of product placement, giving free air time to four lucky brews
Lincoln Financial Group drops to a loss
Insurance and radio company (and very little of the latter) Lincoln Financial Group reported a Q2 loss of $161 million, vs. net income of...
Dan Patrick to debut on DIRECTV
Syndicated sports talker Dan Patrick will bring his game to DIRECTV’s The 101 Network with a new TV show, premiering 8/3, based on his...
Music Choice brings channels to CruiseCast line-up
Music Choice, the multi-platform video and music network, has signed a carriage agreement with RaySat Broadcasting Corporation to offer 20 of its music channels...
Clunkers already getting stimulus credit
A non-governmental group that helped enact Cash for Clunkers says the program has already injected millions into the economy before the first new car...
PACs continue to spend
So many issues, so many politicians to target, so little time. Actually, time is the stock in trade of the broadcasting business, and most broadcasters are more than willing to cut a deal with the politically-motivated
Equity group encouraging diverse investment
The National Association of Investment Companies says that investing in diversely-owned companies can be a major driver of economic recovery while at
Media homes in on health care
There was no doubt about it - the debate over health care was the number one media story for the week of 7/20-27/09, according...
Gannett sticks with dividend
Since the company sharply cut its dividend in February, Wall Street has been watching closely quarter to quarter to see if Gannett continues to...
Cable nets beat movies at Viacom
To no one’s surprise, revenues were down in Q2 for Viacom, but the Media Networks division fared better than the movie business. Also, CEO...
Harold Niven dead at 86
Former NAB Vice President Harold Niven, who was a university professor and served as President of both the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) and the...
News staffing: Women up, minorities down
Women increased their share of jobs in newsrooms in both television and radio in 2009, according to a new study, but minorities lost ground...
RNC uses health to prod Democrats
The Republican National Committee has committed over $1M to radio ad buys targeting 60 centrist Democrats in 33 states in an effort to scuttle...
Off-target in the case of Listener Driven Radio
I'd like to respond to Richard Harker's comments (Been There. Done That) regarding Listener Driven Radio. I am a partner in LDR. I agree...