S&P downgrades CC Media
Standard and Poor's Ratings Services said it is worried about the ability of CC Media Holdings, the parent company of Clear Channel Communications, to...
NY Times Company suspends dividend
The Gray Lady is the latest to close her purse to conserve cash as ad revenues plummet. The New York Times Company voted Thursday...
Tough times at Scripps
A day after informing employees of pay cuts for senior management, a pension plan freeze and suspension of the company’s 401(k) plan match, E.W....
Consumers: Global economy wants you
Peter T. Leach, Senior Editor of the Journal of Commerce, believes the cure for what ails the wheezing global economy is confidence among consumers...
CBS’s diminished dividend a surprise
Just about everybody expected CBS cut its dividends, but reducing quarterly checks to shareholders by about 80% seemed to catch most analysts by surprise
Radio One committed to buying out its TV One partners
Despite the financial challenges of 2009, Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins is upbeat on TV One, which as a five-year-old start up cable net is still growing revenues. Late this year Radio One is supposed to
On RBR….from our new engineering readers
Good Morning RBR: You sent my first edition today and it was a pleasure to read, broadcaster to broadcaster. You tell it like it is and I appreciate that, especially in today’s hyped-up market
Station operating income up for Radio One
Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins conducts his conference call with analysts this morning, but the company put out its Q4 numbers Wednesday evening. Compared...
Salem gives preview of down quarter
Salem Communications won’t release its complete report until March 12th, but it gave Wall Street a heads up Wednesday that Q4 revenue will be...
Business is good for Comcast
The cable giant reported that Q4 pro forma revenues increased 7% to $8.2 billion and operating cash flow also increased 7% to $3.2 billion....
Promoters of economic crisis exposed
You may have thought that there were many key factors contributing to the creation of the current economic crisis that is facing the entire...
Commentary on the Fairness Doctrine
One of the first things tyrannical governments do when they grab power is to silence the opposition by seizing control of the media. It could plausibly be argued that attempts to control
The Station Log vs. The Program Log
As always, Gregg Skall is right on target with his article about the Station Log in your 02/18/09 edition of RBR. But, we just want to clarify for Radio Broadcasters- not to confuse
CBS confirms: It’s a tough economy
The multimedia giant says it’s taking steps to make sure when the economy turns, it will be primed to take advantage. That means a focus on
Moody’s feels broadcasters’ pain
Or at least the credit rating agency is measuring the pain. So far in 2009, Moody’s Investors Service says the adverse impact of the contracting US economy on radio and television station revenues is