On the missing Houston station
Despite what was stated in RBR this morning, Arbitron DID NOT discover this problem by themselves and then notify clients – it was another example of clients finding the problem.
Gobbling up Hearst-Argyle shares
Hearst Corporation continues to increase its stake in Hearst-Argyle Television, despite having been rebuffed in a bid to take the TV group private at...
Disney's media networks to develop ad, research lab
The Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company announced the development of an emerging media and advertising research lab in conjunction with Professor...
Cyclone eats into campaign coverage
But the week of May 5-11 was still all about the battle for president, on the Democratic side, according to the Project for Excellence...
Arrow-matic day on the Street
The action was all on the radio side. It looks like Clear Channel’s privatization is getting close to being a done deal – its...
Dolans beat Murdoch to Newsday
The cross-ownership complications put in play by the Rupert Murdoch/News Corporation play for Long Island icon Newsday are off the table. Cablevision has come...
Emmis says it’s seen the bottom
“We felt a few months ago that we were at the bottom,” said Emmis Comm. CEO Jeff Smulyan. After trailing peers for a period of time, he said the company was catching up, pulling even and poised to pull ahead in many instances.
More on Farid Suleman…
Stop! Enough already! If I read one more comment from Farid Suleman about how he is going to fix Citadel's dismal performance I'm going to...
Everybody’s got a condition
Kevin Martin still isn’t saying which direction FCC thumbs will be pointing when it comes to the long-pending XM/Sirius merger, much less when they’ll...
Someone stop this guy named Farid Suleman
Farid is a danger to himself, his company and his once proud industry and he should be replaced by -- anybody.
Murdoch drops Newsday bid
Unwilling to get into a bidding war, News Corporation has withdrawn its $580 million bid to buy Newsday. As recently as last Wednesday’s quarterly...
David Martin writes about the industry initiative Radio Heard Here…
The Radio 2020 initiative is much talked about of late and that's a good thing. Radio folks love to talk and there's no shortage...
Troubled rep serves on E&C
The latest scandal in Washington is a doozy. You’ve probably heard many of the details of the mushrooming Vito Fossella (R-NY) story. A downtown...
Answering Wachovia's Bishop Cheen on HD Radio
A week or so ago Wachovia’s Bishop Cheen kept alive the HD Radio volley started by your mystery man/woman.I’d like to take a turn.Personally,...
Broadcast up, newspapers down for Tribune
“Broadcasting operating results are notably more stable,” CEO Sam Zell said, comparing the two divisions of Tribune Company as it reported Q1 results. Total...