Viacom cutting staff and costs
Viacom announced plans to eliminate 850 jobs, about 7% of its work force, and freeze senior level salaries for 2009. The company will also...
Rory Markas dead at 54
The Los Angeles Angels baseball team announced that Rory Markas had died at his home. He had been the play-by-play voice of the Angels...
Vertiv’s Veite Added At Adder
A Cambridge, England-based firm focused on connectivity and IP KVM has hired a technical sales specialist who spent the last two years at Phoenix-based Vertiv, as the head of its U.S. sales operation.
Fisher dissident keeps up the attack
Despite having its board nominees for Fisher rejected by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), FrontFour Capital is finding some solace in certain parts of the ISS report.
Community station WQNA to stay on air
Community radio WQNA-FM Springfield, IL will operate for at least another year, reports the State Journal-Register. The executive council of the Capital Area Career...
AE responds to the buyer
Respectfully in response to Jim La Marca’s comments on supply and demand (3/4/08 RBR #44): It is refreshing to hear a buyer complain about...
Nielsen, comScore settle patent litigation
In March, the two online measurement companies were locked in a patent infringement legal battle. Nielsen filed first on 3/16 the U.S. District Court...
Too focused on cash from pols?
Hi RBR,Is it just me, or has the radio industry depended as much on political advertising (the TV industry is just as guilty, in...
Broadcasters enjoy mildly contrarian day
It wasn’t much to write home about, but at least on a day when the general markets served back and forth and ended up...
Captain Mel Berman passes
WFLA-AM Tampa reports Captain Mel Berman, who knew both Tampa Bay’s fishing spots and Tampa Bay radio like the back of his hand and...
Univision President/CEO Joe Uva resigns
He informed the Board of Directors at the top Spanish-language media company in the U.S that he has chosen not to renew his employment...
Rush Renewal: Three More Years With Cumulus
Cumulus and Limbaugh have extended the love for another three years, keeping him at 33 Cumulus-owned affiliates
Wall Street applauds Scripps split
Scripps shares jumped 8.6% on Tuesday after the company announced plans to split into two companies. The current E.W. Scripps Company will retain the...
Coverage spreads out
The Israeli/Palestinian Gaza conflict won a split decision among the journalistic media assignment editors during the week of 12/29/09-1/4/09, according to the Project for...
A ‘Data Journalism VP’ Arrives At CBS News & Stations
There's a newly restructured "data journalism" team in place at CBS News & Stations, and President of Content Development and Integration Adrienne Roark has revealed who will be heading the group.