CEO confidence improves
But it still is on the pessimistic side of the half-full or half-empty glass of water question. According to Chief Executive Magazine’s ongoing pulse-taking...
Serious decline for Sirius XM stock
After digesting Mel Kamrazin’s comments from Tuesday, investors yesterday sent Sirius XM stock skidding below a buck a share. That’s even below the target price of satellite radio bear Mark Wienkes
Two types of big wind dominate coverage
If it wasn't political or a hurricane, it barely registered in the media during the week of 9/1/08-9/7/08, according to the Project for Excellence...
Political Advertisements: A Quick Review of Broadcasters’ Obligations
Are issue ads entitle to lowest unit rate? Is the broadcaster exempt from liability for false statements? Must the broadcaster
Old story causes new trouble
Shares of United Airlines parent UAL Corp. fell 75% at one point yesterday before Nasdaq halted trading so information about the company could be...
Barter firm offers alternative income
There is an option available to companies with availabilities that are going unclaimed due to tough times in the advertising community. Instead of plugging...
McCain maps the battlegrounds
The conventions have come and gone, and it is still looking like a wider map is in play for the 2008 presidential race than in either of the last two elections. The campaign of John McCain
The Old Days
First, I am not one who always is looking back on the “good ole’ days” but I am one who has gone from playing scratchy 45’s* to music on hard drive. Spots on carts that would jam
Scholarship award
Spanish Broadcasting System and Mega TV announced the winner of the “Tu Mega TV 2008 “contest awarding the annual Raúl Alarcón Broadcasting & Communications...
Top 20 broadcast political donors
As we noted Friday 9/5/08, broadcasters are much better at collecting money others have donated to politicians than they are at giving it to...
Say it ain’t so
We are troubled to report that we are already hearing speculation about the presidential election. The one scheduled to go to the voters for...
Tribune tries to grab young readers
The Chicago Public Schools this week began distributing the first issue of TheMash, a weekly newspaper mostly written by students, but with training and...
On the HD Radio Alliance’s three-year achievement anniversary announcement
From Jerry Smith, FLA-based Broadcast Technical Consultant "It’s a testament to what broadcasters can achieve when the industry
Roger Ebert’s letter to Radio … sort of
Last week on his website RogerEbert.com the famous Chicago Sun-Times movie guru gave former colleague Jay Mariotti a few turns on the barbeque spit. You may know Mariotti as
Broadcasters split on the election
If electoral preferences are measured in terms of dollars donated, then companies in the business of operating radio and television stations are split right down the middle this year. Just under $4M had been