Campaign knocked off the top slot
We wouldn't have believed it if we hadn't seen it with our own eyes. Sure it's the doldrums before the national conventions. We're still...
Surge in youth vote could benefit broadcasters
After taking several presidential elections off, proportionally speaking, voters under the age of 30 injected themselves into the electoral process in a big way...
Not so equal suffering at Journal
Radio and television revenues for July 2008 were both off about 3% compared to the same month in 2007 – the percentages for the two sectors were within a tenth of a percent of one another
Follow the money
John McCain (R-AZ) had a good July when it comes to fund-raising, but Barack Obama (D-IL) fared almost twice as well, according to reports....
Pandora losing hope?
Internet music source Pandora is highly successful. It claims 1M listeners and is said to be adding 40K new listeners daily via its tie to Apple’s iPhone. Even more importantly, it has managed to monetize
Hispanic groups well-positioned for 2008 election
Earlier in the year Hispanic broadcasters were mobilizing their listeners, urging the eligible to get registered and to vote in this year’s primaries and...
Fee simplified: WCSR takes apart new FCC chart
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC attorney Peter Gutmann has broken down the latest schedule of regulatory fees issued by the FCC, and also...
Tribune hires former DirecTV CEO to run LA Times
Tribune Co has appointed Eddy Hartenstein, former CEO of DirecTV as publisher of the LA Times, the paper said Saturday. Hartenstein will oversee Tribune's...
Response to Remerge Media article
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Billion dollar man?
That’s what George W. Bush may shortly become. He is said to have raised $968M for himself and for other candidates since he took...
Buffalo legends to be enshrined
The Buffalo Broadcasters Association has named six inductees for the 12th year of the Buffalo Broadcasting Hall of Fame. ESPN Football Analyst Ron Jaworski...
Liberman posts an up quarter
Not everyone was down in Q2. LBI Media, the parent company of Liberman Broadcasting, reported net revenues up 4.6% to $34 million. Adjusted EBITDA...
Cumulus Media Partners posts decline
Pretty much in line with the industry, Cumulus Media Partners (CMP) reported that Q2 revenues were down 6.2% to $56.4 million. That was attributed...
Deal set to take NDS private
Back in June News Corporation proposed to buy out other shareholders of NDS Group in league with the Permira Advisers private equity group for...
Revenues and expenses down for Young
Young Broadcasting reported that Q2 revenues for its continuing operations (9 medium- to small-market stations) declined 6.7% to $37 million, but that operating costs...