Legal eagle view on product placement
Commercial zapping viewing practices are putting a premium on product placement advertising schemes, and the FCC is looking into issues concerning
Journalists stick to same old same old
The 2008 campaign, the economy, the Middle East and the price of petroleum products continued to dominate media coverage during the week of 7/7/08-7/13/08,...
Scripps reverse split takes effect
Effective today, E.W. Scripps Company shareholders will have one-third as many shares as they had yesterday, but they should be worth three times as...
Legal eagle blowback
Peter Gutmann of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC weighed in the other day on the regulatory ins and outs of FCC broadcast phone...
House Democrats reveal battle plans
There will be no need to speculate on where the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee thinks some major House battleground contests will be waged. The...
Roger Ailes is now a newspaper man
He isn’t quitting his day job as President of Fox News Channel and Chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group, but Roger Ailes and...
Dismal days for all media
Broadcasters may be primarily focused on the advertising woes they face every day. But they are not alone. The media analyst team at Wachovia Capital Markets is out with an equity research
XM/Sirius slithers along
A number of media outlets are reporting that as expected, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell has opted to go along with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and approve the merger
Legal eagle view of broadcast phone calls
Clear Channel’s recent $12K fine for putting a call siphoned out of the voicemail of one of its air talents attracted the legal-eagle-eyed interest of
Broadcasters and politicians mourn Snow
Tony Snow’s long battle with cancer came to an end Saturday. He was only 53. His career had taken him in and out of the White House, behind a radio microphone and in front of TV cameras
More congratulations
Hundreds if not thousands of broadcasters owe you thanks, congratulations and best wishes on your anniversary. You kept us all up to date on the news and buzz of our industry and
Tony Snow dead at 53
Former White House press secretary and veteran broadcaster Tony Snow has died at age 53 after a long battle with cancer. CNN had recently...
Campaign cash war shaping up?
The warchest of John McCain (R-AZ) is expected to show $22M in June income, while Barack Obama (D-IL) is expected to announce income for...
Bounceback: XM/Sirius
It's no secret that RBR has been a vocal opponent of the proposed XM/Sirius merger. Truth be told, any good attorney could argue either side with substance and aplomb
Martin wants XM-Sirius vote on August 1st
FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (R), told reporters Friday he wants the merger vote at the next Commission meeting, but that’s still a hope, not...