Tax certificate hearing in the offing?
That’s the word from the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, which itself is gearing up for its 32nd Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference...
Another issue group announces media plans
Vets for Freedom says the money has to spend can be measured in the multi-millions of dollars, and it plans to spread that around...
Jim Thompson new Prez of Broadcasters Foundation
Veteran television and radio executive Jim Thompson will take over as President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America, effective August 4th. The foundation had...
Credit likely to remain tight for rest of 2008
Jeff Kilrea Co-President, Corporate Finance at CapitalSource Finance LLC is the latest lending expert to check in as RBR/TVBR assesses the credit markets for...
WPP makes hostile bid for TNS
Having been rebuffed in several bids to acquire Taylor Nelson Sofres on friendly terms, Sir Martin Sorrel has now decided to bypass the TNS...
XM/Sirius: Halt or alter
The Consumers Union and a consortium of public broadcasters have weighed in with the FCC to halt or alter the wedding. CU cites heavily...
Less equity for private equity
Private equity funds, like the two prepared to buy Clear Channel Communications the end of this month, raised $132.7 billion in the first half...
Equity on notice
Nasdaq has notified Equity Media Holdings that the company is deficient in meeting Nasdaq requirements for the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors....
Health advocates launching campaign
Health Care for America Now bills itself as “an unprecedented coalition of major organizations including labor unions, large community-based membership groups, women's groups, DC...
FTC pleased with alcohol ad self-regulation
The Federal Trade Commission says the marketing responsibility exhibited by manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic beverages has come a long way. In particular, it...
Campaign still unshakable from coverage spotlight
However, the Project for Excellence in Journalism coverage charts show that the media realizes that there are in fact other stories out their worthy of note. The 2008 campaign remained the top story
Station financing still hard to come by
Before the holiday weekend RBR/TVBR asked several experts for their thoughts on whether the dismal market for broadcast financings had changed at all, for...
Coen on deck today
Back in December when he issued his ad spending forecast for 2008, Universal McCann Sr. VP and Director of Forecasting Bob Coen said “we...
Coen's ad forecast more pessimistic
Declaring that the US ad market is "even worse" than expected when he issued his initial forecast in December, advertising guru Bob Coen
InBev wants to oust A-B board
Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev raised the pressure on top managers at Anheuser-Busch Monday by moving to oust the brewer's board.InBev filed a consent solicitation statement...