Zell holding onto the LA Times
Sam Zell was speaking in LA this week, so of course the Q&A session got around to the hometown newspaper. Several rich locals have...
Book looks at media use for small businesses
Ronald Geskey has a new book out called "David vs. Goliath, Guerrilla Media Buying for Small Business," which purports to teach small business operators...
NABJ to Citadel and Fox: End Imus Talks
The National Association of Black Journalists urges Citadel CEO Farid Suleman and Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes to halt negotiations to return Don Imus...
Artist breaks free of labels
There was a time when getting a contract with a major record label was one of the most important milestones in a musician's career,...
AP sues web publishers
The Associated Press announced that it has sued Moreover Technologies Inc. and VeriSign Inc., asking a federal court to stop the two companies from...
Wyoming tax structure best for business
So says the Tax Foundation, which just released its 2008 State Business Tax Climate Index, which takes a number of tax facts into considerations,...
Time to meet The Street
Westwood One holds a conference call with Wall Street analysts this morning to answer their many questions about last week's renegotiated deal with CBS...
Artist dishes on labels
Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails does not feel like he and his friends in the recording industry are facing a tough situation in...
Pricing In A PPM World
It has become apparent that Arbitron's PPM service reports lower listening than its diary service. Studies have shown that the average station's AQH Persons...
Cubs sale now on front burner
The Chicago Cubs had a good season, but have now been eliminated in the playoffs. So, instead of heading to the World Series, Tribune...
More doubts about radio groups
Several Wall Street analysts came out with updates yesterday cutting their estimates for Emmis, following last week's quarterly conference call. One also reduced estimates...
Talkers double down on Iran
It was all because of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's visit to the US. During the week of 9/23-28/07, the visit propelled Iran to the top of...
iPhone examined
RBR asked Gene Keenan his take on iPhone. With nearly 30,000 news stories and an estimated 500 million US in free media generated by...
Dissidents on News Corp. ballot
When shareholders of News Corporation hold their annual meeting October 19th, they'll be voting on some routine items, plus two proposals that are opposed...
Time to meet The Street
Westwood One holds a conference call with Wall Street analysts this morning to answer their many questions about last week's renegotiated deal with CBS...