Media gives the campaign a rest
Finally, coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign cooled off a little bit, as measured by the Project for Excellence in Journalism during the week...
BET founder betting on Clinton
Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson (who has since moved on from the company) defended the earlier comments of former Rep./VP candidate Geraldine Ferraro...
New blood at Young, AP
Television owner/operator Young Broadcasting has announced a new nomination to its board of directors, even as two others announced their retirement. But the real...
SBS sets its date with Wall Street
The execs at Spanish Broadcasting System are no doubt putting their dogs and ponies through their paces in preparation for the company's Q1 results...
Election prediction: Broadcasters lose
“For broadcasters, all three of these candidates would give you heartburn,” said Linda Douglass of National Journal as she and other veteran political reporters...
HD can help radio find momentum
I can’t say if HD Radio will “make it” (whatever that means) or not, but your commentator’s six wooden stakes I think misses the point.
Tim Robbins cuts loose
When NAB Convention planners got a look at the keynote speech that actor/director Tim Robbins planned to deliver yesterday, they apparently got nervous and...
Rehr sees challenges and opportunities
“We will leave no TV set behind,” declared NAB President David Rehr, noting that his speech yesterday in Las Vegas might be his last...
NABOB looking for registrants
The National Association of Broadcasters' 32nd Annual Spring Broadcast Management Conference is slated for 5/16/08-5/21/08 at St. Maarten, and it's accepting registrations right now...
Will retailer short Circuit Blockbuster blockbuster?
Movie renter Blockbuster is trying to acquire challenged consumer electronics retailer Circuit City, but says that CC is dragging its heels on the due...
Foundation looking into local loss
And just what is being lost? According to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the growing use of the internet as a...
First of two CCU books gets a review
Alec Foege says he thought Clear Channel was getting a bum rap from the media when he began writing a book on the company....
Proxy firm backs Media General dissident
Harbinger Capital Partners is claiming a victory because one of the major proxy vote advisory firms has advised its institutional investor clients not to...
C-E-Oh, no
The parade of bad economic news continues unabated with the release of the latest Conference Board survey of CEO confidence. The corner office execs'...
PTC attacks BET, MTV music programming
Music video programming on two prominent basic cable services has drawn the ire of Parents Television Council. The indecency watchdog says that "sexual, violent, profane or obscene" material is presented about once every 38 seconds.