Spitzer out the door
The scandal-plagued administration of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer is coming to an end. The former state attorney general, who badgered record labels and...
Moonves rules out more station sales
Speaking at the McGraw-Hill Media summit in New York, CBS Corporation CEO Les Moonves said he has no plans to sell anymore of the...
Iger sees opportunities for Disney
Kids are increasingly oriented to looking at their computer screen more than a TV screen, Disney CEO Bob Iger told the McGraw-Hill Media Summit in New York, so he thinks broadband is going to become the primary entertainment source for the youngsters that his company has built its brand on.
Elections hog the spotlight again
The election fired back over the 50% point during the 3/3/08-3/9/08, finally resting at 52%, fueled by another 77% tunnel-vision performance from the cable sector. but we can’t wait to see the stats with Spitzer out the door. Has it all, Money, Sex, Politics.
Taking issue with Jim Boyle
This reader doesn’t think much of the suggestions for the radio industry from CL King analyst Jim Boyle (3/4/08 RBR #44).WOW--That is the biggest...
Debut makes its debut
Yesterday marked the first quarterly Wall Street conference call for Debut Broadcasting, which just this week announced the purchase of its sixth and seventh...
Bush vows to veto any Fairness Doctrine
President George W. Bush was welcomed at the National Religious Broadcasters convention in Nashville yesterday as he delivered something the broadcasters wanted to hear...
Lee Abrams jumps to Tribune
Zell, Michaels and Abrams, what a team! Some people would find each and every one of them to be overbearing, off-the-wall and just plain nuts.
Spitzer apologizes, but doesn’t resign
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer read a brief statement apologizing to his family and the public yesterday after he was identified by the New...
Send the “suits” packing
The Citadel debacle is the latest example of what happened when Radio was taken over by the "suits" on Wall Street who did not...
Week of learning and planning
What I saw and learned at Annual 4A's conference was excellent and lived up to their theme of 'Digital changes everything' but if you...
Moody’s turns negative on Univision
RBR/TVBR wasn’t the only one to notice that Univision is coming up well short of its projected 500 million bucks from divestitures. Moody’s Investors Service affirmed its debt ratings for the Hispanic media giant, but changed its rating outlook to negative.
Ed is mad, Tom is sad
I have to join Ed Christian (2/29/08 RBR #42) when he laments the lack of professionalism that sees radio commercial rates on the streets...
Clear Channel extends tender
Some folks on Wall Street got excited last week by a rumor that the 26.7 billion bucks deal was going to closing on Thursday. That didn’t happen.
CEOs skittish about the future
Chief Executive Magazine regularly keeps takes the temperature of the denizens of America's corner offices, and what it's found this time is enough to...