Clear Channel reiterates Q1 closing
The statement that the going private buyout is “expected to occur in the first quarter 2008” was repeated by Clear Channel yesterday as it...
Main studio, schmain studio
As part of the FCC's large-scale look into improving the localism of broadcast stations, it says it shares the concern of commenters "that licensees...
ICBC hangs out a new shingle
ICBC, better known as Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, has been running broadcast facilities for a long time, and must be hugely popular in regulatory...
FCC tells ABC: No ifs, ands or butts
An episode of NYPD Blue first aired in February 2003 has resulted in an FCC fine meted out to 52 ABC-affiliated television stations. Language...
Hedge fund names nominees
We now know who the Harbinger hedge fund wants to place on the board of directors at the New York Times Company. It has...
One less broadcast analyst
Yet another radio and TV stock analyst has gotten his pink slip. Bank of America is the latest Wall Street firm to decide it...
Two contested primary seasons spur cashflow
It's been a very long time since there was a presidential election without either an incumbent or a sitting VP in the race for...
PSAs: Play to the player's culture
17 seconds an hour may not be much to brag about, but broadcast executives were proud of their charitable work, and said so at...
Familiar names on “Best CEOs in America” list
The annual list put out by Institutional Investor magazine includes a number of CEOs whose names pop up in RBR and TVBR. Only one,...
Diller and Malone head to court
John Malone’s Liberty Media doesn’t object to Barry Diller’s plan to split IAC/InterActiveCorp into five companies, but Malone doesn’t like the idea of the...
Clear Channel buyout to close in Q1
Thomas H. Lee Partners dealmaker Scott Sperling was quoted as saying that the company has plenty of financing sources and expects to close the...
Spotlighting the localism proceeding: Citizen advisors
The enhanced disclosure form is out there, and it is just the beginning of what may become a laundry list of new obligations and...
The Nielsen Company's 2008 Guide to the Super Bowl
As most retailers and advertisers know, the Super Bowl is like Christmas Take #2 for consumer spending. In fact, according to Retail Advertising and...
McGraw-Hill profits down
Hit by the impact of the credit markets slump in its Financial Services sector, McGraw-Hill saw Q4 earnings per share decline to 43 cents...
A reader presses the issue
The RBR/TVBR story “Clinton leads the pack in press coverage” (1/24/08 RBR #16) didn’t seem right to this broadcaster. Should our industry say "press?" ...