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?" ...
“Cuz” and “Doc” among honorees
Legendary DJ “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, pictured, is to be honored with one of the 2008 Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Awards by the Broadcasters Foundation...
President postpones ad campaign kick-off
The White House felt it might be seen as opportunistic to announce Office of National Drug Control Policy advertising campaign aimed at preventing the...
Clinton leads the pack in press coverage
If there's no such thing as bad publicity, then the US media pack is doing Hillary Clinton (D-NY) a world of good by keeping...
Terrence Elkes dead at 73
Former Viacom President Terrence Elkes has died of a heart problem at age 73. Elkes was hired as General Counsel of Viacom a year...
Bergeron to host Golden Mike gala
Tom Bergeron will emcee the 2008 Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Award in honor of the Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and the...