Split Belo assigned to two indices
Standard & Poor’s announced changes to two of its market indices to deal with the split of Belo Corporation into two separate publicly traded...
More on overnight staffing
Jon Hosford may be right about how station owners would deal with a federal mandate for 24/7 studio operation (2/1/08 RBR #22). But his...
Primaries: What's left
With four Republican candidates still standing, despite the establishment of strong front runner status by John McCain (R-AZ), and with much heavy lifting ahead...
Defending set-top-box data
I disagree with your assessment that the DirecTV sample would not be a representative one and that it could potentially become a viable alternative...
Disney earnings down, but beats the Street
Like other big media company CEOs, Disney’s Bob Iger told analysts in his quarterly conference call that the WGA strike has had no significant...
Sun-Times Media on the auction block
Sun-Times Media Group, the company anchored by the Chicago Sun-Times, has appointed a team of three directors to consider “strategic alternatives” for the company...
One down; Can broadcast stocks endure 11 more months?
As bad as 2007 was for most broadcasting stocks, the first month of 2008 did not bring any improvement. Most radio stocks were down...
Too focused on cash from pols?
Hi RBR,Is it just me, or has the radio industry depended as much on political advertising (the TV industry is just as guilty, in...
Campaign blinders remain in place
The 2008 election surged past the 50% mark again during the week of 1/28/08-2/3/08, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, fueled by...
Democrats dominate Super Duper air wars
At this point in the 2008 presidential race, the biggest warchests have been amassed by Democrats, and it has been showing in the run-up...
Lincoln Financial posts down quarter
Lincoln Financial Group reported that Q4 net income was 113 million, or 42 cents per share, down from 381 million and EPS of 1.36...
Meredith boosts dividend
The board of directors at Meredith Corporation has approved a 16% increase in the company’s dividend. The quarterly dividend payout will increase by three...
Ed Wilson heading Tribune Broadcasting
“There is tremendous upside at Tribune,” declared Ed Wilson as he jumped to the company as President of Tribune Broadcasting. Wilson was previously President...
Analyst turns believer
SMH Capital analyst David Miller has turned bullish on Clear Channel, rating the stock a “buy” because he now believes the private equity buyout...
Republicans closed the gap in Q4 2007
At the end of Q3 2007, Republican presidential candidates were 65.9M behind their Democratic counterparts in the total fund-raising race, with a total take...