Tough sell for Univision Music Group?
Univision may end up getting less than expected from selling its Spanish record labels. The New York Post reports that bidders have been cutting...
Valuing the billboards at Entravision
Wall Street applauded last week when Entravision said it was looking into selling its outdoor advertising division (11/16/07 RBR #225). So, just what are...
Debut lays out growth plans
Debut Broadcasting Corporation, one of the tiniest public companies in broadcasting, reported that Q3 revenues were 834,270 bucks, down 3.8%. The company said that...
Small market ratings debate continues
Ferguson back to ArbitronI read Arbitron Sr. VP Thom Mocarsky's comments (11/15/07 RBR #224) about the issues we've had with Arbitron in Northern Michigan...
Up quarter for Nielsen
The Nielsen Company reported that Q3 revenues were up 11% to 1.19 billion. Part of that gain was from its media measurement businesses, including...
Arbitron, 20 years behind the times
Arbitron continues to verify it is 20 years behind the times with the PPM. My Sellers quit carrying pagers that long ago because they...
Equity reports up quarter
Q3 revenues were up 5% to 7.5 million for Equity Media Holdings, and if you adjust for the sale of its former station in...
DirectTV says bye-bye to NYSE
Satellite TV company DirecTV announced that it will move its stock listing from the New York Stock Exchange to Nasdaq, effective December 3rd. Despite...
Entravision may sell its billboards
Entravision Communications announced late yesterday that it has decided to explore "strategic alternatives" for its outdoor advertising operations and has retained Citi and Moelis...
Arbitron to buy back stock
Arbitron announced that its board of directors has authorized a stock repurchase program under which the company may buy back up to 200 million...
Strong quarter for Liberman
Radio was the growth center in Q3 for Liberman Broadcasting, and not just because of the stations it acquired in Dallas. The LA stations...
DMA issues statement on NY State taxing marketers
Governor Spitzer's New York Department of Taxation and Finance has issued a new regulation that requires out-of-state marketers to begin collecting state sales tax...
To quote Charlton Heston
I would guess that Clear Channel lost 77.9 million (11/9/07 RBR #220) when they allowed Roy Laughlin to leave the fold. Roy is the...
Univision, Entravision, ImpreMedia key Hispanic voter drive
Multimedia powerhouses Univision, Entravision and ImpreMedia are in the enviable position of furthering civic public interest goals -- encouraging participation in the 2008 elections...
Spitzer's popularity takes a tumble
Since Eliot Spitzer rode into the New York Governor's Mansion partly on the backs of radio broadcasters from his phony payola probe as the...