Clear Channel and Citadel settle lawsuits
Several lawsuits have been settled over Citadel’s hiring away of Clear Channel sales people in New York and Chicago. No one is going to...
Belmont Stakes debuts on ESPN Radio
ESPN Radio will present live coverage of the Belmont Stakes for the first time Saturday, June 7 at 5 p.m., when all ears will...
Music Licensing–Not your daddy’s radio…or TV
As music-licensing expert David Oxenford reminded attendees at the recently held 2008 Annual Broadcast Cable Financial Management Conference (BCFM), when operating in the digital...
Where have all the copy writers gone—and new local $’s with them?
During a week I speak with 50-75 radio stations. Unless I am way off base the great majority do not have a copy writer....
Posting a two-way street in Canada; soon here as well?
On the posting issue for radio, an executive with a top ranked station in Toronto tells RBR/TVBR it’s a two-way street in Canada.
A look inside the Interep reorg
Interep is on the verge of emerging from its Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization. Creditors will soon receive ballots to vote yea or nay, so...
“Politically Direct” returns to Air America
David Bender’s “Politically Direct” will return new and improved to Air America Radio, beginning Sunday, June 8 with a longer segment and new features. ...
Dissident finds backing for SBS protest vote
Discovery Group, which owns approximately 9.8% of the publicly traded Class A shares of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), says Institutional Shareholder Services is backing...
Clear Channel shooting for Q3 closing
An updated Q&A from the company tells Clear Channel shareholders the revised buyout is expected to close in Q3 and notes that all of...
Thoughts On Radio’s Reinvention—Part II
Current radio industry initiatives such as PPM and posting do little to close the accountability gap. They represent progress. They are absolutely necessary. However,...
Updating the Clear Channel math
Back when the original deal to take Clear Channel private was put together, the total value – debt and equity – was $26.7 billion....
Thoughts On Radio’s Reinvention—Part I
I recently met with a senior executive from a major television group owner. The meeting started with this executive explaining to me that “without...
Closing time
Radio One CEO Alfred Liggins told shareholders that the sale of the former KRBV-FM Los Angeles to Bonneville International for $137.5 million will close...
To vote, or not to vote
That is the question at Radio One, where company officials explained to shareholders what will happen if the company’s Class A stock is delisted...
New citizens
Bustos Media announced that La Gran D morning host José Rodríguez “El Perrón” and Pedro Ramírez, of La Ke Buena Network’s morning team yesterday...