Beckner: Questions on NAB and Aereo
Bruce Beckner, Owner at Garvey Schubert Barer, had some thoughts and questions from the WSJ article regarding broadcasters’ “Plan B” for
Broadcasters want a “Plan B” for Aereo
Major broadcasters are considering contingency plans in case they lose the high-stakes Supreme Court
Report: Bidding rules clearing up for spectrum auction
Federal officials plan to reserve up to a third of licenses sold in a TV airwaves auction next year for
Comcast buys all of FEARnet
Comcast has bought out its partners in the JV--Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment—to take 100%
Les Moonves shares his vision
Leslie Moonves is Chairman and CEO CBS Corporation. He joined CBS in July 1995 as president of CBS Entertainment. From 1998-2003, he was President and CEO at CBS Television, then was promoted to Chairman and CEO of CBS Corp. in 2003. He now oversees the CBS Television Network, The CW, CBS Television Stations, CBS Television Studios, CBS Television Distribution, Showtime, CBS Radio, CBS Records, CBS Outdoor, Simon & Schuster, CBS Interactive, CBS Home Entertainment, CBS Films and more. During his tenure, CBS became America's most-watched network. RBR-TVBR asked Les’ opinion on a variety of issues shaping and affecting the media business today, and why he’s such a big believer in—and defender of—broadcast television.
Beckner comments on Motley Fool story
RBR-TVBR asked Bruce Beckner, Owner at Garvey Schubert Barer, for his thoughts on a recent Motley Fool article, which examined investor impact for
Allegra tops the chart
Last week in the Media Monitors TV SPOT TEN, Allegra moved from #3 to #1 with 16,206 spots. McDonald’s slipped to #2 with 15,749 ads, while Progressive parked at #3 airing 14,495 spots. JCPenney came in #4 running 13,053 commercials and Toyota increased from #13 up to #5 with 12,493 spots.
ATBA welcomed FCC Commissioner Clyburn at NAB
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) welcomed Commissioner Mignon Clyburn of the FCC to an ATBA-hosted event during
FCC Media Chief Bill Lake delivers good news for LPTV (video)
The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition has released an exclusive
Larry Patrick’s take from NAB
Larry Patrick, Managing Partner, Patrick Communications, gave RBR-TVBR some takeaways from the NAB Show this week, including
ATBA presents Hall of Fame Awards at NAB
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance recently bestowed honor to three legends in the Low-Power TV/Television Broadcast world at the ATBA hosted
Report: Upfront market looks to be flat
The upfront ad sales season is under way, but no amount of glitz can make up for what is likely to be
Motley Fool examines investor impact on new FCC JSA rules
The FCC voted 3/31 on new regulations to limit JSAs. These agreements give two stations
MyTimeTV adds Disney/ESPN, Turner, AMC Networks
The National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) announced the debut of Disney/ESPN Media Networks, Turner Networks and AMC Networks
NAB objects to Media Bureau’s new JSA guidelines
Here’s a letter to the FCC expressing NAB's “procedural and substantive objections” to the Media Bureau's