Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.rbr.com/files.php?file=rss_logo1_757997737.jpg http://www.rbr.com/ http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8828.html Media News Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:00:00 -0500 The usual suspects, the private equity groups who play in the media area, are rumored to be among 20 or so potential bidders who are http://www.rbr.com/media-news/court_tosses_super_bowl_indecency_fine.html Media News Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:18:00 -0500 A federal appeals court in Philadeliphia has thrown out the $550,000 fine that the FCC levied on CBS for Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/adelstein_may_conditionally_back_xm_sirius.html Media News Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:39:00 -0500 Democratic FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein signaled he would point his thumb up if the proposed merger of satcasters XM and Sirius includes a concession package http://www.rbr.com/media-news/xm_sirius_continues_to_draw_serious_response.html Media News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:05:00 -0500 Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) wants HD capability incorporated into satellite receivers and the current proposed price cap term doubled. And NPR wants HD incorporated and a much larger set-aside for minority/NCE channels http://www.rbr.com/media-news/obama_blasts_past_wsj_estimate.html Media News Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:21:00 -0500 The campaign of Barack Obama (D-IL) openly ridiculed a recent Wall Street Journal article saying that it figured to bring in just over $30M during http://www.rbr.com/media-news/the_fcc_agenda_notable_for_what_s_not_there.html Media News Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:18:00 -0500 The proposed agenda for the August Open Meeting at the FCC, scheduled at the get-out-of-town-friendly date of 8/1/08, will include a look at how Comcast http://www.rbr.com/media-news/ad_recession_brings_bitter_enemies_together.html Media News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:10:00 -0500 It has gotten to be so hard to make a buck in the newspaper business that even Rupert Murdoch and Mort Zuckerman are on speaking http://www.rbr.com/media-news/les_crane_dead_at_74.html Media News Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:08:00 -0500 The Los Angeles Times reports the death of Les Crane, the successful KGO-AM San Francisco talk host who was tapped by ABC Television in 1964 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/martin_wants_xm_sirius_vote_on_august_1st.html Media News Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:24:00 -0500 FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (R), told reporters Friday he wants the merger vote at the next Commission meeting, but that’s still a hope, not a http://www.rbr.com/media-news/journalists_stick_to_same_old_same_old.html Media News Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:59:00 -0500 The 2008 campaign, the economy, the Middle East and the price of petroleum products continued to dominate media coverage during the week of 7/7/08-7/13/08, according http://www.rbr.com/media-news/house_democrats_reveal_battle_plans.html Media News Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:25:00 -0500 There will be no need to speculate on where the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee thinks some major House battleground contests will be waged. The DCCC http://www.rbr.com/media-news/roger_ailes_is_now_a_newspaper_man.html Media News Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:27:00 -0500 He isn’t quitting his day job as President of Fox News Channel and Chairman of the Fox Television Stations Group, but Roger Ailes and his http://www.rbr.com/media-news/tax_certificate_hearing_in_the_offing.html Media News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:27:00 -0500 That’s the word from the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, which itself is gearing up for its 32nd Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference running http://www.rbr.com/media-news/xm_sirius_slithers_along.html Media News Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:50:00 -0500 A number of media outlets are reporting that as expected, FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell has opted to go along with FCC Chairman Kevin Martin and approve the merger http://www.rbr.com/media-news/broadcasters_and_politicians_mourn_tony_snow.html Media News Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:38:00 -0500 Tony Snow’s long battle with cancer came to an end Saturday. He was only 53. His career had taken him in and out of the White House, behind a radio microphone and in front of TV cameras http://www.rbr.com/media-news/campaign_cash_war_shaping_up.html Media News Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:27:00 -0500 The warchest of John McCain (R-AZ) is expected to show $22M in June income, while Barack Obama (D-IL) is expected to announce income for the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/coen_s_ad_forecast_more_pessimistic.html Media News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:02:00 -0500 Declaring that the US ad market is "even worse" than expected when he issued his initial forecast in December, advertising guru Bob Coen http://www.rbr.com/media-news/tony_snow_dead_at_53.html Media News Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:36:00 -0500 Former White House press secretary and veteran broadcaster Tony Snow has died at age 53 after a long battle with cancer. CNN had recently announced http://www.rbr.com/media-news/immelt_in_spin_cycle.html Media News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:55:00 -0500 General Electric is looking to do a big spin-off. No, it’s not NBC Universal. GE CEO Jeff Immelt yesterday announced that the company may spin-off http://www.rbr.com/media-news/alta_calls_in_the_cavalry.html Media News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:34:00 -0500 First Broadcasting Investment Partners, one of the many broadcast holdings of Alta Communications, is merging its spectrum innovation assets with Cavalry Media Services. The merged