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/xm_sirius_endgame_rumors_in_hyperdrive.html Media News Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:31:00 -0500 The rumor mill has it that the FCC has alerted representatives of XM and Sirius to have all hands on deck for the remainder of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8577.html Media News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:47:00 -0500 Jeff Kilrea Co-President, Corporate Finance at CapitalSource Finance LLC is the latest lending expert to check in as RBR/TVBR assesses the credit markets for radio http://www.rbr.com/media-news/another_issue_group_announces_media_plans.html Media News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:05:00 -0500 Vets for Freedom says the money has to spend can be measured in the multi-millions of dollars, and it plans to spread that around in http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8582.html Media News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:50:00 -0500 Veteran television and radio executive Jim Thompson will take over as President of the Broadcasters Foundation of America, effective August 4th. The foundation had been http://www.rbr.com/media-news/xm_sirius_halt_or_alter.html Media News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:58:00 -0500 The Consumers Union and a consortium of public broadcasters have weighed in with the FCC to halt or alter the wedding. CU cites heavily redacted http://www.rbr.com/media-news/wpp_makes_hostile_bid_for_tns.html Media News Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:44:00 -0500 Having been rebuffed in several bids to acquire Taylor Nelson Sofres on friendly terms, Sir Martin Sorrel has now decided to bypass the TNS board http://www.rbr.com/media-news/campaign_still_unshakable_from_coverage_spotlight.html Media News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:24:00 -0500 However, the Project for Excellence in Journalism coverage charts show that the media realizes that there are in fact other stories out their worthy of note. The 2008 campaign remained the top story http://www.rbr.com/media-news/more_foolish_analysis_on_xm_sirius.html Media News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:42:00 -0500 Motley Fool has been pushing the XM/Sirius merger for months now, and although many see the imminent possibility of FCC approval in the wake of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/ftc_pleased_with_alcohol_ad_self-regulation.html Media News Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:31:00 -0500 The Federal Trade Commission says the marketing responsibility exhibited by manufacturers and distributors of alcoholic beverages has come a long way. In particular, it applauded http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8560.html Media News Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:23:00 -0500 Private equity funds, like the two prepared to buy Clear Channel Communications the end of this month, raised $132.7 billion in the first half of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/health_advocates_launching_campaign.html Media News Tue, 08 Jul 2008 10:32:00 -0500 Health Care for America Now bills itself as “an unprecedented coalition of major organizations including labor unions, large community-based membership groups, women's groups, DC think http://www.rbr.com/media-news/station_financing_still_hard_to_come_by.html Media News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:33:00 -0500 Before the holiday weekend RBR/TVBR asked several experts for their thoughts on whether the dismal market for broadcast financings had changed at all, for good http://www.rbr.com/media-news/coen_on_deck_today.html Media News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:30:00 -0500 Back in December when he issued his ad spending forecast for 2008, Universal McCann Sr. VP and Director of Forecasting Bob Coen said “we don’t http://www.rbr.com/media-news/inbev_board_anheuser-busch.html Media News Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:43:00 -0500 Belgian-Brazilian brewer InBev raised the pressure on top managers at Anheuser-Busch Monday by moving to oust the brewer's board.InBev filed a consent solicitation statement with http://www.rbr.com/media-news/xm_sirius_continues_to_draw_flak.html Media News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:15:00 -0500 If the FCC requires XM and Sirius to set aside a swath of spectrum for minority programming as a merger approval condition, Entravision is stepping forward to fill some of those satellite channels http://www.rbr.com/media-news/2008_political_headed_for_the_record_books.html Media News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:04:00 -0500 In 2004, all presidential candidates spent about $500M during the campaign. Much has already been spent during a hotly contested Democratic primary, and the winner http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8489.html Media News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:39:00 -0500 Sir Martin Sorrell really wants to add Taylor Nelson Sofres to his WPP Group, but TNS is having none of it. TNS on Thursday (4/3) http://www.rbr.com/media-news/helms_passes.html Media News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:47:00 -0500 Iconic former North Carolina Senator Jesse Helms joined Founding Fathers Thomas Jefferson and John Adams by making July 4th his last day, passing away at http://www.rbr.com/media-news/credit_markets_still_tight_for_broadcast_deals.html Media News Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:40:00 -0500 Broadcast station trading has been unimpressive this year. If you’re a regular reader of RBR/TVBR, you know that big deals have been few and far between. Radio One was under pressure http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8456.html Media News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:36:00 -0500 While broadcasting companies have certainly done some staff cutting in recent months, it is newspapers who are really having to cut in the face of