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David Paterson (D) for non-compete restrictions on radio and television talent to be illegal in New http://www.rbr.com/media-news/dems_keep_pressure_on_xm_sirius.html Media News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:05:00 -0500 Five members of the Minnesota House of Representatives delegation have joined the chorus of legislators calling for more concessions in exchange for approval of the proposed XM/Sirius merger http://www.rbr.com/media-news/elections_from_all_over_rule.html Media News Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:04:00 -0500 Well, maybe politics wasn't all that was going on, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism survey for 6/23/08-6/29-08, but it did lead the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/54_win_murrow_awards.html Media News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:45:00 -0500 Out of 3,459 entries, the Radio-Television News Directors Association (RTNDA) has awarded 77 2008 Edward R. Murrow Awards to 54 news organizations. ABC News won a total of six http://www.rbr.com/media-news/cnet_now_part_of_cbs.html Media News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:05:00 -0500 CBS Corporation closed on its $1.8 billion acquisition of CNET networks and merged the company into an expanded CBS Interactive. Quincy Smith has moved up to CEO of CBS Interactive from http://www.rbr.com/media-news/vss_acquires_majority_stake_in_brand_connections.html Media News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:02:00 -0500 Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), a private equity firm focused on media, information and education industries, has acquired a majority stake in Brand Connections. The company http://www.rbr.com/media-news/senators_propose_xm_sirius_conditions.html Media News Mon, 30 Jun 2008 03:30:00 -0500 How does providing leased access for 50% of the channel capacity of the merged XM/Sirius entity grab you? Three US senators think that would be an entirely reasonable condition to impose http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8396.html Media News Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:46:00 -0500 Big Apple's WCBS, WNET, WFUV, WINS and WOR Also Multiple Award Winners; WGY, WSYR, WHAM, WXXI, WIVB, WBAB, WLNY, WBNG and WRNN Are Pace Setters http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8330.html Media News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:27:00 -0500 A survey by Rasmussen Reports finds that 49% of Americans think there should be federal regulation of what’s on the Internet, just like FCC regulation http://www.rbr.com/media-news/univision_ya_es_hora.html Media News Wed, 25 Jun 2008 07:13:00 -0500 Univision Communications and the “Ya es Hora” (It's Time) national partners, announced the expansion of this award-winning civic engagement campaign through new local efforts in http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8291.html Media News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:12:00 -0500 Zenith Electronics reports the death of retired engineer Carl Eilers, who headed the company’s effort to develop the stereo FM standard that the FCC adopted http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8295.html Media News Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:16:00 -0500 No surprise here. Now that it is public knowledge that Fisher Communications turned down a buyout proposal in April, one of its hedge fund investors is pressing the board of directors http://www.rbr.com/media-news/george_carlin_dead_at_71.html Media News Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:15:00 -0500 The DJ turned stand-up comedian was always proud that he had a place in broadcasting history, since it was the airing of his “Seven Dirty http://www.rbr.com/media-news/fisher_rejected_550_million_buyout_offer.html Media News Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:20:00 -0500 Fisher Communications has confirmed that its board rejected an unsolicited takeover bid in April for $43-45 per share. At the high end, that would have valued the TV and radio company at $550 million http://www.rbr.com/media-news/iowa_broadcasters_soaked_in_localism.html Media News Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:18:00 -0500 If FCC Chairman Kevin Martin wants to find out about broadcast localism, he has an invitation to come to Iowa. 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The 35th Daytime Emmys added a new twist