http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-12-03T20:23:21-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8241.html 2008-06-22T12:48:00-05:00 2008-06-22T12:48:00-05:00 Jack Messmer After years of battling to keep its federal funding from going to zero, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is finding the Democratic majority in Congress http://www.rbr.com/media-news/winners_at_the_35th_annual_daytime_emmys.html 2008-06-21T03:54:00-05:00 2008-06-21T03:54:00-05:00 Jim Carnegie ABC's new approach to a lagging and dull awards show turned out to be a fun event. The 35th Daytime Emmys added a new twist http://www.rbr.com/media-news/second_source_sees_tate_as_possible_merger_wildcard.html 2008-06-18T03:20:00-05:00 2008-06-18T03:20:00-05:00 Dave Seyler We were the first source – FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate is a Republican and usually seems to prefer as hands-off a stance as is http://www.rbr.com/media-news/cbc_not_interested_in_xm_sirius_crumbs.html 2008-06-17T13:09:00-05:00 2008-06-17T13:09:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Members of the Congressional Black Caucus saw the 4% set-aside for women and minorities mentioned in the XM/Sirius merger package sanctioned by FCC Chairman Kevin http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8212.html 2008-06-19T17:38:00-05:00 2008-06-19T17:38:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Dissident CNET shareholder Jana Partners has officially dropped its proxy battle for control of the company’s board. Rather, it is banking on the pending buyout http://www.rbr.com/media-news/cbs_corp_ecomedia.html 2008-06-19T16:38:00-05:00 2008-06-19T16:38:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci EcoMedia, an environmental media company, and CBS Corp. announced a strategic partnership to work with U.S. mayors and local municipalities to "green" cities across the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8211.html 2008-06-19T13:37:00-05:00 2008-06-19T13:37:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The UK’s Guardian newspaper reports that Huffington revealed plans to have Huffington Post launch local news sites in dozens of US cities. The first is to be Chicago http://www.rbr.com/media-news/campaign_gets_a_rest_and_another_issue_disappears.html 2008-06-18T06:12:00-05:00 2008-06-18T06:12:00-05:00 RBR/TVBR Less than one fourth of available journalistic time and space went into coverage of the 2008 elections, one of the few times we've been able to say that all year. That's according to the latest report http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8156.html 2008-06-17T17:24:00-05:00 2008-06-17T17:24:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Journal Communications reports that May revenues were down 4.1% for its radio group and 5.9% for its TV group. That actually looks good compared to http://www.rbr.com/media-news/you_cant_be_serious_about_xm_sirius.html 2008-06-15T21:16:00-05:00 2008-06-15T21:16:00-05:00 Dave Seyler At least the writers of a new OpEd in the Tennessean have proven not be actual musicians. That perhaps partly explains why Tim DuBois and Butch Spyridon of the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau http://www.rbr.com/media-news/martin_repeals_law_of_competition.html 2008-06-16T01:14:00-05:00 2008-06-16T01:14:00-05:00 Dave Seyler That’s what many will be saying on news that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin is prepared to give thumbs up to the long-pending proposed merger of XM Satellite Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8107.html 2008-06-15T02:15:00-05:00 2008-06-15T02:15:00-05:00 Dave Seyler It will come as no surprise to veterans of the 21st Century indecency wars to learn that the Parents Television Council has filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court supporting http://www.rbr.com/media-news/xm_sirius_rendevous_approaching.html 2008-06-12T17:24:00-05:00 2008-06-12T17:24:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Who knows? Sam Brownback (R-KS) has reacted to allegations that XM and Sirius may have misrepresented the facts in testimony supporting their merger and is http://www.rbr.com/media-news/shakeup_at_martha_stewart_living_omnimedia.html 2008-06-11T12:08:00-05:00 2008-06-11T12:08:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Former ABC Entertainment President Susan Lyne has stepped down as President and CEO of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. The company has promoted Wenda Harris Millard http://www.rbr.com/media-news/digital_side_channels_still_face_hurdles.html 2008-06-09T13:49:00-05:00 2008-06-09T13:49:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The distribution of crystal clear high definition programming, whether it’s video or audio, is supposed to be the driving force behind the move to digital http://www.rbr.com/media-news/democratic_finale_boosts_campaign_to_50.html 2008-06-10T10:11:00-05:00 2008-06-10T10:11:00-05:00 RBR/TVBR The Project for Excellence in Journalism coverage chart for the week of 6/2/08-6/8/08 was as you would expect. The final battle between Barack Obama (D-IL) http://www.rbr.com/media-news/espn_chief_pushing_multiple_platforms.html 2008-06-10T17:46:00-05:00 2008-06-10T17:46:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Television is still the big growth driver, but ESPN President George Bodenheimer told the Deutsche Bank 2008 Media and Telecommunications Conference that his company is http://www.rbr.com/media-news/8018.html 2008-06-10T17:45:00-05:00 2008-06-10T17:45:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Outdoor advertising had been holding up better than some of its competitors, but outdoor is now also being hit by the economic downturn. Wachovia analyst http://www.rbr.com/media-news/more_xm_fun.html 2008-06-10T17:13:00-05:00 2008-06-10T17:13:00-05:00 Dave Seyler The Consumer Coalition for Competition in Satellite Radio Watchdog (C3SR), which observers say have more in common with business interests than consumers, has filed comments http://www.rbr.com/media-news/xm_sirius_asking_for_something_extraordinary.html 2008-06-06T13:19:00-05:00 2008-06-06T13:19:00-05:00 Dave Seyler That’s what FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said on CNBC, explaining why the FCC has taken some time to consider the proposed merger between the two satellite audio services.