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The final battle between Barack Obama (D-IL) http://www.rbr.com/media-news/espn_chief_pushing_multiple_platforms.html Media News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:46:00 -0500 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 Media News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:45:00 -0500 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 Media News Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:13:00 -0500 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 Media News Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:19:00 -0500 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. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/mtv_hit_with_255k_indecency_fine.html Media News Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:17:00 -0500 But the 255K is assessed in pounds, not dollars, and the national initials are UK, not US. Several MTV/Viacom related channels operating in Great Britain http://www.rbr.com/media-news/7921.html Media News Thu, 05 Jun 2008 07:32:00 -0500 In an election year, location is everything. If your state is hopelessly in the corner of one or the other major party presidential candidate, neither