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Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-11-20T09:14:50-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11128.html 2008-11-06T15:51:00-06:00 2008-11-06T15:51:00-06:00 Dave Seyler The National Association of Black Journalists notes that the citizens of the United States “were able to put race on the backburner long enough to http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11125.html 2008-11-06T15:50:00-06:00 2008-11-06T15:50:00-06:00 Jack Messmer Television is still a small part of Spanish Broadcasting System, but CEO Raúl Alarcón kicked off his quarterly conference call by focusing on the success http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11122.html 2008-11-06T15:49:00-06:00 2008-11-06T15:49:00-06:00 Jack Messmer The Broadcasters Foundation of America has named as its 2009 recipients of the Golden Mike Award the people behind Greater Media, CEO Peter Smyth and http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11108.html 2008-11-05T03:47:00-06:00 2008-11-05T03:47:00-06:00 Dave Seyler From a regulatory standpoint, imposing the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters is not much different than allowing the FCC to keep pornography off the airwaves, according to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11079.html 2008-11-04T17:00:00-06:00 2008-11-04T17:00:00-06:00 RBR/TVBR We would not have been at all surprised to see saturation coverage of the presidential election during the week of 10/27/08-11/2/08. As it was, according http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11066.html 2008-11-04T16:32:00-06:00 2008-11-04T16:32:00-06:00 Jack Messmer Officials in St. Paul, MN have decided to drop charges against journalists scooped up in September along with rioters near the Republican National Convention. Now http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11071.html 2008-11-04T10:37:00-06:00 2008-11-04T10:37:00-06:00 Jack Messmer A new battle could be brewing between Sumner Redstone and his daughter, Shari. In the quarterly conference call for Viacom, Sumner hinted that the key to resolving the refinancing problems at http://www.rbr.com/media-news/11075.html 2008-11-04T16:39:00-06:00 2008-11-04T16:39:00-06:00 Dave Seyler Both the New York Times and the Washington Post yesterday asked the Supreme Court to uphold the First Amendment and prevent the FCC from overreaching in its zeal to prevent http://www.rbr.com/media-news/sillerman_walks_away_from_buyout.html 2008-11-03T16:13:00-06:00 2008-11-03T16:13:00-06:00 Jack Messmer The troubled credit markets have killed the long-pending deal for Bob Sillerman and Simon Fuller to acquire most of assets of CKX Inc. for $12 per share. The move is hardly a surprise http://www.rbr.com/media-news/circuit_city_announces_store_closing_plan.html 2008-11-03T14:51:00-06:00 2008-11-03T14:51:00-06:00 Carl Marcucci In light of the deteriorating economy Circuit City Stores has decided to take restructuring actions immediately, including closing 155 domestic stores in 12 markets, reducing http://www.rbr.com/media-news/levelvision_completes_first_arbitron_audience_study_joins_ovab.html 2008-11-03T08:50:00-06:00 2008-11-03T08:50:00-06:00 Carl Marcucci On the heels of completing its first Arbitron audience measurement study, digital signage company LevelVision announced their membership in the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau (OVAB). http://www.rbr.com/media-news/does_the_media_feed_teen_sexual_activity.html 2008-11-03T16:43:00-06:00 2008-11-03T16:43:00-06:00 Dave Seyler A new study is out that says that teenagers who tend to watch a greater amount of sexually-oriented television are also more likely to be involved in a pregnancy. The study was http://www.rbr.com/media-news/stations_missed_chase_utley_s_f-bomb_in_philly.html 2008-11-01T20:54:00-05:00 2008-11-01T20:54:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Chase Utley, World Series Champs Philadelphia Phillies second baseman, dropped of the F-bomb Friday on live TV and radio in that market. After proclaiming "World http://www.rbr.com/media-news/prime_action_at_mnl_halftime.html 2008-10-31T10:53:00-05:00 2008-10-31T10:53:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Hopefully there will not be any costume reveals or any other such shenanigans – or perhaps hopefully there will be, if it can change the http://www.rbr.com/media-news/lee_enterprises_suspends_dividend.html 2008-10-31T15:48:00-05:00 2008-10-31T15:48:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The one-time TV group owner is facing tough going for its remaining business – newspapers. Lee Enterprises struck a new credit agreement with its lenders http://www.rbr.com/media-news/dingell_urges_restraint_on_election_night.html 2008-10-31T15:48:00-05:00 2008-10-31T15:48:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Powerful Rep. John Dingell has fired off letters to seven key broadcast executives urging them to take it easy with any proclamations of victory 11/4/08. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/redstone_reiterates_no_sale.html 2008-10-30T05:12:00-05:00 2008-10-30T05:12:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Chairman Sumner Redstone began CBS’ quarterly conference call by reviewing how his family company, National Amusements Inc. (NAI), had sold $233 million of CBS and Viacom stock to shore up http://www.rbr.com/media-news/analyst_severe_ad_recession_is_unavoidable.html 2008-10-30T14:03:00-05:00 2008-10-30T14:03:00-05:00 Jack Messmer “A deeper, wider, and more severe slump is upon us, pressured by discontinuous auto and retail marketing, and lapsing business investment,” says Lee Westerfield at BMO Capital Markets http://www.rbr.com/media-news/bean_counters_on_edge.html 2008-10-30T15:02:00-05:00 2008-10-30T15:02:00-05:00 Dave Seyler A new survey out from Financial Executives International (FEI) and BaruchCollege's Zicklin School of Business finds a decided lack of optimism among the nation’s chief http://www.rbr.com/media-news/10971.html 2008-10-29T18:28:00-05:00 2008-10-29T18:28:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Want to go see a movie? Perhaps you’ll check the newspaper or magazine movie reviews. Not if you’re 15-24. Yes, TV is a big influence,