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It’s a multi-platform world

“Business as usual just doesn’t cut it anymore,” said Sheau Ng, NBC Universal VP of Consumer and Broadcast Technology, as he discussed the moves that ...
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Vegas gathering drew a crowd

As the NAB Show in Las Vegas wraps up today, the NAB announced that the event drew 105,259 attendees. Within that there were 28,310 international ...
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Magazines fighting tough conditions

Advertising revenue is down in the consumer magazine business, according to the Publishers Information Bureau. Q1 2008 is said to have suffered a decrease of ...
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PTC blasts CW's America's Next Top Model

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Is obscured nudity a basis for a finding of broadcast indecency? The FCC has been sitting on two such cases dating back to 2003. Now ...
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Media gives the campaign a rest

Finally, coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign cooled off a little bit, as measured by the Project for Excellence in Journalism during the week of ...
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BET founder betting on Clinton

Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson (who has since moved on from the company) defended the earlier comments of former Rep./VP candidate Geraldine Ferraro (D-NY), ...
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Pittman: Internet does not compete with radio and television

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Bob Pittman may be known to most of the world as an Internet visionary, but he was a broadcaster first and he told the NAB ...
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Election prediction: Broadcasters lose

“For broadcasters, all three of these candidates would give you heartburn,” said Linda Douglass of National Journal as she and other veteran political reporters discussed ...
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NABOB looking for registrants

The National Association of Broadcasters' 32nd Annual Spring Broadcast Management Conference is slated for 5/16/08-5/21/08 at St. Maarten, and it's accepting registrations right now for ...
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Foundation looking into local loss

And just what is being lost? According to the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the growing use of the internet as a news ...
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C-E-Oh, no

The parade of bad economic news continues unabated with the release of the latest Conference Board survey of CEO confidence. The corner office execs' assessment ...
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First of two CCU books gets a review

Alec Foege says he thought Clear Channel was getting a bum rap from the media when he began writing a book on the company. But ...
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Tim Robbins cuts loose

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When NAB Convention planners got a look at the keynote speech that actor/director Tim Robbins planned to deliver yesterday, they apparently got nervous and suggested ...
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Rehr sees challenges and opportunities

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“We will leave no TV set behind,” declared NAB President David Rehr, noting that his speech yesterday in Las Vegas might be his last opportunity ...
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Talkers: Campaign good, economy bad

The Project for Excellence in Journalism has finally put out another Talkers index, giving us a chance to compare the interests of gabmeisters as compared ...
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PTC attacks BET, MTV music programming

Music video programming on two prominent basic cable services has drawn the ire of Parents Television Council. The indecency watchdog says that "sexual, violent, profane or obscene" material is presented about once every 38 seconds....
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Parts of Rather lawsuit dismissed

A judge in New York yesterday allowed Dan Rather to go forward with his 70 million bucks lawsuit against CBS and Viacom. However, the judge ...
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Commissioners hijacked to Capitol Hill

What would an FCC Breakfast at the NAB Convention be without a Commissioner or two? Just eggs. So, NAB has been reshuffling since all of ...
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Newspaper group for sale, but who’s buying?

Journal Register Company has put itself up for sale and retained Lazard Freres & Co. to seek a buyer or buyers for its 22 daily ...
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Another study says TV/teen bedrooms don't mix

At least, the mix isn't particularly good for the teen. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health finds that 15-18 year olds with a ...
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