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Pumpkin turns on Virgin

In yet another stunning tribute to the warmth and goodwill which so often characterize the relationships between record labels and musicians, alt-rockers Smashing Pumpkins are ...
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Congressional media point men decry XM/Sirius

Let's play logic games, or more precisely, illogic games. Local radio competes with the same 18 gazillion old, current and anticipated media outlets as do the satcasters....
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Elections hog the spotlight again

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Again chronicle the fierce gravitational pull of the 2008 campaign, which once again eclipsed coverage of all other stories. We have the stats so crunch away....
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March Madness goes multi-platform

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CBS is making use of its portfolio of outlets for coverage of the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament. This is cross marketing at its best....
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Supreme Court to hear Fox indecency case

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The US Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether the FCC has the authority to fine broadcasters for “fleeting expletives,” taking up the Commission’s appeal ...
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Google wins 700 MHz auction

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How’s that? Google didn’t win the bidding for any of the spectrum. AT&T, Verizon and Dish Network will shell out the big bucks for their spectrum buys. But Google got what it really wanted out of the auction – access. ...
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National CineMedia to test AudienceGames on the Big Screen

National CineMedia and Brand Experience Lab have entered into an exclusive partnership to bring AudienceGame interactive gaming to the big screen. The new relationship provides ...
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Disney stores heading home

The 100 million bucks acquisition of the Disney Store chain in the US by The Children’s Place retail chain (10/21/04 RBR #206) has gone sour ...
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Political hot in Indiana, North Carolina and Wisconsin

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Weekly tracking by Vic Miller and his team at Bear Stearns credits the jump in political ad spending for the week of March 16th to ...
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Tribune holds the line on expenses

There were lots of special items in the Q4 and 2007 financial results issued by Tribune Company, due to the buyout of public shareholders by ...
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Spitzer story makes mega-splash

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Gee, do you suppose the story of a well-known governor being caught up in a prostitution scandal would move the meter in the weekly measurement of media coverage by the Project for Excellence in Journalism? ...
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Down month for Journal

February was a down month across the board for Journal Communications. Radio revenues were down 11.5% to 5.17 million and television was down 2% to ...
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Election coverage pledge from Journal Broadcast Group

It’s not like the Journal Broadcast Group hasn’t been heavily into election coverage before, but the company is making a detailed commitment this year with ...
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Just how many stations are there, anyway?

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If you’d been wondering just how many radio and TV stations the FCC has under license, we have the answer for you. ...
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No Florida primary do-over

Broadcasters in Florida won’t be getting a windfall from a new Democratic presidential primary. State party officials have dropped the idea of a mail-in election. ...
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New York Times Co. settles with dissidents

Rather than fight with the Harbinger hedge fund, officials of The New York Times Company decided to meet with the dissident shareholder and try to ...
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SBS into the movie biz

Spanish Broadcasting System announced the incorporation of its wholly-owned film subsidiary, Megafilms. SBS says the new unit will produce Spanish-language filmed content including full-length features, ...
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Another cautionary tale

Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) has been on the roster for a number of elections lately, as a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, his second of ...
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Is this the week for a private CCU?

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Watch for Clear Channel’s stock price to keep edging closer to the $39.20 buyout price as the likely closing draws nearer. Like soon....
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AP reorganizes business units

Long-time Sr. VP of Global Broadcast Jim Williams is retiring next month as the Associated Press consolidates management of its newspaper, broadcast and new media ...
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