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As part of the FCC's large-scale look into improving the localism of broadcast stations, it says it shares the concern of commenters "that licensees locate ...
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ICBC hangs out a new shingle

ICBC, better known as Inner City Broadcasting Corporation, has been running broadcast facilities for a long time, and must be hugely popular in regulatory circles ...
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FCC tells ABC: No ifs, ands or butts

An episode of NYPD Blue first aired in February 2003 has resulted in an FCC fine meted out to 52 ABC-affiliated television stations. Language was ...
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Hedge fund names nominees

We now know who the Harbinger hedge fund wants to place on the board of directors at the New York Times Company. It has joined ...
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One less broadcast analyst

Yet another radio and TV stock analyst has gotten his pink slip. Bank of America is the latest Wall Street firm to decide it can ...
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PSAs: Play to the player's culture

17 seconds an hour may not be much to brag about, but broadcast executives were proud of their charitable work, and said so at last ...
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Two contested primary seasons spur cashflow

It's been a very long time since there was a presidential election without either an incumbent or a sitting VP in the race for one ...
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Familiar names on “Best CEOs in America” list

The annual list put out by Institutional Investor magazine includes a number of CEOs whose names pop up in RBR and TVBR. Only one, though, ...
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Diller and Malone head to court

John Malone’s Liberty Media doesn’t object to Barry Diller’s plan to split IAC/InterActiveCorp into five companies, but Malone doesn’t like the idea of the four ...
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Spotlighting the localism proceeding: Citizen advisors

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The enhanced disclosure form is out there, and it is just the beginning of what may become a laundry list of new obligations and responsibilities ...
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The Nielsen Company's 2008 Guide to the Super Bowl

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As most retailers and advertisers know, the Super Bowl is like Christmas Take #2 for consumer spending. In fact, according to Retail Advertising and Marketing ...
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“Cuz” and “Doc” among honorees

Legendary DJ “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, pictured, is to be honored with one of the 2008 Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Awards by the Broadcasters Foundation of ...
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The good news: pullback on campaign coverage

But the bad news? That's because the economy is tanking. The troubles with the housing bubble and subprimes, the weakening dollar and the canaries all ...
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President postpones ad campaign kick-off

The White House felt it might be seen as opportunistic to announce Office of National Drug Control Policy advertising campaign aimed at preventing the abuse ...
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Clinton leads the pack in press coverage

If there's no such thing as bad publicity, then the US media pack is doing Hillary Clinton (D-NY) a world of good by keeping a ...
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Terrence Elkes dead at 73

Former Viacom President Terrence Elkes has died of a heart problem at age 73. Elkes was hired as General Counsel of Viacom a year or ...
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Bergeron to host Golden Mike gala

Tom Bergeron will emcee the 2008 Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Award in honor of the Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and the President ...
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The cross-utility of sales advice

Sales consultancy Associates Interactive has taken note of soft holiday sales in the retail electronics field, and provided some pointers to pick things up in ...
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Taking the bloom off the berg?

According to new Gallup Poll, there does not appear to be much of a public appetite for a third party candidate at the moment. The ...
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CEOs like Texas, Nevada and North Carolina

These states finished one-two-three in a survey of chief executive officers conducted by Chief Executive Magazine. The key for the top two was the lack ...
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