http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-07-06T21:43:43-05:00 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/more_foolish_analysis_on_xm_sirius.html 2008-07-06T06:42:00-05:00 2008-07-06T06:42:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Motley Fool has been pushing the XM/Sirius merger for months now, and although many see the imminent possibility of FCC approval in the wake of http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/fcc_diversity_committee_wants_csi_of_ppm.html 2008-07-06T06:35:00-05:00 2008-07-06T06:35:00-05:00 Dave Seyler One of the FCC’s advisory committees has taken aim at Arbitron. The issue is Arbitron’s stranglehold on the radio ratings business, its introduction of PPM http://www.rbr.com/radio/clear_channel_buyout_heading_into_the_homestretch.html 2008-07-03T11:32:00-05:00 2008-07-03T11:32:00-05:00 Jack Messmer It’s only taken 20 months, but the deal to take Clear Channel Communications private (more or less) should close the last day of this month. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/2008_political_headed_for_the_record_books.html 2008-07-02T13:04:00-05:00 2008-07-02T13:04:00-05:00 Dave Seyler In 2004, all presidential candidates spent about $500M during the campaign. Much has already been spent during a hotly contested Democratic primary, and the winner http://www.rbr.com/radio/clear_channel_one_tender_a_go_one_not.html 2008-07-02T08:32:00-05:00 2008-07-02T08:32:00-05:00 Jack Messmer After repeatedly extending tender offers to buy back two bond issues simultaneous with closing its stock buyout, Clear Channel has now dropped one of the bond tenders. It has extended until July 30th http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/peacock_buys_weather_channel_for_3_5_billion.html 2008-07-06T04:57:00-05:00 2008-07-06T04:57:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The deal is done. NBC Universal announced Sunday that it had bought The Weather Channel and weather.com from Landmark Communications. Terms weren’t disclosed, but the price was http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/fcc_won_t_shrink_bid_penalties.html 2008-07-05T20:40:00-05:00 2008-07-05T20:40:00-05:00 Dave Seyler Six broadcast companies withdrew bids during FM Auction No. 37 on seven CPs and watched as the sticks-to-be languished into Auction No. 62 where they were claimed at http://www.rbr.com/radio/8480.html 2008-07-03T16:13:00-05:00 2008-07-03T16:13:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Clear Channel’s fairly new HD multicast format in Washington, “eRockster,” (DC-101--WWDC-HD2) is, in our opinion, a great solution to dull, overplayed radio. This Format Lab-hatched http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tlc_must_love_kids.html 2008-07-03T11:14:00-05:00 2008-07-03T11:14:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci On July 15, TLC will premiere “Must Love Kids,” a new hour-long docu-series that follows three single mothers as they embark on an emotional journey http://www.rbr.com/radio/8479.html 2008-07-03T16:12:00-05:00 2008-07-03T16:12:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Well, it wouldn’t surprise us. After the huge, $400 million dollar deal signed last week with Rush Limbaugh through 2016, The Wall Street Journal is