Vivvo CMS 4.0 http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.rbr.com/files.php?file=rss_logo1_757997737.jpg http://www.rbr.com/ http://www.rbr.com/media-news/more_foolish_analysis_on_xm_sirius.html Media News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:42:00 -0500 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 WASHINGTON BEAT Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:35:00 -0500 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 Radio News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:32:00 -0500 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/tv-cable/peacock_buys_weather_channel_for_3_5_billion.html TV/Cable News Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:57:00 -0500 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 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/fcc_won_t_shrink_bid_penalties.html WASHINGTON BEAT Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:40:00 -0500 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 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/washington-beat/washington_puts_broadcasting_on_the_back_burner.html WASHINGTON BEAT Sun, 06 Jul 2008 01:38:00 -0500 It has been a slow year in Washington for broadcasters – not necessarily a bad thing – and it figures to continue along those lines. http://www.rbr.com/media-news/credit_markets_still_tight_for_broadcast_deals.html Media News Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:40:00 -0500 Broadcast station trading has been unimpressive this year. If you’re a regular reader of RBR/TVBR, you know that big deals have been few and far http://www.rbr.com/media-news/2008_political_headed_for_the_record_books.html Media News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 08:04:00 -0500 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 Radio News Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:32:00 -0500 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/media-news/advertising/media_monitors_anheuser-busch.html ADVERTISING Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:18:00 -0500 We asked Media Monitors to do a spot load analysis of Anheuser-Busch, after the hard news yesterday that the company is virtually scrapping its radio spend for the second half of this year