http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-11-23T12:33:31-06:00 http://www.rbr.com/radio/analyst_sirius_xm_still_overpriced.html 2008-10-28T05:13:00-05:00 2008-10-28T05:13:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes has once again cut his target price for Sirius XM, to 25 cents from the previous 50. The analyst sees “near-certain dilution” for shareholders as the satellite radio http://www.rbr.com/radio/beasley_settles_indecency_cases.html 2008-10-30T18:17:00-05:00 2008-10-30T18:17:00-05:00 Jack Messmer It was just a few days ago that the FCC tossed out a bunch of allegations from a long-time protagonist who had accused Beasley Broadcast http://www.rbr.com/radio/berblend_to_focus_on_radio_branding.html 2008-10-30T15:11:00-05:00 2008-10-30T15:11:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci On January 5, 2009, überblend will launch its custom blend of audio branding services with Production Director Michael Stuber at the helm.  Unlike traditional radio http://www.rbr.com/radio/be_supplies_systems_worth_1_million_to_egyptian_radio_television.html 2008-10-30T10:10:00-05:00 2008-10-30T10:10:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Engineers from Egyptian Radio & Television Union (ERTU) were at the BE plant in Quincy last week to finalize delivery of turnkey transmission and antenna http://www.rbr.com/radio/sirius_xm_debuting_led_zeppelin_channel.html 2008-10-30T15:09:00-05:00 2008-10-30T15:09:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci The new music channel dedicated to rock icons Led Zeppelin will be broadcast on Sirius channel 12 and XM channel 39 and will launch on http://www.rbr.com/radio/sbs_wants_clarity_on_interep.html 2008-10-29T03:29:00-05:00 2008-10-29T03:29:00-05:00 Jack Messmer US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain holds a hearing today in New York on whether to approve the motion by trustee Kenneth Silverman to keep Interep operating while he seeks a buyer http://www.rbr.com/radio/no_timetable_for_cbs_station_sales.html 2008-10-30T14:10:00-05:00 2008-10-30T14:10:00-05:00 Jack Messmer CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves says the company has received attractive bids for some of the 50 or so middle market radio stations it has up for sale, but he can’t predict when any deals will get done http://www.rbr.com/radio/trustee_believes_interep_has_value.html 2008-10-27T01:52:00-05:00 2008-10-27T01:52:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Bankruptcy trustee Kenneth Silverman has been busy, filing with the court to keep operating Interep on an interim basis. He’s come up with a budget and told the court that he should recover more http://www.rbr.com/radio/10975.html 2008-10-29T18:31:00-05:00 2008-10-29T18:31:00-05:00 Jack Messmer According to the Wall Street Journal, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether some executives of Arbitron sold company stock prior to disclosure http://www.rbr.com/radio/zune_signs_with_univision.html 2008-10-29T15:46:00-05:00 2008-10-29T15:46:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Zune, Microsoft's music and entertainment service, announced Tuesday that it has become the exclusive music download service for Univision.com. The new Zune portal on Univision's http://www.rbr.com/radio/wcbs_newsradio_covers_the_nyc_marathon_presidential_campaign.html 2008-10-29T15:44:00-05:00 2008-10-29T15:44:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci This Sunday, Nov. 2 marks the annual NYC Marathon, and WCBS Newsradio will be at the race providing extensive live coverage.  The station will have http://www.rbr.com/radio/federal_judge_kicks_ppm_fight_to_state_court.html 2008-10-27T15:54:00-05:00 2008-10-27T15:54:00-05:00 Jack Messmer US District Court Judge Denise Cote has dismissed Arbitron’s lawsuit against New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. She ruled yesterday that http://www.rbr.com/radio/10952.html 2008-10-28T11:16:00-05:00 2008-10-28T11:16:00-05:00 Jack Messmer MFM and BCCA have scheduled a special telephone seminar for Thursday afternoon to discuss how radio companies will be affected by the outcome of the http://www.rbr.com/radio/10941.html 2008-10-28T15:21:00-05:00 2008-10-28T15:21:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Last weekend’s gala “Masquerade” in Indianapolis honoring Emmis Communications CEO Jeff Smulyan drew nearly 700 people. The event to benefit local nonprofits the Pacers Foundation http://www.rbr.com/radio/google_wpp_launch_marketing_research_awards_program.html 2008-10-28T13:38:00-05:00 2008-10-28T13:38:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci Google and WPP will jointly fund a grant program to support research into how online media influences consumer behavior, attitudes and decision making.WPP and Google http://www.rbr.com/radio/emmis_gets_a_moody_s_downgrade.html 2008-10-28T05:20:00-05:00 2008-10-28T05:20:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Moody’s Investors Service has completed a review of the credit ratings begun earlier this month for Emmis Communications. Given the tough market conditions in radio, it should come http://www.rbr.com/radio/interep_gets_a_one-week_reprieve.html 2008-10-25T21:43:00-05:00 2008-10-25T21:43:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Employees of Interep were notified Sunday to report for work today. Federal bankruptcy trustee Kenneth Silverman will keep the rep firm operating http://www.rbr.com/radio/indie_artists_not_getting_airplay.html 2008-10-27T05:46:00-05:00 2008-10-27T05:46:00-05:00 Dave Seyler One of the repercussions of the battle over payola in New York was provision of airtime for independent artists on stations involved in the controversy. A musician’s group says there has been http://www.rbr.com/radio/the_bob_tom_show_to_air_on_wgn_america.html 2008-10-27T14:59:00-05:00 2008-10-27T14:59:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci It debuts next Monday, 11/3. The daily program will air Monday-Friday from Midnight 1:00am ET, 11:00pm Midnight CT, and 9:00pm-10:00pm PT on Tribune Broadcasting's WGN http://www.rbr.com/radio/mancow_returns_to_chicago_adds_five.html 2008-10-27T14:58:00-05:00 2008-10-27T14:58:00-05:00 Carl Marcucci After a long absence, post-Q-101, Talk Radio Network - FMs’ Erich “Mancow” Muller returns to the Chicago airwaves on legendary WLS and reveals six additional