http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-08-28T02:51:56-05:00 http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/carat_lowers_ad_forecasts.html 2008-08-27T19:34:00-05:00 2008-08-27T19:34:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Ad buying giant Carat has revised downward its worldwide advertising expenditure forecasts. 2008 ad growth is now projected to be 4.9%, down from the previous projection of 6%. US growth is http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/final_olympic_tally_214_million.html 2008-08-27T19:33:00-05:00 2008-08-27T19:33:00-05:00 Jack Messmer That’s how many US viewers watched some part of the NBC Universal telecasts over the 17 days of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. The count had already broken the previous record before the final day http://www.rbr.com/media-news/five_still_chasing_the_cubs.html 2008-08-26T20:49:00-05:00 2008-08-26T20:49:00-05:00 Jack Messmer Tribune Company CEO Sam Zell confirmed that five bidders remain in the running for the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field and he hopes to have a deal by the end of the year. Zell didn’t identify any of the bidders http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/olympic_ratings_up_double_digits_from_2004.html 2008-08-26T11:51:00-05:00 2008-08-26T11:51:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The Nielsen tally shows NBC Universal’s coverage of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics attracted an average of 27.7 million viewers and scored a 16.2 rating http://www.rbr.com/media-news/9554.html 2008-08-25T11:12:00-05:00 2008-08-25T11:12:00-05:00 Jack Messmer You can bet that Tribune CEO Sam Zell will get some questions in his quarterly conference call today with lenders and bond analysts about a http://www.rbr.com/radio/spanish_broadcasters_attack_ppm_again.html 2008-08-27T09:40:00-05:00 2008-08-27T09:40:00-05:00 Jack Messmer The Spanish Radio Association (SRA) launched a new attack on Arbitron’s PPM, saying the organization is disappointed with Arbitron’s response to its concerns about Hispanic audience measurement http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/tv-cable_ratings/judy_back_on_top.html 2008-08-27T21:26:00-05:00 2008-08-27T21:26:00-05:00 RBR/TVBR No more tie for 1st place. "Judge Judy" was the sole owner for the most recent week in syndicated television. The report from the Syndicated http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/no_doj_karma_for_sinclair_in_richmond.html 2008-08-27T16:56:00-05:00 2008-08-27T16:56:00-05:00 Dave Seyler A Raycom television acquisition in Richmond forced it to divest a station, and in June, Sinclair agreed to buy one from Raycom. It planned to http://www.rbr.com/radio/clear_channel_hopes_to_build_the_dream.html 2008-08-27T16:03:00-05:00 2008-08-27T16:03:00-05:00 Jack Messmer In commemoration of the 45th anniversary of the March on Washington and the “I Have a Dream” speech, Clear Channel Radio and the Washington, DC http://www.rbr.com/media-news/9608.html 2008-08-27T15:38:00-05:00 2008-08-27T15:38:00-05:00 Jack Messmer GfK says it has not been able to find financing on satisfactory terms to make a buyout bid for TNS, so it is walking away.