http://www.rbr.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. Vivvo CMS 4.0 2008-05-15T23:21:13-04:00 http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/solid_quarter_scripps.html 2008-04-24T10:06:00-04:00 2008-04-24T10:06:00-04:00 Jack Messmer CEO Ken Lowe was no doubt happy to use the term “solid quarter” with so many media companies struggling. Scripps saw Q1 revenues rise 6.8%, http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/dissidents_win_media_general_election.html 2008-04-24T10:03:00-04:00 2008-04-24T10:03:00-04:00 Jack Messmer Preliminary results from yesterday’s annual shareholders meeting show that three sitting Media General directors were unseated by challengers nominated by the Harbinger hedge fund. Only http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/aftra_sag_amptp.html 2008-04-23T15:40:00-04:00 2008-04-23T15:40:00-04:00 Carl Marcucci AFTRA announced yesterday it will oblige an Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers (AMPTP) request to delay the start of negotiations by a week http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/mega_tv_la_descarga_con_albita.html 2008-04-23T15:27:00-04:00 2008-04-23T15:27:00-04:00 Carl Marcucci Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) announced today its MEGA TV Channel 22 Miami/DirecTV Channel 169 Puerto Rico and DirecTV Channel 405 in the rest of the http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/woodruff_gets_green_assignment.html 2008-04-23T16:28:00-04:00 2008-04-23T16:28:00-04:00 Jack Messmer ABC News Anchor Bob Woodruff will anchor a weekly series for the new Planet Green cable channel, being launched June 4th by Discovery Communications. The http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/nbc_sticking_with_hockey.html 2008-04-23T16:28:00-04:00 2008-04-23T16:28:00-04:00 Jack Messmer NBC Sports has exercised its option to keep airing the National Hockey League through the upcoming 2008-2009 season. In announcing the renewal, NBC noted that http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/oxygen_to_rebrand.html 2008-04-23T16:25:00-04:00 2008-04-23T16:25:00-04:00 Jack Messmer NBC Universal’s Oxygen cable net is getting a new logo geared at “Generation O,” defined as the 18-49 demo with a hyper focus on women http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/meredith_q3_net_earnings.html 2008-04-22T15:58:00-04:00 2008-04-22T15:58:00-04:00 Carl Marcucci Meredith Corporation reported fiscal Q3 net earnings per share of 0.97, compared to 0.92 per share in the prior-year quarter. Earnings per share from continuing http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7064.html 2008-04-22T15:37:00-04:00 2008-04-22T15:37:00-04:00 Dave Seyler Technically, although the date 4/27/08 had been circled in pencil, there never was a debate in the works, since only Hillary Clinton (D-NY) ever agreed http://www.rbr.com/tv-cable/7048.html 2008-04-21T15:27:00-04:00 2008-04-21T15:27:00-04:00 Dave Seyler While not being universally panned, the Democratic debate held by ABC Television Network last week (4/16/08) was widely criticized. The result is a click-and-send protest