What’s with all the changing of the guards?
By Carl Marcucci Has anyone noticed the massive changes in network radio management of late? Everyone seems to be coming in from non-radio industries as...
Global research consolidating
Taylor Nelson Sofres (TNS) rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from WPP Group, but now may face a bidding battle between WPP and Nielsen.
Up quarter for Cumulus
Cumulus Media reported after the market close Monday that pro forma Q1 cash revenues rose 2% to $69.7 million and station operating income (SOI)...
Political ads cost broadcaster half a million
TV Azteca accepted money from a coalition of political organizations to run ads back in March, and that is a no-no – in Mexico....
CEOs see business picking up in Q3, Q4
Is it possible that the US has gotten past the worst of the latest economic down cycle? That’s what the Conference Board is suggesting...
On “Radio Heard Fear”
Wow. I guess John Gorman didn't get invited to the sleep-over! Like my ol’ Daddy used to say about Monday morning quarterbacks: "There're a...
Radio Heard Fear
If radio wants to sell itself – and it should since you can’t prove you can sell anything unless you can sell yourself – yank those hideous HD Radio promos off the air.
“Rock Band” performs for Viacom
We’re referring to the hit video game, which helped drive 16% revenue growth for Viacom’s Media Networks unit in Q1, along with 8% ad...
XM/Sirius road to profitability?
Stock analyst Stan Muse expects that it’ll take a year for the merged entity of XM and Sirius to start turning a profit. How...
Watchdog mobilizing to stop Murdoch
StopBigMedia.com is attempting to block the acquisition of Sam Zell’s Tribune’s Newsday by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation with yet another click and send campaign,...
Key House Democrats address XM/Sirius
OK, let’s see if we have this straight – this is an acceptable merger, but we have to have special provisions in place to prevent monopolistic behavior. We say that if it quacks like a monopoly and waddles like a monopoly, it’s a monopoly.
Journal sets buyback
The board of directors at Journal Communications has given management the go ahead to buy back up to five million additional shares of the...
Making census of it all
The US Census Bureau has some new racial numbers out, so let’s take a look. The total US population is pegged at 301.6M. Non-Hispanic...
Bidding intensifies for Newsday
Long Island Newsday quotes sources as saying Cablevision is about to make a 650 million bucks bid for the newspaper, topping by 70 million...
Even the formerly red-hot Hispanic market is soft
Spanish radio and TV specialist Entravision reported that Q1 revenues were down 2% to $55.7 million, with consolidated EBITDA down 13% to $15 million....