Week of learning and planning
What I saw and learned at Annual 4A's conference was excellent and lived up to their theme of 'Digital changes everything' but if you...
Moody’s turns negative on Univision
RBR/TVBR wasn’t the only one to notice that Univision is coming up well short of its projected 500 million bucks from divestitures. Moody’s Investors Service affirmed its debt ratings for the Hispanic media giant, but changed its rating outlook to negative.
Ed is mad, Tom is sad
I have to join Ed Christian (2/29/08 RBR #42) when he laments the lack of professionalism that sees radio commercial rates on the streets...
Clear Channel extends tender
Some folks on Wall Street got excited last week by a rumor that the 26.7 billion bucks deal was going to closing on Thursday. That didn’t happen.
CEOs skittish about the future
Chief Executive Magazine regularly keeps takes the temperature of the denizens of America's corner offices, and what it's found this time is enough to...
PTC takes its case to ABC/Disney shareholders
PTC is not the only group to take stock of a company, literally and then use the shareholder meeting as a forum to air its opinions. Al Sharpton has done it.
Minorities shopping more online
Online shopping by African-Americans, Asians, Hispanics and other minorities has increased dramatically during the past five years, according to a report from The Media Audit....
Asset sales continue at Univision
No one was using 500 million as a target for asset sales in yesterday’s Univision quarterly conference call. The newly private company, which still...
Dean prepared to welcome FL, MI to convention
The Democratic primaries in Florida and Michigan didn't even amount to beauty contests, since the two states jumped the gun on Super Duper Tuesday...
AE responds to the buyer
Respectfully in response to Jim La Marca’s comments on supply and demand (3/4/08 RBR #44): It is refreshing to hear a buyer complain about...
On Fox topping the ratings
Isn’t it sad that one GAME show running three-days-a-week, for one quarter of a year, can propel one network to the top spot?I guess...
Regent topped industry, sees quarter getting better
Smaller markets have been outperforming the big ones, so Regent Communications CEO Bill Stakelin was happy to report that his company outperformed the radio...
Cox Radio posted gains in 2008 and Q4
Cox Radio CEO Bob Neil has stuck to his guns, refusing to add inventory or push shorter spots, and his contrarian result is that...
Clinton win good for business
With key victories in Texas and Ohio, Hillary Clinton (D-NY) has justified staying in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination with Barack Obama...
Split cleared by IRS
The E. W. Scripps Company says it has received a private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service confirming the tax-free status of the...