Clear Channel buyout to close in Q1
Thomas H. Lee Partners dealmaker Scott Sperling was quoted as saying that the company has plenty of financing sources and expects to close the...
Spotlighting the localism proceeding: Citizen advisors
The enhanced disclosure form is out there, and it is just the beginning of what may become a laundry list of new obligations and...
The Nielsen Company's 2008 Guide to the Super Bowl
As most retailers and advertisers know, the Super Bowl is like Christmas Take #2 for consumer spending. In fact, according to Retail Advertising and...
McGraw-Hill profits down
Hit by the impact of the credit markets slump in its Financial Services sector, McGraw-Hill saw Q4 earnings per share decline to 43 cents...
A reader presses the issue
The RBR/TVBR story “Clinton leads the pack in press coverage” (1/24/08 RBR #16) didn’t seem right to this broadcaster. Should our industry say "press?" ...
“Cuz” and “Doc” among honorees
Legendary DJ “Cousin Brucie” Morrow, pictured, is to be honored with one of the 2008 Ward L. Quaal Pioneer Awards by the Broadcasters Foundation...
President postpones ad campaign kick-off
The White House felt it might be seen as opportunistic to announce Office of National Drug Control Policy advertising campaign aimed at preventing the...
Clinton leads the pack in press coverage
If there's no such thing as bad publicity, then the US media pack is doing Hillary Clinton (D-NY) a world of good by keeping...
Terrence Elkes dead at 73
Former Viacom President Terrence Elkes has died of a heart problem at age 73. Elkes was hired as General Counsel of Viacom a year...
Bergeron to host Golden Mike gala
Tom Bergeron will emcee the 2008 Broadcasters Foundation of America Golden Mike Award in honor of the Co-Chair of Disney Media Networks and the...
Feedback on pacings and PPM
Regarding "National Pacings Dismal for Q1" (1/23/08 RBR #15).Thank you for showing what the RAB/Forester Study showed in 2005 regarding the future of radio billing...
The good news: pullback on campaign coverage
But the bad news? That's because the economy is tanking. The troubles with the housing bubble and subprimes, the weakening dollar and the canaries...
The cross-utility of sales advice
Sales consultancy Associates Interactive has taken note of soft holiday sales in the retail electronics field, and provided some pointers to pick things up...
Taking the bloom off the berg?
According to new Gallup Poll, there does not appear to be much of a public appetite for a third party candidate at the moment....
CEOs like Texas, Nevada and North Carolina
These states finished one-two-three in a survey of chief executive officers conducted by Chief Executive Magazine. The key for the top two was the...