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Small Market Radio - Better Days Are Coming

June 17, 2009

Analysis of:In Radio These Days, Small Is Better | online.wsj.com

Small market radio stations are best poised to come out of this economic downturn. Localism is a key driver, especially since newspapers are disappearing.

No Jay Leno in Boston?

April 5, 2009

Analysis of:WHDH-TV snubs Leno as 10 p.m. | www.boston.com

What's the rush to publicly announce this? Probably not a good move on the station's part.

A LITTLE OPTIMISM FOR LOCAL TV & RADIO

March 25, 2009

Analysis of:Measuring Newspaper’s Decline | www.rbr.com

The web is great for aggregating national news but does not address local needs the way newspapers used to. Operative words are "used to" as the universe of newspapers is rapidly shrinking.

Jay Leno To The Rescue, Maybe

January 16, 2009

Analysis of:Leno TV Time Shift Lays Egg With Ad Buyers at Ratings Loser NBC | www.bloomberg.com

Must See TV? Sounds somewhat familiar, but more a memory than reality. Less is more in a fragmented TV universe.

TV Remains Ad King But The Rules Are Changing

January 5, 2009

Analysis of:The Internet's Cool, But TV Remains Ad King | www.informationweek.com

Yes, TV provides advertisers "critical mass" necessary for broad immediate reach. Yes, TV is the only medium with the ability to reach 50%+ of any given demographic. These two "yesses" will continue to change and evolve in 2009 and beyond.

TV Numbers Are Not That Good

November 21, 2008

Analysis of:TVB's Revised Spot Forecast: Down 7-11% | www.tvnewsday.com

2009 is going to be a tough year but what else is new? TV, like other media is not immune to the economic downturn. Advertisers are being forced to re-look media/marketing expenditures, that in itself is not unusual or a bad thing per se.

Personal People Meter - When Almost Good is Not Good Enough

September 29, 2008

Analysis of:NYC Council backs FCC probe of PPM. | www.rbr.com

Under reporting of audience listenership to Urban and Spanish-language stations hurts everyone, the listeners and advertisers. It's taken main stream marketers a while to fully understand the importance of these audiences

Can Radio Overcome All The Negativity?

September 24, 2008

Analysis of:Rehr: 'Negativity' Threatens The Radio Business | www.radioink.com

As with other mediums, revenue is down but radio is far from out of business. New technologies and a return to localism will help.

Nielsen TV HH's Increase for 2008/09

September 11, 2008

Analysis of:Nielsen: TV Households to Increase 1.5% for 2008-09 Season | www.mediaweek.com

Continued growth overall, key shifts in population demographics. New technology enables advertisers to better reach these targets.

TV Advertising Tops Newspapers

August 11, 2008

Analysis of:Study: Broadcast Beats Papers for Ad Sales | www.reuters.com

No surprises here as newspapers continue to lose relevance amongst readers and advertisers. The Internet will be the biggest winner as has been forecasted for a while now

CBS To Sell 50 Radio Stations

August 4, 2008

Analysis of:CBS To Sell 50 Radio Stations | www.radioink.com

This is beginning to look like a new version of Clear Channel's "less is more", in this case it's about less stations rather than shorter message lengths. It's a far cry from the early days of Mel Karmazin's management of the radio division.

IS IT TOO LATE FOR SAM ZELL AND TRIBUNE COMPANY

July 7, 2008

Analysis of:L.A. Times Newsroom to Shrink by 150 Jobs | www.nytimes.com

You cut and cut and before you know it there's no product to sell. Unlike a factory or other asset, there's no correlation between reducing cost and overhead and making a profit.

More Books Available Online

June 3, 2008

Analysis of:Publisher offers 5,000 more books for Kindle | www.businessweek.com

While not happening as quickly as with newspapers and magazines, books are not that far behind. Kindle and Sony's Reader will make electronic readership a lot easier

Scripps to post lifestyle TV clips to YouTube

May 22, 2008

Analysis of:Scripps to post lifestyle TV clips to YouTube | www.reuters.com

Smart move, will expose their brands to a younger audience not generally viewing their networks

Katie and CBS, a match not made in heaven

April 11, 2008

Analysis of:CBS News, Katie Couric Likely to Part Ways | online.wsj.com

In the end, third place in a less than a relevant race is not all that bad. Both katie Couric and CBS might be better served by separating.

LONG TERM PROSPECT FOR NEWSPAPERS

March 31, 2008

Analysis of:Gannett Co., Inc. Releases December Statistical Report | www.tradingmarkets.com

Decines in both circulation and ad revenue continue. Newspapers must adapt to a changing media landscape to maintain relevancy

Starbucks Seeks Customer Input

March 24, 2008

Analysis of:Starbucks Seeks Customer Input | online.wsj.com

Looks like Starbucks is trying to get back to basics after failing at mass customization. It's been a long and winding road for them, not unexpected when their leader had visions of 40,000 Starbucks.

MULTICASTING OPPORTUNITIES WITH DTV

March 12, 2008

Analysis of:Local Stations Multiply | www.broadcastingcable.com

Potential upside for advertisers as well as broadcasters, ability to narrowcast, not unlike the relationship between broadcast TV and cable in the early 1980's

A Sign of the Times for Printed Newspapers - Article written by Mr. P.J. Louis

February 13, 2008

Analysis of:Gannett Co., Inc. Releases December Statistical Report | www.tradingmarkets.com

Article is extremely relevant as it address the current climate for newspapers. There is still life left, but much change is needed.

Radio Industry and Arbitron will get it right

December 18, 2007

Analysis of:October Radio Revenues Down 7% | publications.mediapost.com

Obviously there's a lot at stake; audience measurement and ad revenue for the stations. Realistically, this is a major step, going from traditional diaries to PPM's, corresponding results to date are not surprising.

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