GLG News by Satellite Radio Trend Experts (North America)

The Nielsen Company has won a request for proposals from Cumulus Media to provide radio ratings in 50 small markets.  Radio giant Clear Channel is also on board with the new system.  This is the first salvo in what should be an interesting war between Nielsen and Arbitron.

TVB revises its projections for advertising in 2009 downward--only the second time the association has made such a move.  The first was after 9/11/01.

This article points out a new marketing blitz between Hollywood movie studios and electronic firms to increase interest and sales of Blu-Ray DVD players.  It's not that consumers are not interested, but that they are already getting HD-quality movies at home.

Detroit's Big Three have several obstacles to overcome; the question is will they have the ability to withstand this perfect storm? Consumer confidence is shaken, financing is impossible or difficult, product mix doesn't meet market demands, alternative energy development and emission compliance is...

The election of Barack Obama as the next President of the United States will mean significant changes in the makeup of the FCC, and a new direction in policy directives.

The FCC has unanimously approved utilizaion of airwaves for electronic devices to access the Internet, despite the objections of a diverse and unlikely group of partners opposing the action.

Article examines the challenges Sony is facing with its new DVD format of Blu-ray, and apprehension of consumers to buy a new piece of technology when they are currently able to get plenty of software (movies, TV programs) in a high definition format.

Clear Channel's iHeartRadio application is now available for the Apple iPhone, bringing hundreds of existing radio stations to mobile users.

Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly 

The threat of an imminent recession means more bad news for local media, especially radio and newspapers, which are reeling from lost advertising.