TM Studios unveils “The Production Artist”
TM Studios, a division of WestwoodOne, announced “a harmonic partnership” with Elias Arts, the most awarded broadcast music company in history. TM and Elias Arts are rolling out the introduction of a one-of-a-kind production music library known as The Production Artist. This library, renowned in entertainment media, is new to radio. The content has only previously been available for network TV, film, and national agencies.
Media Latino Communications + Entravision
Media Latino Communications, a leading Hispanic Radio Network of U.S. stations, and Entravision Communications will jointly produce and syndicate the
NJBA sets 67th Summer Conference
The 2014 New Jersey Broadcasters Association 67th Annual Conference & Gala has been set, with the
NJBA CEO guest-hosting on Friday
Paul Rotella, NJBA CEO, is guest-hosting “Harry Hurley in the Morning” Friday, 5/2 on Townsquare Media’s WPGG-AM 1450 Atlantic City. Rotella tells RBR-TVBR: “I’ve been a guest before, and even a guest co-host, but never THE host, especially for four hours! I know it is going to be a lot of fun—we’ve worked hard to put together an interesting and entertaining ‘Jersey’ line up for Friday’s show! I want to thank my friend Harry Hurley and the staff and management of Townsquare for their warm welcome and for their support. It is an honor and a privilege to be on the radio, especially as a talk show host; and it is an important public trust. I’ve learned a lot preparing for it too---- I’m only doing it for one day---Harry and his colleagues, do it every day, and I now have a much better understanding of how much work goes into making it all look “easy!” –See you on the radio!”
Paul’s guests include:
e-cig manufacturer speaks out on proposed FDA rules
On 4/25, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Henry Waxman
AOL, Microsoft team on content offering
AOL announced it has signed a video distribution deal with Microsoft. Beginning this summer, content from AOL brands like HuffPost Live, TechCrunch and
Wash Post: Net neutrality rules will kill Aereo if SCOTUS doesn’t
The Washington Post’s Brian Fung had an interesting take on all that
Still on top: Wheel and Jeopardy!
For the second week in a row (April 7 - April 13) CBS Television Distribution’s Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! ranked #1 and #2 in total viewership. Judge Judy, also distributed by CBSTVD, came in 3rd among viewers but number one among households.
iHeartRadio adds WebmasterRadio.FM’s B2B network
WebmasterRadio.FM, celebrating its 10th year of delivering original talk programming surrounding digital
Entercom gets Milwaukee translator
Kevin Youngers is selling W289CB Milwaukee (105.7) to Entercom for $300K. It will rebroadcast WXSS-HD2 in that market, which is sister station, Sports WSSP-AM. In other filings,
UK Comm. Minister reveals measures to expand DAB
The UK radio industry will have to wait for digital switchover after communications minister Ed Vaizey said that much had to be done before broadcasters could contemplate following television into an all-digital future.
Shaw pacts with Rdio in Canada
Shaw Communications is getting into the streaming music business through a partnership with Cumulus-invested digital service Rdio
2014 smartphone ownership demos
Tom Webster of Edison Research posted some interesting findings on smartphone penetration in the US. Edison took a look at their random, representative sample of Americans 12+, to examine smartphone penetration by demographic group:
Stocks close broadly lower Friday, down for week
Stocks dropped Friday, hit by renewed tensions between Russia and Ukraine as well as a batch of disappointing earnings reports. The S&P fell 15.21...
Nexstar declares quarterly dividend
Nexstar Broadcasting’s board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per share of its Class A common stock. The dividend is payable on Friday, May 30, 2014, to shareholders of record on Friday, May 16, 2014.












