The hits just keep on comin’!
Here we go with more interesting results, more 4 book diary markets and the early release of some Spring / Fall editions. Moving deeper into the Top 100, the rubber meets the road with real radio, local connection and competitive service:
Marketron offering location-based advertising solution
Marketron announced the availability of a new location-based advertising solution that will enable targeted
Sankaty Advisors to recapitalize Cherry Creek Radio
Cherry Creek Radio, which O&Os 60 stations in small and mid-sized markets in the western US
Advertisers pulling back on cable TV spending
Procter & Gamble and GM, two of the nation's biggest marketers, have pulled back on ad commitments to
LA Kings, KABC sign multi-year deal
The Los Angeles Kings – the 2014 Stanley Cup Champions – and Cumulus’ TalkRadio 790 KABC
Clip Interactive partners with Entercom for mobile radio apps
Clip Interactive announced a partnership with Entercom to develop interactive mobile apps for all of
Jeff Bewkes would net $79 million in merger
Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes would score more than $79 million in added payments with any change in
Russian TV anchor resigns over crash stories: “Every single day we’re lying”
A TV anchor quit her influential post on Friday because she was tired
Fox’s “Glee” forced to change name in UK
The Fox Network high school musical comedy Glee could be forced to change its name when shown in
LPTV bill introduced in House
A long-awaited Republican LPTV and TV Translator Bill will get a hearing 7/24 in the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee
FM Class C4 / 73.215 petition to get formal comments
Matt Wesolowski, SSR Communications, Inc., says the FCC will be taking formal comments on
Casey Kasem remains end up missing, however…
Casey Kasem has been dead for more than a month, yet he has not been buried and now reports are
House to vote on bipartisan STELA reauthorization
The House will vote the week of 7/21 on bipartisan legislation approved in May to reauthorize the nation’s
Drew Horowitz named Hubbard Radio President
Hubbard Radio announced 7/18 that Drew Horowitz, EVP/COO, would become President and COO
Has radio given up to mobile?
First, the good news. Total media ad spending in the US this year will see its largest increase in a decade, according to recent figures from eMARKETER. On the strength of gains in mobile and TV advertising, total ad investments will jump 5.3% to reach $180.12 billion, achieving 5% growth for the first time since 2004, when ad spending increased 6.7%. Now, the bad news. Radio's share of the advertising pie will continue to shrink through 2018. In 2012, radio got