Clear Channel's iheartradio hits the road
Toyota will integrate Clear Channel
All Things Christmas
With Christmas right around the corner, here's a 10-point programming check list to make sure your station sounds great this holiday season. 1. Play the right music. There are only so many hit Christmas songs out there. For some
Radio: The message behind the messages
Three different stories struck interest with me over the past week. (#1) A recent study from Pew Internet found that between April 2009 and...
Americans are streaming as much as downloading music
Americans are now streaming as much music as they are downloading, according to NPD Group. According to an article in Evolver.fm and reported by...
Write Bodacious Bios for Your Station Executives and Personalities
Biographies are used for a multitude of reasons: for press kits, speaking engagements, promotions, and connecting listeners and viewers to your on-air talent
How Slacker gets Smartphone users to buy subscriptions
Slacker has found a pretty nice formula for growing its subscription model via relationships with the cell phone carriers. Various US based
Cashing in on the Next Generation of Mobile Internet
It was the biggest disappointment of the new millennium - internet revenue. Everyone from local bloggers to a huge media conglomerates dreamed of cashing...
$25,000 fine for station in an LMA not having staff and a public file...
An FCC Enforcement Bureau District Office on 11/1 issued a Notice of Apparent Liability, proposing to fine an AM licensee $25,000 for not having a meaningful staff
Selling a new idea internally
Selling a new idea internally is often harder than the execution itself. A few thoughts, this example for a TV reinvention, but applicable to anything: EVANGELISM FOR THE NEW IDEA: The GM, ND,
Social Media and the Public File
It has become clear to broadcasters, both radio and television, that their medium has become interactive. Broadcast signals, of course, remain viable, but with increasing success broadcasters
Tips for nipping reluctant-payment syndrome in the bud
The Financial Manager’s Perspective: MFM’s BCCA credit and collections subsidiary is hearing from a number of members who report a growing percentage of their...
Evolving TV News
Local television can learn from newspapers. Decades ago there were cracks in Newspaper's dominance fueled by Cable TV and the web. Instead of acting on those cracks, they were in denial assuming their greatness could never
News Web Site Economics 101
Clutter. Ask web developers to look at television station web sites and that is usually the first word out of their mouths. Banner ads zip and strobe around the screen. Long rows of tiny head shots span across
Reinventing TV and a cinematic approach
The strengths of television--Pictures, Graphics and Visuals: In a home environment, it's hard to beat TV for the eye. Big screens, HD and TV by
NPR
NPR, long known as a news organization, has lately been producing some outstanding digital music offerings. The latest one is their 24/7 All Songs Considered Stream. Launched to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the