Dream Radio launches on iheartradio
Clear Channel Radio launched Dream Radio, a unique channel hosted by the aspiring talent behind Simon Fuller’s “If I Can Dream” online entertainment program....
Pierre Bouvard named Chairman of the IRTS Board
Pierre Bouvard, EVP of Cross-Platform Services at Arbitron, has been elected as Chairman of the IRTS Foundation, one of the premier charities in the...
Consumer pragmatism is likely long-term
The financial meltdown is showing signs of abating, but the frugal spending habits many developed in response during the course of 2009 are likely...
FCC's Steven Waldman to keynote MFM/BCCA Conference
Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to the FCC Chairman, will deliver a keynote address at Media Finance Focus 2010, the 50th annual conference for the
Q4 revenues down 12% for SBS
Both radio and television posted revenue declines for Q4 at Spanish Broadcasting System. Radio performed better than TV, which is good news for SBS,...
VCI Solutions sponsoring The Build 2010 House Project
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable, is sponsoring the building of a house in the silver lot of the...
Health care continues to lead the news
After taking a back seat for quite awhile, health care reform spent its second week atop the news coverage chart put together by the...
Rising tide of auto ad spending to lift all media
Numerous media companies have been reporting an upturn in auto advertising, reversing a severe decline during the national recession. The analysts at Wells Fargo Securities say this could be good news for pretty much all types of traditional media outlets
CBS Sports, NCAA, LG team for Final Four Games in 3-D
CBS Sports has teamed up with the NCAA, LG Electronics USA and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. to present for the first-time ever the 2010...
Democratic committee targets vulnerable Republicans
Most observers are putting the Democratic Party on the defensive when it comes to the current state of the 2010 elections, but on the...
Freedom to be set free from Chapter 11 reorganization
Freedom Communications announced that a federal bankruptcy court in Delaware has confirmed its reorganization. The newspaper and TV station group owner says it expects...
WMG, Dailymotion strike video content partnership
Dailymotion and Warner Music Group announced a new partnership to offer music videos via Dailymotion’s website in the U.S., Europe and North Africa. Visitors...
Quadcast? HD Problems Deeper Than Suspected
This is an exercise in the power of one word. Take "Quadcast," for example. It's not a word I wanted to ponder after waking...
Knight Foundation offers cash for broadband innovation
In conjunction with the FCC, the Knight Foundation is kicking off a contest to spur innovation in the digital field. The “Apps for Inclusion”...
CBS to use multi-platform push for "The Colonoscopy Song" (video)
When we’ve had colonoscopies performed it never occurred to us to write a song about it. But then, we’re not Peter Yarrow, the renowned...