The Genachowski era begins at the FCC
New Chairman Julius Genachowski settled into the FCC on Monday and immediately announced his new staff. “The FCC should be a model for excellence
Zanetis Upped To Key Auto Sales Role for iHeart Corporate
He's been with iHeartMedia for his entire 17-year career and has risen through the ranks in the audio content creation and distribution company's Automotive team. Now, he's rising to a role as EVP/Sales in the key ad sales division.
Senate nixes return of Fairness Doctrine
Legislation promoted by Jim DeMint (R-SC) to prevent the FCC from breathing new life into the Fairness Doctrine was added as an amendment to...
Boston broadcasters coping with NBA lockout
The Boston Globe published a snapshot of what local broadcasters are doing to cope with the loss of lucrative NBA games. Right now they’re...
The media did it, with a twist
Who or what is responsible for the current economic crisis? We’ve already seen polls that level blame on the media, at least in part,...
Porretti Promoted To Key Digital Role
Scott Porretti is taking a newly created position that adds operational oversight of this major national ad rep firm's digital video sales operations to his management of digital audio sales across the U.S. He's been associated with this rep firm since 1999.
Study shows public support for regulating kid food marketing
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City is concerned about childhood obesity, and is further concerned that a study showed that parents do...
We need more of this type of thinking
First of all, here is a great "Radio's Unique Assets" presentation the Southern California Broadcasters Association.Click the pdf link in the attachment box to...
Re-engineering on tap for Westwood One
That’s how CEO Tom Beusse refers to changes coming in Q3 to streamline the company and deal with the soft business environment. The re-engineering...
WCPO to lose its newspaper twin sisters
Even with a grandfathered newspaper-TV crossownership situation, E.W. Scripps Co. says it can't keep its Cincinnati Post and Kentucky Post newspapers alive. The dailies...
Dickey buys his own Christmas gifts
If you sold any Cumulus Media shares lately, there’s a real good chance the buyer was Lew Dickey Sr. He continues to buy up...
Consumer Reports Index takes bad turn
People on the lower end of the income spectrum experienced a sharp increase in financial woes, and the overall consumer sentiment index as measured by Consumer Reports slipped into negative territory during the month of August.
18 game NFL season may provide leeway to avoid stoppage
It is unknown if there will be a 2011 National Football League season
House video hearing books witnesses
Four major communications associations will be present at the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet session on “H.R. 3101, the Twenty-First Century...
Eight Democrats commit to Univision debate
Univision and the University of Miami say eight candidates for the Democratic nomination to become President of the United States have agreed to appear...