iTunes Radio chooses Nissan as launch partner
Nissan will be the exclusive automotive partner for the launch of Apple's iTunes Radio, taking advantage of new creative formats, including audio and video,...
HD Radio Parent Officially Becomes Tessera
Jon Kirchner, formerly DTS’s Chairman/CEO, will now serve as president of Tessera Holding Corp.
Hispanic Radio Podcast: Enrique Santos Sounds Off
In this fresh Hispanic Radio Podcast, iHeartLatino head Enrique Santos serves up a plateful of insight and a peek inside how iHeart has taken on the Latin music lover and Spanish-language audio content consumer. It's all here in this audio report with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson.
New Jersey and Missouri broadcasters embrace Alert FM
The New Jersey and Missouri State Broadcasters Associations have joined Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee in supporting Alert FM
Terry Robinson in hospice care
Satellite format pioneer Terry Robinson is in hospice care after being diagnosed with cancer earlier this month.
Robinson and Bill Moyes were station owners and...
Costs Test Streaming Business Model
SNL Kagan finds business models for streaming pureplays still challenged.
Alarcon under attack
Spanish Broadcasting System is the latest public media company to have a disgruntled major shareholder issue a demand that the company sell itself or...
An iHeart Confirm of Furlough-to-Layoff Transition
With the radio industry continuing to experience economic challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations saw its two top C-Suite leaders update employees on "some steps" it is taking to position the company for the post-COVID future. In short, iHeartMedia will be welcoming back only a portion of those furloughed earlier this year.
Blackburn Fundraising off of FPFPA
A friend of the head of the NJBAreceived a message from Marsha Blackburn
Lincoln Financial Media Q1 down 11.8%
Lincoln Financial Media revenue fell 11.8% in Q1. Revenue was $15 million for the 16-station group
Entercom Declares Quarterly Dividend
Entercom's board declared a quarterly dividend.
Is This ‘Promesa’ Not Telling The Truth?
There's a 250-watt FM translator on the Florida Panhandle that is authorized to rebroadcast a Class C religious AM station licensed to Pensacola. Unfortunately, it may not be broadcasting from the location it is authorized to use. Even worse, the Enforcement Bureau has a complaint indicating that the translator was originating programming content, rather than retransmitting its associated full-power station.
EMI buyout stuck in neutral
Wednesday's tender deadline for the proposed 4.7 billion bucks buyout of EMI Group by the Terra Firma private equity group found only 3.53% of...
How the Buzzer Caught FM CP Permittee
Urban One bumped up against a construction deadline for a Florida FM.
Is Your Brand Effective? Take the Slogan Line Test
Do you have a clearly defined brand position or just a catchy slogan with little product positioning behind it? In last week's column, I...