Alden Global Capital sues Emmis Communications
Alden has now filed its own lawsuit against Emmis, Smulyan and each of the directors. Reached late Wednesday by RBR-TVBR, Smulyan said
Double digits abounded for CBS in Q4 report
CBS Corporation Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone started off the company’s quarterly conference call by calling the financial results “nothing less than sensational” as every...
Rolling Stone puts its cover at the service of unsigned bands
Back when we were young, getting on the cover of Rolling Stone was such a big musical deal it that the concept was turned into a hit song
Double-digit growth for Arbitron
Arbitron reported that Q4 revenues were up 10% to $111.7 million, owing largely to the completion of the Portable People Meter (PPM) rollout to...
Fired Mexican radio reporter re-hired
Less than two weeks after firing Carmen Aristegui, Radio MVS in Mexico City has hired her back. A statement on the station’s website said...
WEEI unveils new afternoon drivers
Entercom Boston’s WEEI Sports Radio Network has changed up its its afternoon drive-time show. Michael Holley, who has co-hosted the midday “Dale and Holley”...
KTRU now on KPFT HD2 radio
Rice University’s student-run KTRU-FM has launched on Pacifica Foundation’s KPFT’s 90.1 HD2 channel at 9:01 AM 2/14. Amid ongoing protests from listeners and students,...
Radio has been very good for My Chemical Romance
During difficult times in the music industry, monetizing creative is a challenge and getting exposure for new releases is critical. But even while
Full Metal Jackie #1 in three markets
Envision Radio Networks says its Full Metal Jackie show continues to grow in ratings with three more markets going to #1. The latest ratings...
Sirius XM not feeling threatened by Pandora
The pending IPO by Pandora has gotten Wall Street fixated on Internet radio, so it
Bustos launches "La Zeta" in Portland
La Zeta 94.3 FM is its second Portland FM launch (KZZR) in less than a month, joining its eXitos 93.5 and a group of...
America's Radio News Network sets second block launch
On January 24, America’s Radio News Network (ARNN) launched the first of five nationally-syndicated long-form news co-anchored 3-hour news-only blocks (Noon-3 p.m. ET). Now,...
Radio winners for Academy of Country Music Awards
Blair Garner won his third Academy of Country Music (ACM) Award as the year’s top national personality – and there was a tie in...
Sirius XM sees more growth in 2011 after record 2010
“Technology changes have transformed the media landscape over the past 10 years, creating winners and losers along the way. I’m proud to say that...