 | | | | | Dial Global brings in Richard Rene as GM of international relations, handling international affiliate sales for all DG programming and TM Studios products. | | | ADVERTISEMENT -- REALTORS® spend $1 billion annually to market their services and 30% are ready to buy radio! See the video from the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® Annual Conference. Read more. | |  | | Washington | |  | | Sponsored by  | | Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) in a new report slams Glenn Beck for his association with Goldline, a precious-metal retailer that Weiner says uses "misleading and possibly illegal sales tactics," Politico reports. Weiner contends that Beck and other conservative personalities stirred up listeners' economic fears for the benefit of Goldline, and says he will propose legislation to regulate advertising by such retailers. | |  CBS Corp. spent about $1.6 million in lobbying in Q1, according to a federal disclosure form, addressing the Broadcaster Freedom Act, the Local Radio Freedom Act to expand low-power FM, and performance royalties, among other issues. | | | | Business | | | | Sponsored by  | | "Crowdcasting" platform Listener Driven Radio adds 22 affiliates, including Citadel, CBS Radio, Border Media, and GAP stations. McVay New Media's Daniel Anstandig is a principal at LDR. | | | |
| | Are you getting the most out of your digital assets? That's the key question any real digital strategy, simple or elaborate, has to answer. The Convergence 2010 panel on "The Competitive Landscape and the Convergence of Your Digital Assets," led by Tribune's Rockie Thomas, covers the basics and well beyond on ways to capture digital assets and extend your brand. Featured on the panel will be Davis Media's Tom Davis, broadcast and interactive vet Audiation's Sandy Smallens, and ADObjects founder Matthew Snyder. Are you in the radio business, the newspaper business, the television and cable business, national media, local media, or all of the above? Learn what you need to know at Convergence 2010, June 3-4 at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA. Click the headline to register now. | | | | Radio Ink | | | |
| | Click the headline to view Radio Ink Publisher/CEO Eric Rhoads' complete "Radio Reinvention" presentation at the Cumulus corporate meetings earlier this month. | |  Radio Ink magazine the first radio industry publication on the iPad and among of the first of all publications. With the iPad's touchscreen, you can flip through the digital edition just as you would a copy of the magazine, with live links, interactive ads, links to video, and with more interactive features on the way. | | | If you've been displaced by the changes in the business or are seeking a new opportunity, Radio Ink wants to help. Put your name in front of the industry with a free listing in Radio Pros Available. And we'll be happy to post your aircheck or demo, or a link to your website. Click the headline to learn more. | | | |
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May 17: On the cover: Rob Curley. Keynote speaker at Radio Ink's Convergence -- and a newspaper guy with a lot to say to radio.
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