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May 27: More good ad news; Emmis Digital exec; Chickenman vs. chicken ban


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Today's Headlines May 27, 2010


Kantar Media: U.S. Ad Spending Up 5 Percent In Q1

Kantar Media: U.S. Ad Spending Up 5 Percent In Q1

Kantar Media reports that U.S. advertising spending in the first quarter of this year was $31.3 billion, up 5.1 percent from Q1 2009. That represents the first year-over-year gain since Q1 of '08, and the largest gain since 2006.

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Cook Named Emmis Digital VP

Cook Named Emmis Digital VP

Angie May Cook takes the newly created post of VP for Emmis Digital, overseeing digital revenue growth and innovation for the Emmis Communications stations. She was most recently with Bonneville's WTMX/Chicago and has also held posts with Yahoo, CBS Radio, and an earlier stint with Emmis.


Orkin Protests Nevada Chicken Suit Ban

Radio Ranch CEO Dick Orkin, who of course made Chickenman famous in the '60s, is having some fun with the Nevada Election Board's ban on wearing chicken suits at Nevada polling places. The ban was in response to Democrats' "Chickens for Checkups" campaign, which followed Republican Senate candidate Sue Lowden's suggestion that people barter with doctors for health care, as when "our grandparents would bring a chicken to the doctor." Orkin says he intends to look into the constitutional implications of the chicken-costume ban.

REALTORS®: Your Hottest New Prospects!

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.

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Report: DOJ Looking At Apple Over Digital Music

The Department of Justice is looking at Apple and digital music, the New York Times reports, and is in the early stages of an antitrust inquiry. Citing "people briefed on the inquiries," the paper says DOJ investigators are looking at "the dynamics of selling music online" and whether Apple asked labels not to participate in an Amazon.com promotion.

iheartradio Offers Premium Ad-Free Content

iheartradio Offers Premium Ad-Free Content

Clear Channel Radio's iheartradio is now offering commercial-free premium programming from personalities including Sean Hannity and Jim Rome through version 2.3 of the popular mobile streaming app.

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Redstone: CBS Not For Sale

CBS Corp. Exec. Chairman Sumner Redstone said at the company's annual shareholder's meeting Wednesday that he will "never sell Viacom or CBS," Reuters reports. Since Comcast made its deal to buy NBC, there has been speculation that other TV networks might be on the block as well.

KMP To Consult Arbitron

Sherman Kizart's Kizart Media Partners signs a consulting agreement with Arbitron to assist in advertiser outreach for Urban and Spanish-language radio.

Tom Kent Radio Network Adds Five

The Tom Kent radio network picks up five new affiliates, including WXCH in WRZQ in Indianapolis.

Arbitron Declares Dividend

Arbitron Declares Dividend

Arbitron's board has approved a quarterly cash dividend of 10¢ per share. The company held its annual stockholders' meeting this week.


The Shock Of The New

Listening levels to streaming radio are soaring, and barriers to adoption are coming down. It's a whole new competitive arena for broadcasters. The Convergence 2010 "The State of Online Audio," moderated by Kurt Hanson, will explain what new and rising audio distribution means to radio, and how you can capture that listening, and new revenue. Also on the panel: AccuRadio's John Gehron, Bonneville's Drew Horowitz, Livio Radio's Jake Sigal, and Pandora's Doug Sterne. Convergence 2010, June 3-4 at the Microsoft campus in Mountain View, CA. Click the headline to register now. Tweeting about Convergence? Use Twitter hashtag #RICV.

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June 7: The Most Influential Women in Radio, with Entercom Regional President Weezie Kramer as our cover interview
Also in this issue: Deborah Parenti's Dialogue, featuring three perennial MIW list members, with insights on marketing to younger demos
An interview with our 2010 MIW Legend
More and more radios are including display screens; Skip Pizzi's "Cliff Effect" covers "Watching the Radio"

Coming up in Radio Ink:

June 21: Radio's Foremost Independent Broadcasters; Tech Ink: The HD Radio Power Boost
July 12: The 40 Most Powerful People in Radio
July 26: Tomorrow's Top 40/GM Planning For H2

Also:

August 23: New Media Spotlight
October 18: Radio's Top PDs
November 1: Focus on radio's top advertisers
November 15: The Best Managers in Radio

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