Magna Global updates its "U.S. Media Advertising Revenue Forecast," and is now projecting that U.S. ad revenues will be up 2.8 percent in 2010 on a normalized basis, excluding political and network-TV Olympics ads. That's revised from an earlier projection of 2.1 percent growth. |
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Clear Channel Outdoor has sold its majority interest in Clear Channel Branded Cities to the Ellman Companies, making Ellman the 100 percent owner. Ellman will keep the Branded Cities name. |
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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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Kimberly Sonneborn moves up to the newly created post of VP/digital design and production at Beasley Broadcast Group. She joined the company as interactive coordinator in 2000. |
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After MidNite host Blair Garner renews his long-term deal with Premiere Radio Networks. After MidNite is heard on more than 260 stations. |
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Benztown Radio Networks, headed by President Dave "Chachi" Denes, takes on syndication of The Todd 'N Tyler Radio Empire, based at Journal's KEZO/Omaha. |
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NPR announces what it's calling a "major journalism initiative," creating a network of station-based journalists who'll cover the effect of government actions in every state. A grant from the Open Society Foundations will support an eight-state pilot program. |
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The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Group gives details on the 2011 Mildred Carter Mentoring Program for up-and-coming women in the radio industry. |
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Pandora expands its partnership with AdReady in a move that, the webcaster says, will offer more affordable mobile advertising options to small- and medium-sized businesses. |
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The Wall Street Journal reports that many Facebook apps -- including all 10 of the most popular apps -- have been transmitting Facebook user IDs, which reveal users' names and in some cases other information, to outside companies. The issue affects "tens of millions" of app users, says the paper. |
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Tech Ink will present its inaugural edition of the Best Engineers in Radio in the November 15, 2010 issue of Radio Ink . Nominations are open through October 22; eligible nominees include technical staff at any radio station or group, contract engineers, consulting engineers, and technical staff at any broadcast/audio equipment manufacturer, service provider, government agency, or other vendor to the industry. Click the headline to learn more. |
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Radio Ink is planning a feature on cutting-edge program/production facilities for an upcoming issue. Have you recently upgraded, or built out a great facility over time? We want to hear about it! Get in touch with Wendy Bernstein |
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Arianna Huffington, co-founder and editor-in-chief of the influential Huffington Post and co-host of public radio's Left, Right & Center, will provide the luncheon keynote at Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, to be held December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Huffington, the author of 13 books including most recently On Becoming Fearless in Love, Work, and Life and Fanatics and Fools: The Game Plan for Winning Back America, launched the Huffington Post news and blog site in 2005. |
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Eric Rhoads, publisher of Radio Ink is developing a new iPad application that will choose some historic audio clips of air personalities from throughout radio history. If you would like historic telescoped airchecks of you on the air to be included, or if you have an aircheck collection, please e-mail us your MP3s. Click the headline for more information. |
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Radio Ink magazine the first radio industry publication on the iPad and one 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. |
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The economy is slowly turning around, and broadcasters are beginning to hire again. 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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Current issue: CBS Radio SVP/Programming and L.A. radio icon Kevin Weatherly
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