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As MediaNews realigns post-Chapter 11, William Dean Singleton will step down as CEO and become executive chairman. Additionally, MediaNews President Joseph Lodivic IV has retired. MediaNews is primarily a newspaper company but has four radio stations in Texas. |
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Football announcer Ron Franklin, fired over inappropriate comments to a female co-worker, has sued ESPN for wrongful termination, USA Today reports. |
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Jim McClain moves up from LSM to GSM for Millennium Radio's News/Talk WKXW (New Jersey 101)/Trenton and the Millennium News Network. |
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Arbitron and Marketron team to integrate Arbitron's Tapscan Web sales proposal and analysis system with the Marketron Exchange sales platform. The new service is set to be available February 1. |
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Destiny Media has filed suit against Envirosight, alleging that the other company is infringing on the "Clipstream" trademark. |
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In comment filings on the digital transition for low-power TV, NPR and Venture Technologies express very different opinions on using LPTV stations as FM radio outlets, with NPR saying such stations "tend to circumvent" commission rules, to which Venture responds that the stations are in compliance, and accuses NPR of "institutional elitism." NPR is pushing for a quick digital transition, while Venture says setting a firm date would be premature. |
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Radio Ink is seeking input on who should be included on this year's annual list of the Most Influential African Americans in Radio. And this year we'd like to highlight not only the industry leaders today, but the leaders of the future. |
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Check out the bottom right of our homepage for the new Radio Ink Social Hub, powered by CellSpin. This widget feeds all the industry news from Radio Ink and radio-related posts from Twitter (with more feeds to come) -- and you can contribute too. |
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The agenda for Radio Ink's Convergence 2011 is now online. Watch for more information, including speakers, panel participants, and other exciting conference news, to be posted often. Click the headline for the agenda, or click here to register for Convergence, set for May 18-19 at the Microsoft Silicon Valley Campus. |
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Radio Ink debuts the Mighty Red II, bringing back the little HD radio with mighty HD sound. New features on the Mighty Red II include Artist Experience -- cover art, artist info, and more -- onscreen ads that can be synced with audio, Live Pause, and song and ad Bookmarking. It's a great gift for clients to show them what's really possible with HD Radio. Click the headline to order now. |
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PastBlast, the new iPad app from Radio Ink is available now in the Apple App Store. Historical audio, photos, and more from every era of radio's history, with navigation through a beautiful, fully equipped retro radio studio. Click the headline to see it, or get it here. |
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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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February 7: Focus on Formats, talking respected consultants including McVay Media's Mike McVay
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