Harris Broadcast Splits, Changes Name

3-17-14

Harris Broadcast has split into two companies, Imagine Communications and GatesAir. The announcement was made Monday at the company's annual MediaDay held at Madison Square Garden. Imagine Communications will be headquartered in Dallas, with offices in Denver, Toronto, Los Angeles, Tel Aviv, and Beijing. GatesAir will be headquartered in Cincinnati, with its manufacturing, supply chain and fulfillment center in Quincy, Illinois. Charlie Vogt (pictured) will be CEO of both companies.

Imagine Communications and GatesAir CEO Charlie Vogt said, ?With vibrant new identities and focus, Imagine Communications and GatesAir are well-positioned to serve our industry and customers. Our vision, product direction, and strategy further align Imagine Communications and GatesAir with today?s transformational trends, the networks of the future and our customers and partners. We have created two laser-focused companies that are innovating across different ends of the technology spectrum. Imagine Communications will lead the media and entertainment markets to a future defined by IP, software, the cloud, and TV Everywhere, with an architecture vision for delivering and monetizing multiscreen content. Likewise, GatesAir will continue to lead the next-generation TV and radio over-the-air market, with a focus on providing wireless innovations that reduce power consumption and carbon footprint, while leveraging the growth in digital radio and TV transmission across the globe.?

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Radio Show Splits Into Two Tracks

6-14-2013

The National Association of Broadcasters and Radio Advertising Bureau will offer two new conference tracks, the Programming Masters Series and Sales Consultants' Corner, both on Friday, September 20 at the 2013 Radio Show in Orlando. They will run concurrently on Friday morning and are designed to provide radio programming and salespeople a training opportunity in a consolidated format.

The Programming Masters Series will address how today's multi-platform media environment impacts Radio programmers as they juggle the demands of programming multiple stations and cultivating talent. During the four-hour Sales Consultants' Corner, radio's top sales trainers and consultants will discuss effective strategies for training salespeople, prospecting new leads, and growing revenue. 

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