 | |  | | |  |  | | | | | Michael Metter, CEO of SpongeTech Delivery Systems and Blue Star Media Group -- the recently renamed parent of Business TalkRadio Network and Lifestyle Talk Radio Network -- has been sued by the SEC for an alleged "pump and dump" stock scheme at SpongeTech. | |  Westwood One teams with cable net VH1 Classic on VH1 Classic Rock Nights, hosted by Eddie Webb. With support from Cumulus Media, the show launches in 20 markets on May 17. | | | 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. | |  | | Industry | |  | | Sponsored by  |  Tribune Co. promotes SVP/Programming & Entertainment Sean Compton to president of programming, overseeing WGN-AM/Chicago and the media company's TV and cable stations. | | | Theresa Gage Durham comes to Westwood One as VP/sales, Southwest region, responsible for network radio ad sales in Los Angeles and Dallas. | | | | Washington | | | | Sponsored by
 |  FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has unveiled what he calls a "third way" for the FCC to regulate broadband in light of the court ruling in Comcast v. FCC, by partially reclassifying broadband as a telecommunications service. But Republican FCC Commissioners Robert McDowell and Meredith Attwell Baker say the proposed approach is both overreaching and unnecessary. | | | | Technology | | | |
|  SNL Kagan revises some usage numbers from an earlier report on Internet radio, but CBS Interactive remains the leader, with an estimated 226 million users worldwide and $550 million in revenue from all the CBS online properties, including the CBS Radio sites. Slacker Radio sees a big boost from the corrected numbers. | | | Triton Digital's Triton Loyalty names a new list of vendors that will integrate with flagship product StickyFish loyalty program. Among those now offering StickyFish points: StreamTheWorld and Airkast. | | | |
| | There are an estimated 50 million smartphones in the U.S., and they represent an ever-growing share of handset sales. And as the smartphone replaces the desktop for a significant chunk of Internet usage, radio's mobile opportunities are vast. How can your station capture that mobile audience and make money today? At Radio Ink 's Convergence, you'll hear from experts on the art of "Mastering Mobile Media." At this panel, moderated by Vibes Media's Steve Levy with Borrell Associates' Gordon Borrell, Jacobs Media's Paul Jacobs, and comScore's Brian Jurutka, you'll learn where to focus your attention, what will pay the highest dividends, and how to create and embrace a mobile strategy now. Click here 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. | |  The Apple iPad is out now, and Radio Ink magazine is there, 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. | | | 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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