Google Search

eobot

Search This Blog

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Aug. 26: NAB Fights Back; Harrison To Exit CC; Radio Revs To Grow In '10



Radio Ink
Home/News News Tips Jobs Calendar About Contact Subscribe

Today's Headlines August 26, 2010

NAB Slams Critics Of Radio-Capable Cell Phones

NAB Slams Critics Of Radio-Capable Cell Phones

In a new blog post, the NAB's Dennis Wharton calls the response to the group's support of FM radio receivers in mobile phones "predictable" and "long on exaggeration, rhetoric and factual inaccuracies," saying critics might be motivated by "anti-competitive behavior."
Industry
Sponsored by
Evan Harrison Leaving Clear Channel Radio 

Evan Harrison Leaving Clear Channel Radio

Clear Channel Radio EVP and President/Online Music & Radio Evan Harrison will exit at the end of the year, Radio Ink has learned. Harrison has been with Clear Channel since 2004 and led the launch of the successful iheartradio platform. CCR President/CEO John Hogan said in a memo to employees, "As each of you knows, the media landscape has changed fundamentally, and I've appreciated Evan's contributions in building our digital platform for nearly six years."


May Picked As VP/Programming For Sixx Shows

Bill May joins Premiere Radio Networks as VP of programming for Sixx Sense With Nikki Sixx and The Side Show Countdown With Nikki Sixx. May segues to Premiere from the post of OM for Clear Channel/Albuquerque.
 

Atlanta To Get ESPN Deportes Radio

Beasley's WWWE/Atlanta will adopt Spanish-language sports radio network ESPN Deportes Radio on August 30, flipping from "Radio Fiesta Mexicana."
Entravision Honored By monitorLATINO  

Entravision Honored By monitorLATINO

Entravision's KLYY (Jose 97.5 FM)/Los Angeles and La Tricolor network, along with their PDs, were honored last week with Excellence in Radio awards from Spanish-language radio monitoring company monitorLATINO.

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.
Business
Sponsored by
BIA/Kelsey: Radio Revs To Rise 4.4% This Year

BIA/Kelsey: Radio Revs To Rise 4.4% This Year

BIA/Kelsey predicts radio's 2010 broadcast revenues will climb 4.4% from 2009, to $13.93 billion, with an additional $459.3 million come from digital and online sources.
Arbitron Authorizes Quarterly Dividend

Arbitron Authorizes Quarterly Dividend

Arbitron's board has voted to pay a quarterly cash dividend of 10 cents per common share on Oct. 1 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 15.

Lost In The Crowd?

ADVERTISEMENT -- Whether you operate a cluster or an individual station, you carve out a niche for each of your radio properties. Make sure that each station is given the individual attention it deserves so that it can capture a piece of the national advertising pie. We can help...our clients would agree! Click here for info.
Convergence Technology
Sponsored by
Bono-Backed Firm To Invest In Pandora?

Bono-Backed Firm To Invest In Pandora?

Sources say investment firm Elevation Partners is acquiring shares in a "leading online music company," leading TechCrunch to believe that company is Pandora.
Radio Ink

Who Are The Best Programmers In Radio?

Radio Ink is looking for the Best Programmers in Radio, and we're counting on you to tell us who they are. Click the headline to learn more.

NYT's Sorkin To Keynote Forecast 2011

Andrew Ross Sorkin joins the lineup at Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, set for December 7, 2010 at the Harvard Club in New York. Sorkin is the chief mergers and acquisitions reporter for the New York Times and the best-selling author of the recent Too Big to Fail, and he's as well connected in the financial world as anyone in radio. The thrice-daily "Business Brief With Andrew Ross Sorkin" is produced and distributed by United Stations Radio Networks. Click the headlne for Forecast information and registration.
Read Radio Ink On The iPad 

Read Radio Ink On The iPad

Radio Ink magazine the first radio industry publication on the iPad and among 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.

Radio Pros Available

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.

September 6:  Cover Q&A: Arbitron President/CEO Bill Kerr
Also: Jeff Haley and John David talk about the first combined RAB-NAB Radio Show
Deborah Parenti's Dialogue: Financial execs explain "How to Build a Budget"
Gordon Borrell's Spam Filter: The mobile marketing backlash



Coming up in Radio Ink:
September 20: Radio Show edition/Radio Wayne winners
October 4: Fall News/Talk Update
October 18: The Top PDs in Radio

Also:
November 1: Focus on radio's top advertisers
November 15: The Best Managers in Radio

______________________________________________________________________ 
 From a reader: "Thanks for continuing to push us to new levels of thinking."

>>
SUBSCRIBE

______________________________________________________________________
To reserve your space in these issues, contact your Radio Ink representative or Deborah Parenti at deborah@radioink.com today.











Subscribe Current Issue Advertise Podcasts Contact
Radio Ink Copyright © 2010 Radio Ink and MediaSpan
Part of the MediaSpan Network (Privacy Policy)
Privacy Policies:
Radio Ink | MediaSpan
2090 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Ste. 300
West Palm Beach, FL 33409
Streamline Publishing Inc.