Former Scarborough Research EVP Gregg Lindner is returning to Arbitron to assume the newly created position of Chief Research Officer and EVP/Service Innovation. He will also serve as an Arbitron representative on the Scarborough partners committee. |
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As Grupo Prisa restructures its boards, Augusto Delkader has been named President of Union Radio and of SER (Sociedad Espanola de Radiodifusion). Replacing him as CEO of both units is Javier Pons. The appointments are part of a major restructuring of the boards of the Prisa companies. |
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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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Journal's Q3 radio revenue climbed 3%, to $18.5 million, while the company's overall revenue rose 2%, to $101.6 million. Net income grew from $1.8 million to $6.3 million, as diluted EPS from continuing operations increased from 3 cents to 11 cents. |
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RadioTime on October 21 will release the BlackBerry version of its TuneIn Radio app. Like its iPhone and Android counterparts, TuneIn Radio for BlackBerry features RadioTime's unique Song-Search technology, which enables the user to search for a specific song or artist airing on radio stations in real time. |
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Donkey Comedy Network's 24/7 Comedy Radio will be added to Clear Channel's iheartradio mobile streaming app on October 25. |
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When asked by Audio Graphics, "Considering sources of information available to you, which do you trust the most?" more than 42% of the 1,006 respondents 12-44 said "TV and radio" -- way up from only about 7% two years ago. |
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The Pittsfield Public School Committee has been fined $7,000 by the FCC for not renewing its license for WTBR-AM/Pittsfield, MA on time and for unauthorized operation of the station without a license. |
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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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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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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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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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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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