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Clear Channel EVP/President of Global Media Sales John Partilla exits. Partilla, who earlier spent 20 years with Young & Rubicam, is returning to the agency side as COO of Dentsu Network West. |
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Cox Media Group/Louisville promotes Dayton OM Nick Roberts to director/programming for CMG/Ohio, overseeing Dayton and Louisville, KY, while Shane Collins moves up to OM for the Louisville cluster. |
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The American Society of Criminology's Division of Experimental Criminology has established the Jerry Lee Lifetime Achievement Award, named in honor of WBEB (B101)/Philadelphia owner Jerry Lee. Lee is known for his philanthropic efforts in criminology, including establishing the Jerry Lee Foundation. |
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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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The HD Digital Radio Alliance will continue its efforts for another year, with what the group describes as a "aggressive marketing campaign for 2011." The estimated value of media planned for 2011 in excess of $110 million. |
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Sirius XM Radio now has more than 20 million subscribers, a new record high and, CEO Mel Karmazin said, "a significant milestone." In other news, Sirius XM signs a five-year extension of its deal with the NFL. |
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In an AdweekMedia-Harris poll, 43 percent respondents picked Internet banner ads as the ads they're most likely to ignore. Twenty percent said the same of search-engine ads, while just 7 percent picked radio ads. |
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Premiere Radio Networks' Nikki Sixx and Ryan Seacrest, Alicia Keys, and others are taking part in a "Digital Death" campaign in support of AIDS charity Keep a Child Alive. On December 1, Sixx and other celebrities will sign off from social networking until the campaign has raised $1 million for KCA. |
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The Media Audit's new "National Radio Format Report" found that listeners to different music formats have varying exposure to other media, such as TV, newspaper, outdoor, and the Internet. Dance CHR listeners spend 4.5 hours a day online, the most among all formats, while listeners to Hispanic radio spend three hours a day online. |
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The FCC has issued a $20,000 notice of apparent liability to Iglesias Jesucristo Es Mi Refugio Inc. over its failure to update applications for three affiliated companies when control of the companies changed hands. But the commission has nonetheless rejected a petition to deny and granted IJR's application for a new noncommercial FM in Quemado, TX. |
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Radio Ink is compiling a list of resources for managers and sales managers seeking syndicated programming, particularly music programming. If you'd like your company/product to be included, please contact Brida Connolly for more information. |
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At Radio Ink's Forecast 2011, seven group heads will be on hand for the annual "Leadership Speak-Out." Forecast's no-press policy means these industry leaders will feel free to speak openly, and this session is historically candid, conversational, and occasionally heated. On the panel: Cumulus' Lew Dickey, Entercom's David Field, CBS Radio's Dan Mason, Emmis' Jeff Smulyan, Greater Media's Peter Smyth, Citadel's Farid Suleman, and ICBC Broadcast Holdings' Charles Warfield. Moderating is Wells Fargo Securities' Bishop Cheen. Get these leaders' take on the year ahead, only at Forecast, December 7 in New York. Click the headline to learn more, or click here to register. |
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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, and makes a perfect gift for station staff. Click the headline to order now, for delivery before the holiday. |
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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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December 6: Cover Q&A with Huffington Post co-founder/Editor and Forecast keynote speaker Arianna Huffington
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