It's like watching a tennis ball go back and forth over the net, neither side willing to give an inch. Last week Fisher fired off a letter to shareholders claiming FrontFour was spreading misinformation about the company. Yesterday, FrontFour returned serve, calling the Fisher letter "misleading and baseless." FrontFour is accusing the current Fisher CEO of incompetence and they believe the board of directors is letting that incompetence slide. |
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Arbitron reports revenue of $100.9 million compared to $95.9 million during the first quarter of 2010. The company says revenue for the quarter "benefited from the commercialization of the Portable People Meter ratings service in 15 markets in the second half of 2010, which completed the Company's 48-market PPM commercialization plan, and from the ongoing transition to PPM service pricing." |
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At Clear Channel, Casey will report to Tom Owens, Executive Vice President of Programming Development. He joins an expanding team of research talent at the company, including Bob Michaels, Clear Channel's EVP of Research, and Gary Marince, whose appointment as Senior Vice President for Research and Development was announced on April 5, 2011. |
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KQRS sales manager Daniel McKeague beat out 12,500 others in a contest to replace actor Gilbert Gottfried as the new voice of the supplemental insurance company's duck mascot. McKeague is 36 years old. KQRS is a Citadel station in Minneapolis. His first ad aired last night during NBC's talent show "The Voice." Gilbert Gottfried voiced the AFLAC duck for 11 years but was fired this year after making insensitive remarks on Twitter about the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. |
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Those of you who have attended Sean's seminars know that he shows a lot of motivational videos, and especially those of athletes, as business and sports have a great deal in common. Not only does your attitude determine your altitude, being physically fit means being mentally fit. |
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Jim Mandich, a tight end on the 1972 undefeated Dolphins team and Miami Dolphins broadcaster died Tuesday after a battle with bile duct cancer. Mandich had been receiving chemotherapy and radiation, with the hope that the tumor would shrink enough for it to be removed. He'd been diagnosed in February 2010.Mandich is survived by his wife Bonnie and three sons, Mark, Michael and Nick. Mandich was 62. |
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Look around and you'll see smartphones galore, but people aren't just using them to surf the internet, check email, or update their Facebook status. Although in previous articles I have written about the growth of in-car streaming, there are still the proverbial pros and cons. |
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Local Focus Radio President Kay Olin says "we are humbled by their confidence in our ability to expand WFSH The Fish's national opportunities with our local focus." Local Focus Radio has expanded in 10 states, with 15 new groups and 37+ stations since January 2011. Olin says "most of this growth has come from clients recommending us to other broadcast companies. There is nothing more rewarding than a happy customer." |
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Syndicated host Elvis Duran will be a guest on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tonight. Fallon, who invited Elvis to be on his program during a recent appearance on Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, told Elvis: "I'm a fan of the show and I really want you to come on. I want people to know who you are, where you come from." Late Night with Jimmy Fallon is seen on NBC. |
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Katz 360, the digital sales arm of the Katz Media Group, has hired Andy Slater as Vice President of Digital Agency Sales in New York and John Fraser as Senior Account Director in Atlanta. |
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United Stations Radio Networks announced that effective immediately, the network will be distributing Peter Greenberg Worldwide and Peter Greenberg's Worldwide Travel Minute, the two nationally distributed travel programs that comprise Peter Greenberg's footprint in network radio. United Stations will be handling both the affiliate and the ad sales marketing for these shows. |
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The proof is in the ratings. Find out why the new "Cool AC" format inspires huge listener loyalty with the money demo! Read more. |
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April 18: Cover interview: Townsquare Media CEO Steven Price
