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Thursday, March 11, 2010
'The Cove,' Oscar winner for best documentary, to become TV series on Animal Planet
Oscar winning documentary "The Cove" is heading to the small screen.
Commodity Radio Kills Off Joey Reynolds
By Jerry Del Colliano WOR in New York finally succumbed to change they can count on – like literally, count the savings. They fired Joey Reynolds, the Hall of Fame broadcaster who actually entertains listeners. His show was available to other stations nationwide on the WOR syndicate. Now it’s all over as of April 2. Over the years I have found owner Rick Buckley is a good guy. I worked for him in Philadelphia. He’s a remnant of the old mom and pop radio days. Buckley inherited the company when his father died and has in a lot of ways kept it a family operation. Joe Bilotta, a guy who goes back to my days working for Buckley in Philly, is still with Rick. That says a lot. But the sun, the moon, the planets and repeater radio were all in alignment for Buckley to make the decision to let Joey Reynolds go from his all-nite perch. Reynolds has many fans and was skillful in ways a lot of personalities are not. More on that in a moment. So, when Citadel’s WABC cut George Noory’s Coast to Coast loose recently in favor of its own repeater radio brand Red Eye Radio...
Source: Inside Music Media
Advertising migration hurts Johnston Press
The second-largest regional newspaper publisher in the UK saw revenue fall almost a fifth in 2009, hit by the slump in advertising and the migration of car and job classifieds online
Source: FT.com - Media
Radio, TV Come Together to Honor NY Mayor with Golden Mike Award
Some of broadcasting's biggest names showed up for the Golden Mike Award Monday night at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg was honored in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the radio and television industries and to the community at large." (Photo used with permission: Good Morning America Co-Anchor George Stephanopoulos; WOR Radio Network syndicated personality Dr. Joy Browne; Chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation of America and CEO of Citadel Communications, Phil Lombardo) The event also raised more than $200,000 for broadcasters in need. The Golden Mike was presented to the Mayor by Phil Lombardo, Chairman of the Broadcasters Foundation and Chief Executive Officer, Citadel Communications; Jim Thompson, President of the Broadcasters Foundation; and John Gambling, emcee for the evening and host of his weekday morning show on WOR NewsTalk Radio 710, New York. Radio, TV Come Together to Honor NY Mayor with Golden Mike Award originally appeared on About.com Radio on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 03:13:24. Permalink | Comment | Email this
Source: About.com Radio
Radio host's Prius experiment brings CA incident into question - KING5.com
Washington Post Radio host's Prius experiment brings CA incident into question KING5.com Ross shared this story with his listeners on the radio Thursday morning, which brings into question what James Sikes says happened to him on a San Diego ... How to Stop Your Toyota Prius (Video)Examiner.com all 3,544 news articles��
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ALL ACCESS ACTION
BILL FIGENSHU, DAVEY DYER, VICKI LEBEN, DAVE SYMONDS, TOMMY AUSTIN, JONATHAN REED, KOBE, BRETT ANDREWS, HUNTER QUINN, WALTER FLAKUS, JAIME COOLEY, BILLY MADISON, MARK FISCHER, JEFF SODIKOFF, … more
Clear Channel revenues from radio dropped 10% in the latest quarter
The 10% decline in top line revenues exactly matches the industry average, as reported by the Radio Advertising Bureau for last October through December. Clear Channel also reports declines at its “Americas Outdoor” division of 1% and its International Outdoor division of 5%. The company’s fierce cost-cutting shows up in a 20% drop in operating expenses at the radio unit, and a 20% gain in what Clear Channel has always reported as OIBDAN. That’s Operating Income Before Depreciation and Amortization. Study the Clear Channel Media Q4 and full-year report here.
Source: Radio-Info News
Nielsen Signs Sunrise For Radio Ratings
The battle between incumbent radio ratings firm Arbitron and newcomer Nielsen brought another win for the latter this week, with Nielsen's announcement that it has signed Sunrise Broadcasting for its sticker-based diary ratings system serving mid-sized markets.
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
In Brief - March 11, 2010
WKSC/Chicago names Kenard "K2" Karter MD, Pierre Bouvard elected Chairman of the IRTS Foundation
Source: FMQB News
Updated: Radio Pros Available
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Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1122107&spid=24698
Toyota Gas Pedal Problems Accelerate Sirius XM Sub Growth
It began Tuesday with news of a runaway Toyota Prius on a California Highway. As this drama was playing out, Toyota executives were taking a page from the tobacco companies on Capital Hill, by claiming there was no evidence that any such thing had occurred.
Source: Radio News
Chris Brown needs your help, he says, to get radio play [poll] - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Stuff.co.nz Chris Brown needs your help, he says, to get radio play [poll] Los Angeles Times (blog) ... quarter-million listens to all 35 of its messages. The question is, will it make a difference? (And would being heard more on the radio be good for Chris?) Chris Brown Begs Fans To Get Him Back On The Radio In Recorded MessageOnTheFlix Chris Brown Posts Plea To FansMTV.com Chris Brown Begs For Fans Support, "A Lot Of Radio Stations Aren't Playing My ...SOHH Indian Express�-Neon Limelight�-Gossip On This (blog) all 54 news articles��
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Hard Drive XL Takes Two
USRN's HARD DRIVE XL picks up two new affiliates. Host LOU BRUTUS will dominate weekday nights for rockers WGBF/EVANSVILLE, IN and WKQZ/SAGINAW, … more
Broadcasters ride Wall Street updraft - 03/11/10
Wow - sometimes we get to use the black ink. Most of the companies we track joined in on the party, especially on the radio
montreal_legal: Director , Operations & Security Management (Real Estate Services) - CBC Radio Canada: Location: Montreal, Q... http://bit.ly/cTJxbQ #jobs
Director , Operations & Security Management (Real Estate Services) - CBC Radio Canada: Location: Montreal, Q... http://bit.ly/cTJxbQ #jobs
Making Moves: Thursday, March 11, 2010
In Chicago, it’s official as former TV news reporter Amy Jacobson joins John Howell as morning co-host on Salem-owned WIND-AM (560), says Vocalo.org’s Robert Feder … Trish Gazall has resigned as the co-host of the mid-afternoon “John Brown’s Mindset” show on KTRS-AM (550) St. Louis … Connoisseur Media in Bismarck, North Dakota brings in Debra Boechler, formerly of Cumulus in Bismarck, as station manager for KKBO-FM (105.9) “Bob-FM” … Boston’s WBZ-FM (98.5) “The Sports Hub” brings Ted Sarandis on board to host the “Ted Nation Show” on Sundays, starting in April – Discuss it … Clarinda, Iowa’s KMA-FM has moved from 99.3 to 99.1FM, now broadcasting at 100,000 watts … Envision Radio Networks' “Full Metal Jackie” adds Spokane, Washington’s KHTQ-FM (94.5) as an affiliate … MetroNetworks in New York City adds Inner City’s WBLS-FM (107.5) for traffic and content during morning and afternoon drive. MetroNetworks' Lori Blanchard will handle PM drive reporting … Nikki Sixx, host of the syndicated “Sixx Sense,” will highlight the 4th annual “Rock On The Range” in Columbus, Ohio in May.
Source: Radio-Info News
MSNBC Extends Its BreakingNews Brand to Facebook for an Online Trifecta
Jason Kincaid submits: Last November, MSNBC acquired the Twitter account @breakingnews, which was started as a basic newswire by Michael van Poppel and gradually grew to 1.4 million followers (it’s now up to over 1.6 million). A month later, MSNBC announced that it had acquired BreakingNews.com, which has become a web portal for the online newswire. And today, it’s managed to complete the trifecta: MSNBC has just launched a Facebook Page at Facebook.com/BreakingNews. MSNBC spokesperson Gina Stikes says that the new Facebook account will only send updates for the biggest stories to break (you can still use its other feeds if you want to receive every story to come from the service). The page is obviously still quite new (it only has 645 fans right now), but you can expect that the grow quickly. Complete Story �
Lance Venta on "WNCB Birmingham Relaunches as “97.3 The Buck”"
Posted by unregistered user: Cox Media has relaunched “New Country 97.3” WNCB Birmingham, AL as “97.3 The Buck“. The station will continue to be current intensive focusing on “Nashville’s biggest country hits and coolest new country songs”. The station will also add an afternoon rebroadcast of the syndicated “Rick & Bubba” morning show based out of sister Country 104.7 WZZK. WNCB Birmingham Relaunches as “97.3 The Buck”
Clear Channel Q4 Revs Down 6%, Radio Drops 10%
CC Media Holdings, parent of Clear Channel Radio, reported a 6% decline in consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter to $1.51 billion from $1.6 billion in 2008, a decline of 17% as compared to 2008. The company's radio unit posted a 10% drop in Q4 revenues to $712 million from $788.8 million. The company saw net
Source: RADIO ONLINE News
Paranormal activity at Wave - from Radio Today
Wave 105’s evening show presenter Andy Jackson is introducing a new feature each Wednesday evening.In the new slot, paranormal investigator Jonathan Fost will take strange photos from listeners and analyse them.
Source: Media UK: Radio news
HBO Uses Interactive Kiosks To Promote 'Pacific'
HBO is promoting its mini-series "The Pacific," a 10-episode mini-series companion piece to "Band of Brothers," via interactive kiosks placed in 16 World War II-themed museums. The show debuts March 14.
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
Sales growth starts to return in Europe
European companies have started to see an increase in sales in the last quarter, providing a tentative boost to corporate confidence
Source: FT.com - Media
Betting On Alice, Avatar, and Other Film Gambits
The chance to gamble on and profit from the performance of films and celebrities in their opening weeks at the box office sounds like potentially...
ATN Obtains Broadcast Rights for IPL Cricket
Asian Television Network International Limited�announced today that it will broadcast exclusively in Cana... [Full Story]
The First Step In A Social Media Campaign
There are lots of ways to measure the effectiveness of social media campaign, but only one right way to start. Before you start a Facebook Fan Page, or open a corporate Twitter account, the one mandatory step you need to take to be sure any of it is worth your time is to identify the key performance indicators (KPIs) of your business, and measure them first. You might use the data, you might not--but if at any point down the road you need to measure exactly how much social media engagement has added to your bottom line, you'll want to know exactly where you were when you started. A small additional expense, perhaps, but you'll thank me later, trust me. Take this recent survey for a Houston-based bakery/cafe chain called Dessert Gallery covered recently by Harvard Business Review. The company wanted to measure the business impact of maintaining a Facebook Fan page, so they first surveyed their email database to collect baseline information, and then began their engagement. After three months of constantly updating their Fan Page with promotions, reviews and other content, they resurveyed their list to measure a variety of key metrics, including Net Promoter Score, average price per...
Source: Edison Research
Sunrise New York Signs With Nielsen
Nielsen adds another radio client, signing Sunrise Broadcasting of New York to provide ratings for WGNY-AM & FM, WTXS-FM, and WDLC-AM, in the Newburgh-Middletown, NY, market.
Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1729546&spid=24698
Music review: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Anne Sofie von ... - Los Angeles Times (blog)
Music review: Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Anne Sofie von ... Los Angeles Times (blog) Now a veteran maestro at 57, Chung paid his old hometown a fleeting visit Wednesday night at Royce Hall with his Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France ...
Source: radio - Google News
Former CMT VJ Lance Smith To Teach Acting Class In Nashville
CMT.com is reporting that former “Top 20 Countdown” host LANCE SMITH, who recently relocated to LOS ANGELES to pursue an acting career (NET NEWS 11/23/09), will return to … more
New Chevy marketing effort readies
The Detroit Free Press reports the new campaign will include the cars and use “excellence for everyone,” Mark Reuss, president of GM North America, said
Source: http://www.rbr.com/media-news/advertising/22251.html
accountantssd: Hiring a Accountant - Part Time at CBS Radio (San Diego, CA) http://bit.ly/ckNq6t #jobs #shjobs
Hiring a Accountant - Part Time at CBS Radio (San Diego, CA) http://bit.ly/ckNq6t #jobs #shjobs
Movie critic and newspaper columnist Richard Roeper to join Roe Conn on talk WLS, Chicago (890)
The 2-6pm afternon drive show will be billed as “The Roe Conn Show with Richard Roeper”, and the Sun-Times columnist will be a full-fledged member of Conn’s show. Roe was most recently paired with Cisco Cotto, but new Citadel GM Michael Damsky recruits Roeper for the job. Robert Feder at Vocalo.org recalls that Roeper “began on the radio as a Sunday morning talk show host on WLS in the early 1990s and eventually landed his own Monday-Friday midday show on WLS-FM (94.7) during its run with a ‘young talk’ format from 1994-95.” The common thread, then and now, is programmer Drew Hayes. Roeper will continue his newspaper column and nationally-distributed movie review work. He’s just published a book titled “Bet the House: How I Gambled over Grand a Day for 30 Days on Sports.”
Source: Radio-Info News
IMAX’s Valuation Is in Fantasy Land
Ockham Research submits: Imax Corp. (IMAX), which operates giant screened movie theatres as well as licenses the technologies to third parties, reported an outstanding fiscal fourth quarter 2009 on Thursday morning. The company benefited from the blockbuster success of Avatar, which is arguably one of the most visually appealing movies ever made. The high screen quality as well as the ability to show 3D films was a key reason for Imax’s surging revenue in the quarter. To date, Avatar on its own has been responsible for $218 million in box office revenue at IMAX theatres. In the recent quarter, sales rose 98% to $54.2 million and easily topped analysts’ estimates of $45.3 million. Earnings came in at $.20 per share easily topping the analysts’ view of 6 cents due to the greatly increased traffic due to feature films like Avatar. In addition to Avatar, IMAX appears to have another huge blockbuster on its hands as just last week Alice in Wonderland shattered previous IMAX opening weekend sales totals. Globally, IMAX sold $15.2 mln in tickets with nearly 80% of that from US theatre locations. The success of the movie’s opening weekend sent IMAX shares more than 18% higher in three trading...
Joseph_Gallant on "R.I.P., Merlin Olson, 1940-2010"
Merlin Olsen has passed away at the age of 69. While he played 15 years with the then-Los Angeles Rams, and went on to costar in the TV series "Little House On The Prairie" and "Father Murphy", Olsen was best known as a TV football analyst. He spent a decade as NBC's lead NFL analyst, working for most of that time alongside D**k Enberg. If my memory serves me correct, Olsen worked five Super Bowls for NBC, the first with Curt Gowdy and the other four with Enberg. Fox Sports.com story: http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/NFL-Hall-of-Famer-Merlin-Olsen-dead-at-69-031110?GT1=39002 .
Metro Traffic's Signs Inner City's WBLS/New York
Metro Traffic inks a new partnership with ICBC Broadcast Holdings to supply on-air traffic information along with online and mobile traffic applications to Inner City's WBLS-FM/New York City. In addition, Metro has also signed traffic and news content to Inner City's co-owned KBLX-FM/San Francisco. "WBLS
Source: RADIO ONLINE News
Jason Manford 'too northern' for radio? - from Digital Spy - Broadcasting
Jason Manford claims that he was dropped from a slot on Capital FM because he is northern.
Source: Media UK: Radio news
Fisher, Lin Revs Dip, Digital Mixed
Two midsized TV station groups, Lin TV and Fisher Communications, witnessed drops in revenue in their respective fourth-quarter financial periods -- with Lin TV getting the better results. Lin's digital returns soared, Fisher's was flat.
Source: MediaPost | MediaDailyNews
FMQB FYI... Links You Should Know About
Seacrest stalker pleads no contest, OK Go singer talks split from EMI, Report: Randy Michaels bans phrases from News/Talk WGN
Source: FMQB News
Conan O'Brien's New Gig: Post-Mass Media Phenomenon
Conan O'Brien launches the "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour", another step in his ingenious play to create a post-mass media...
Fisher Reports Q4 Results
Fisher Communications saw its radio revenues drop 8 percent in the fourth quarter of last year, to $6.1 million from $6.6 million, while TV was down 23 percent, to $29.1 million from $37.9 million. Total revenues in Q4 were off 19 percent, mostly due to lower political advertising.
Source: http://www.radioink.com/article.asp?id=1729409&spid=24698
RAIN 3/11: RAIN travels to Toronto for Summit event and Canadian Music Week
FIRST-EVER RAIN SUMMIT NORTH IS TOMORROW We’re looking forward to seeing/meeting many of you (and at least one of us will be experiencing his first Canadian Music Week) at the RAIN Summit North, tomorrow from 2:45 to 7pm at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in downtown Toronto. We hope you’re able to come for a full afternoon of valuable panels (and the keynote address from Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy). But if you’re in town for CMW and have other commitments, please try to stop by for the RAIN Cocktail Party at 6pm. More details, and the afternoon’s full agenda, are here. NOKIA PRESENTS SMARTPHONE-CONNECTED DASHBOARD OF THE FUTURE First Ford, then Mini and now Nokia is giving us a glimpse of what they think tomorrow’s car dashboard will look like. In this case it includes a cradle for your Nokia smartphone device, which will transmit — among other things — music to your car stereo. Alpine, Fiat, Harman Becker and Valmet Automotive have partnered with Nokia to bring this sort of idea into cars. Engadget has more here. SPARK RADIO iPHONE APP TO AGGREGATE 30,000 STATIONS BY APRIL Spark Radio, a new $6 iPhone app aggregates over 10,000 stations from around...
Fisher Reports Q4 Results - Radio Ink
Fisher Reports Q4 Results Radio Ink Radio revenues were down 8 percent, to $6.1 million from $6.6 million, while TV was off 23 percent, to $29.1 million from $37.9 million. ... Fisher Down 19% In Q4; Radio Revs Down 8%All Access Music Group Fisher Communications, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2009 ...CNNMoney.com (press release) all 11 news articles��
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