Pandora, Atlas Ink Licensing Deal
Pandora signs music licensing deal with Atlas Music Publishing.
A Programmatic Option Arrives For iHeart
At a client-focused event Wednesday night featuring an interview and performance with the pop act Halsey, iHeartMedia unveiled a new digital product that it says leverages its SoundPoint programmatic solution to help advertisers evaluate, plan and buy broadcast radio.
A BOLD Move For Long Island Sound
What did the physical therapist say to the Main Street guy? The correct answer, based on an Asset Purchase Agreement filed Tuesday with the Commission, is, "Let's make a deal!" The station being traded is a heritage Class A serving the east end of Long Island, N.Y.
Struggles Continue For Beasley Stock
As 2019 began, Beasley Broadcast Group shares began to rise toward the $5 mark. By February, a decline was seen, with attempts of a rebound seen through March 11. Since then, BBGI has been on a steady slide, even with a target price well above its current trading level.
Fine appeal: If at first you don’t succeed
Fail, fail again. Mt. Rushmore Broadcast was unable to get fines against some of its radio stations overturned, failed to get satisfaction from a...
iHeart Lenders Could Hit ‘Pause’ Button
iHeartMedia is said to be in talks with its lenders to "pause" debt wall.
Oakland Baseball’s Radio Answer: A Salem Solution
With talk of a move out of the East Bay faded, the team known by many for EVP/Baseball Operations Billy Beane -- portrayed by Brad Pitt in the 2011 film Moneyball -- has found its new flagship radio partner. It's a big AM owned by Salem Media Group -- and a Bonneville property is also involved.
Does Radio ‘Lag Behind’ Streaming On New Music?
A new study suggests "mainstream radio" is playing a different role in the music landscape than it used to. "More and more, artists are finding widespread exposure on streaming platforms first and radio second (if at all)," the study finds. Is this "indisputable paradigm shift" real?
NextRadio: Note9 Users’ Next App
So you have the new Samsung Galaxy Note9 but haven't been able to download all-new versions of your favorite apps from the Google Play store, including NextRadio? Not to fear: It has just become the latest device powered by Android to support the app that turns any smartphone into an FM radio.
Copps praises Inner City founder
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps put keyboard to virtual paper to eulogize Percy Sutton, the iconic founder of Inner City Broadcasting. He called for renewed...
Radio figures strangely in Maryland governor race
Former Republican Maryland governor and future Maryland governor wannabe Bob Ehrlich has not yet formally announced his candidacy for that office, and in the meantime is keeping his
ARNN ramping up to 12 hours of news
ARNN announced the launch of yet another 3-hour daily all-news programming block to its planned 15 hours per day of long-form news programming. The next launch is being accelerated, just as the last launch announcement, due
Bloomberg Radio Renews Entercom Content Pact
The deal includes such all-News stations as WINS-AM in New York, KNX-AM in Los Angeles, and WBBM-AM & WCFS-FM in Chicago — all former CBS Radio stations. It extends a relationship that dates "several years," Bloomberg Radio syndicator Key Networks notes.
Greg Janoff Transitions to Consulting Role At USRN
In August 2019, Greg Janoff was welcomed by United Stations Radio Networks as its new Chief Revenue Officer. As of today, Janoff, whose past roles include those of VP/GM for WINS-AM in New York, will serve in a consulting role at USRN. A new CRO is already in-house at the company co-founded by the late Dick Clark and Chairman/CEO Nick Verbitsky.
Urban One Brings ‘Grande’ Choice To Cincinnati
A multimedia company known for content superserving African American audiences has looked toward Deon Levingston and his success with Hispanic programming in Indianapolis by shifting a FM translator serving Southern Ohio's largest metropolitan area to a regional Mexican format.