The River Promotes Bentley
WXRV/92.5 The River has promoted Graeme Bentley to Music Director for the Boston independent station. Bentley joined the station as an intern in 2018 and has served in a variety of positions.
Syndication Focus Of IBA Webinar
Independent Broadcasters Association will host a webinar with Iliad Media Group. The members only webinar will feature the syndicated 'Joey and Lauren' show.
Christian: We’re Not Changing Our Name To Audio
With many radio companies either changing their name or moving more toward using the word audio, Saga CEO Ed Christian says that's a betrayal of the industry. "It amazes me how strong radio companies have decided to change their name from radio."
iHeart Execs: 2019 Levels By End of Year
After a Q2 that generated a revenue increase of nearly 77%, both CEO Bob Pittman and CFO Rich Bressler believe iHeartMedia will be back to 2019 levels by the end of 2021. The unknown of course is the rising number of COVID cases across the country.
Liggins: We Had an Outstanding Quarter
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins said the vast majority of COVID effect is behind us when he opened up his earnings call Thursday morning. He also said there is significant interest in the Urban One platform from major advertisers which is impacting Urban One's business.
Beasley Nearly Doubles Revenue in Quarter
Beasley Media Group reported Q2 net revenue of just under $60 million, an increase of 96.1% from Q1 2020, the hardest hit quarter of the pandemic. CEO Caroline Beasley says Q3 is pacing up 30%, with July up 40%, August up 29% and September pacing at 23%.
Saga Shows Significant Improvement
With revenue of $28 million in the second quarter of 2021, Saga saw its revenue jump 66% from a year ago, at the height of the COVID lockdown. April was up 83%, May was up 74% and June was up 47%.
Nielsen Unveils PPM Wearables
Nielsen has announced that starting in September it will begin placing approximately 3,000 new Portable People Meter Wearables in a subset of its nearly 60,000 active PPM panelists.
WBUR News Paid Fellowships
Boston's NPR News Station, WBUR is looking for candidates for a yearlong fellowship program. Two candidates will be selected for the paid positions with benefits.
Working Together Podcast
iHeartRadio Original Podcast is teaming up with Salesforce.org on a six episode program. 'Force Multiplier' will spotlight the impact of working together across multiple disciplines and sectors.
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