Commissioner O’Rielly Wants Answers
After our Payola story Thursday, the FCC Commissioner retweeted our link with the following text: "To start, I plan to reach out to music & record industry to determine whether this practice is happening on their end. Payola is against the law." Hopefully everyone reading this is following the rules.
Cumulus Digital Revenue Up 69%
CEO Mary Berner says the company is on its way to becoming an audio entertainment company. With 69% growth in Q2, digital now makes up 7% of Cumulus' overall revenue. That's up from 5% a year earlier.
Cumulus Podcast Revenue Up 139%
According to Cumulus CEO Mary Berner, podcasting is now a meaningful contributor to Cumulus' top and bottom lines. She says Cumulus podcasts are now being downloaded 67 million times per month and the profit margin for podcasting is better than some of Cumulus' core business products.
Does Cumulus Have A Problem With Nielsen?
CEO Mary Berner was asked a question about ratings during the company earnings call. During the first part of the answer, Berner said Cumulus has gained back most of the ratings shares that were lost from 2012. It was the second part of her answer that needed a little more analyzing.
Nielsen Reels Another One Back
Backyard Broadcasting has signed a new multi-year agreement for Nielsen's audio measurement. Backyard, based in Williamsport, owns WILQ-FM, WLMY-FM, WWPA-AM, W267BJ, Williamsport; WZXR-FM, South Williamsport; WCXR-FM, Lewisburg, PA; and WBZD-FM, Muncy, PA.
WLDR, Detroit Lions Partnership Extended
Blarney Stone Broadcasting and the Detroit Lions Radio Network have agreed on a two-year extension of NFL coverage for WLDR/Traverse City, MI, (FM-101.9). The deal is for all four preseason games in August and all 16 regular-season games starting on Sept. 9.
New Sports Show For WCMC In Raleigh
WCMC-FM/Raleigh, NC, (99.9 The Fan) has added SportsChannel8: The Radio Show to its lineup starting Thursday, August 15. The show will also stream audio/video at WRALsportsfan.com and the WRALsportsfan App.
Black College Football Back Aug. 29
The Power News Radio Network kicks off its 2019 Black College Football coverage Thursday, August 29, with Black College Football Weekly. BCF Weekly is the longest-running network radio program covering Historically Black College and University (HBCU) Football.
Pittman Welcomes Brokaw To “Math & Magic”
In this week's episode of Bob Pittman's Math & Magic: Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing the host has as his guest legendary television journalist and anchorman Tom Brokaw
iHeart Marrying Podcasts And Radio
The company’s latest news is the premiere of Sunday Night Podcasts which is the airing of the most popular shows from the iHeartPodcast Network on hundreds of iHeartMedia radio stations.
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