Cumulus Fires Hosts Then Sues Them Over Noncompetes
This one could turn out to be a lesson for managers on what they can and cannot do once they fires hosts who have noncompetes. And, we should find out if broadcasting over the Internet is considered competing with over-the-air. This battle comes from the Saginaw market where fired WHNN-FM hosts Johnny Burke and Blondie first filed a lawsuit against Cumulus, claiming age discrimination.
Pandora Hits $2 Billion Mark In Royalties Paid
On Monday, Pandora announced it has generated more than $2 billion in royalties for artists and songwriters, nine months after announcing it had hit $1.5 billion in royalties paid out.
Futuri Product Automates On-Demand Audio
Daniel Anstandig's Futuri Media has released a new product called Futuri POST. The technology automatically records, produces, and distributes on-demand audio for broadcasters.
NextRadio Integrates With PRSS For Public Radio Content
NextRadio is joining with the Public Radio Satellite System to introduce its new PRSS MetaPub Platform to integrate enhanced visual features and information from public radio programming into NextRadio.
iHeartRadio’s Summer Pool Party Returning To Miami
iHeartMedia announced Monday the return of its annual iHeartRadio Summer Pool Party to the legendary Fontainebleau Miami Beach on Saturday, May 21. The Pool Party is part of Fontainebleau's BleauLive concert series and will feature live performances by top artists.
Forbes: Pandora Fails at Strategy Shift
Contributor Will Burns takes aim at a new TV ad Pandora is airing during the NBA playoffs. Burns says the company is ignoring its own strategy of "anticipation" and the ad falls flat.
Nielsen: Urban Contemporary, News-Talk Formats Soar
The ratings company released some new data on the two formats Monday. Nielsen says, in 2015, the Urban Contemporary format gained 0.1% each month in Nielsen’s PPM ratings. The News/Talk format is also having a banner year, thanks to the election. At the persons 6+ level, News/Talk now represents a 10% share of all radio listening – a level it hasn’t seen since the last presidential election in 2012.
What’s New With Voltair?
Telos released a new product at the NAB Show Monday. It's a diagonostic-only version of Voltair, called the Voltair M monitor. The Voltair M Watermark Monitor includes all of Voltair's diagnostic features, but does not affect the original audio in any way. We also spoke to Telos CEO Frank Foti at the NAB Show to get an update from him on how Votair is performing in the field since Nielsen released its enhanced CBET
RCS Launches “The Selector Cloud” at NAB
The Selector Cloud provides RCS clients with constant and secure access from anywhere with a username and password so users can now perform music scheduling functions, such as library management, clock-building, policy setting, log editing, transfer to the automation system, analysis and more.
Bernie Pours It On The Radio
Media Monitors is reporting Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders had a huge week on radio. From April 8 to April 17 the Bernie Sanders For President campaign aired 4,791 spots, with 55 spots added by Monroe County For Bernie Sanders bringing his total to 4,846 spots. The rest of the pack was far behind.
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