Texas, California Are The Jackpot States For Hispanic Ad Revenue
As we gear up for our 7th annual Hispanic Radio Conference in Ft. Lauderdale next month, our friends at BIA/Kelsey have shared some great stats on the revenue-generating markets for Hispanic radio. Texas and California are huge revenue generators for this radio format. Here's how the two states stack up...
(VIDEO) Fight Breaks Out At Dallas Gospel Station
A gospel radio station might be the last place you would expect a fight to break out, but when it comes to politics in America, anything can happen. KHVN near Dallas hosted Democrats John Wiley Price, a longtime Dallas County Commissioner, and Dwaine Caraway, a former city council member. A fight broke out when, it appears, one accused the other of having an adulterous affair with his wife. Of course, it was all caught on video. The cops had to be called to the station.
Pirate Operating From NY Shipping Container
Several publications around New York are calling it a pirate, which was what brought the station to our attention. However, when we contacted the station they told us they were only online. The station is called The Lot Radio, it seconds as a coffee shop and the format is techno. Picture courtesy TimeOut New York.
Will Media Unicorns Go Extinct?
Is it wise for modern media companies to depend for their content distribution on ecosystems controlled by the likes of Facebook, Apple, or Google? No, say Tom Asacker and Mark Ramsey. But they may have no other choice. Then Tom and Mark discuss whether platform businesses like Google, Airbnb, and Uber are “eating the world” and driving brands without their scale out of business. Check out the latest Media Unplugged podcast with Mark Ramsey and Tom Asacker.
Do You Want To Be A Stronger Leader?
In our latest Management Podcast, Max Media Virginia Beach General Manager Dave Paulus talks about how to be a better manager by catching people doing something great every day, he details the traits of a great manager and gives advice to managers all over the country about how to be a stronger leader.
Nielsen Announces E-Commerce Measurement Tool
This one is aimed at consumer behavior and combines Nielsen's "retail data cooperators, multiple consumer-sourced data sets and demand related analytics." The new product, available later this year, will provide consumer insights, in addition to measurement, through consumer level purchase data. Through the analysis of consumer purchase receipts received by email and direct consumer reporting, insights into specific product sales and trends at major online retailers will be revealed.
Wisniewski Lands With Midwest In Terre Haute
He was let go from his job as LSM by Emmis in St. Louis in a round of budget cuts earlier this year. Tuesday it was announced that Dave Wisniewski is the new General Sales Manager for the Midwest Communication cluster of stations in Terre Haute.
A Dream Come True For Sabrina
iHeartRadio's 97.1 WASH-FM in Washington has hired Sabrina Conte as midday host. Conte began her radio career as a traffic reporter for what is now Total Traffic Network in Silver Spring, MD. Conte said, “Hosting the midday show on WASH-FM is a dream come true. I am so excited to be a part of such a fun, well-respected radio station in my hometown and look forward to joining this talented team."
Y108 Pittsburgh Promotes D’Antonio To Middays
The opening at the CBS station was created by last week’s announcement that Ally was moving from middays to mornings to be part of the Ally & Andy morning show. D'Antonio has been with CBS Pittsburgh for the past six months working weekends and fill-in for both Y108 and 100.7 Star.
TuneIn Promotes Kevin Straley
The former WRKO Program Director, who also spent eight years with SiriusXM, has been with TuneIn since 2011 as Vice president of Programming. He becomes TuneIn's first Chief Content Officer with this promotion putting him in charge of content acquisition, content strategy, and programming management.
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