SiriusXM Beats Wall Street Expectations To Start Significant 2024
As SiriusXM begins a full-force push to attract younger listeners to its streaming offerings, the company ended 2023 with a slight dip in subscribers. However, the broadcaster's Q4 and full-year earnings proved enough to beat market expectations.
2024 Radio Hall of Fame Nomination Window Opens
The Museum of Broadcast Communications has officially opened the nomination process for the 2024 Radio Hall of Fame. Running until March 31, the Radio Hall of Fame Nominating Committee is welcoming suggestions for potential inductees.
Tim Rainey Moves To PD In The PNW, Helming Portland’s Z100
iHeartMedia Portland has appointed Tim Rainey as the new Program Director for Z100 (KKRZ) and Jam'n 107.5 (KXJM). Rainey moves up the West Coast from his previous position as Senior Director of Content Marketing with the Southern California News Group.
Acast Yanks YouTube’s Podcast Access Over Monetization Rights
Podcast hosting and sales company Acast has blocked YouTube's access to its RSS feeds saying that the burgeoning podcast platform's requirement that all submitted podcasts be free of ads clashes with its revenue model.
AI Meets Nashville: Country’s Top PDs Sound Off On AI
With all the artificial intelligence talk, how do successful programmers use - or avoid - AI in their day-to-day duties? We asked this year's Best Country PD honorees: are you using AI in your work as a PD? If so, how is that working?
Women to Watch: Uptown Angela
(By Charese Fruge') Angela Watson Charles is an Executive Vice President of Programming for iHeartRadio, overseeing 54 markets and 295 stations across the country, specializing in Custom R&B and Gospel.
Give Them A Reason To Believe You
I heard a saying along the lines of, "A person doesn’t become an adult until they have a child and can learn to love someone else more than they love themself.” This also applies to managers and employees.
I Hit My Budget!
(By Chris Stonick) Hitting budget makes you feel good and it gets your managers off your back. As a young seller, I can remember being short $1,000. So, what did I do? I put together a $1000 idea and I took it to any client I could. But, at what cost?
Illinois Public Media Launches Black-Centric FM
Illinois Public Media has started its 2024 with the introduction of a new station and format. Coinciding with the start of Black History Month, Illinois Soul 101.1 (WILL) showcases and celebrates Black culture, experiences, and music in the Champaign/Urbana area.
Analyst Matt Bailey Examines Pop Music In Solo Venture
Matt Bailey, formerly of Coleman Insights subsidiary Integr8 Research, has unveiled his new research venture, Graphs About Songs. This Substack delves into the evolving trends in popular music by analyzing Spotify data, Billboard charts, and other public data sources.
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