Jacobs says … get an App!

Radio Headlines CELLit Media – April 20, 2010

Radio-info (241,488 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Example of playing with the big boys money … Access.1 has to turn over the keys to the court appointed lender’s person.  Borrowed money is repaid with capital or keys.  Another shark circling Citadel and this one bought up 17-million shares of near worthless stock to take advantage of the bankruptcy process and the remaining assets or both.  Fox Sports Radio will further sync up with the television assets to become a multi-platform media company.  Read more …

All Access (103,247 Monthly Visits) – Terra Firma/British music company EMI is asking shareholders for another $375-million to see it thru 2015 when it thinks it can refinance Citigroup loans otherwise the lenders take over.  Management presenting 5-year plans that ax hundreds of staff.  It’s a mess.  The hot Ford Sync entertainment product becomes easier for in-car use of apps and opens up the Sync toosl to 3^rd party developers.    Read more …

RBR (69,924) – Jeff Smulyan responds to “FM receivers in cell phones issue” saying everyone he talked with was very supportive [too bad Steve Jobs wasn’t at the NAB].  Sirius XM radio posting modest subscriber growth and improved earnings … enough to refinance debts and manage the issues thru 2015.  [Cash for clunker buyers renewing the free trial subscriptions?]   Read more …

Inside Radio (14,153) – Says March radio Rev$ up 9% and stronger trends ahead with political ad spending later this year.  IR also reports some radio groups beyond cost cutting and now reinventing in basic business needs.     Read more …

Radio Ink (13,505) – Leads with the Citadel shareholder that bought up 17-million shares at bankruptcy prices.  Missouri AG approaches FCC over white supremacist write-in candidate ads.    Read more …

BLOGS

Inside Music Media (Unknown) – How. Read more …

Kurthanson/RAIN (10,397) – Radio Executive Compensation Gone Wild … do the same rules apply to CEOs that apply to GMs, SMs, and PDs.  Read more …

Jacobs Media Blog (Unknown) … Follow the Money … mobile marketing to grow from $3 billion to $60 billion … in 5-years.  [What are you doing … get an app!]  Read more …

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