Archive for November, 2009
Radio Headlines November 30
Best of the Day – Inside Radio figures new Arbitron perspective. Jacobs Blog goes local for ideas.
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with warnings about today’s US House hearings concerning Arbitron and minority broadcasters. The hearing will be webcast. Two Arbitron encoders show up on eBay. Last of the $1 million morning men is signing off Chicago radio … no contract renewal. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – A story that is sure to generate headlines … former internet host was really an undercover Fed Agent. Coverage of the complicated reassignment of TV Channels 5 & 6 after the recent digital conversion. Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with a good explanation of the Channel 5 & 6 issues. To be real, the entire effort requires new radio receivers to reach lower on the FM dial. [Not in our lifetime] Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with the Channel 5 & 6 technical issues. Follows with $176 million in total settlements and how to distributed over 100 people killed in the Boston station nightclub fire. [Bet the lawyers get the most.] Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Digs harder into the Arbitron issues and finds urban AC format leads in Arbitron markets. In an exclusive series about Arbitron ratings. Second, hints that radio spot price discounting maybe over the worst. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Writes “The Next 6-Weeks of Radio Hell”. Covers the big three business activities of the last few years and looks to mid-January … the first large radio bankruptcy filing. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with Last.fm launches interface on Microsoft’s Xbox Live and gets 1-million new registrations. Radio is alive on Xbox. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Writes about the case for radio thanks. No one has a bigger megaphone. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … Bottoms up thinking might lead the way for radio. Follow the Subway $5 food long business case. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 25
Best of the Day – Christmas music on 175 stations because it works … says Inside Radio
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with US House Representatives looking at Arbitron ratings and minority stations. New PPM results are lower than previous diary ratings for minority stations. [A case of business owners using lobbyist to challenge uncomfortable results?] Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with financial host Pat Kiley hit with SEC Ponzi Scheme suit. Warner Music Group defending financial results and says $384 million in the bank makes us strong. [WMG also has $1.9 BILLION debt so the scales are tipping the wrong way.] Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with more details about the Arbitron minority station measurements. Follows with 3:2 odds about radio’s royalty free status for playing music will stay free. Wisely, says this issue will always be on the table. [Lobbyist love it when both sides have money and standing.] Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Hits the top lines on the Arbitron hearings. Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with 175 stations already playing Christmas music … because it works. Follows with low odds on Royalty changes for radio … this year. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Celebrates Thanksgiving turkeys a day ahead about you know who. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with Eric Rhoads program to get an HD radio receiver in every radio operator’s hands. Nice program and powerful effort by the publisher of Radio Ink. [Too little, too late because this Christmas is about smart phones and not XM or HD.] Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Radio is the friend in a storm, a playground of the mind, close your eyes and see what you hear … try that with an iPod. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … It’s about social media and the raw power to change lives and language. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 24
Best of the Day – Hear 2.0 has something new and interesting.
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with Clear Channel fined $8,000 for unauthorized transfer of control for a radio station license … basically sloppy paperwork, poorly supervised managers or lawyers not paying attention. [That’s what happens with you don’t have people to run the business.]. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with Warner Music Group reports a third quarter loss of $18-million down from a year earlier profit. 50-cent and Taco Bell settle law suit out of court and to mutually agreeable terms. [This is news?] Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with two FCC items … problems with Clear Channel filing and managing paperwork and the second item, FCC extends deadlines for Commercial Ownership reports. Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with Lou Dobbs may consider Presidential bid. Follow with Clear Channel FCC fine for improper filings. [Not enough employees, or leadership, to do the paperwork correctly?]. Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – CBS Dallas combines radio and TV groups for efficiencies and finds breaking down the silos very difficult. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Outlines Clear Channel possible business plans for 2010. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Links to free online seminars about legal issues surrounding social media sites. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) – Too cool to be radio? New music discovery service MOG. Neat video, nice website, an d could be a killer mobile app. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … Writes about holiday music and logo items for your website. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 23
Best of the Day – Rev $ down so time for the “Power of Sound” see Hear 2.0
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with “if the car business could get re-started” and the sobering reports radio over-the-air revenues slipped -19% in the 3rd quarter. Second interesting item about record company exec arrested for not twittering to help disperse a crowd … no twit here. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with Taylor Swift big winner at AMA awards. Detroit PPM readings jump from 1.3 to 6.6 with just two panel members? Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with interviewing Emmis’s CEO Jeff Smulyan about the Hungarian radio license problems. [Be glad you are not there.] Second radio item covers FCC commissioner calls for greater ownership diversity and stronger public interest requirements. Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with RBR radio revenue reports: local radio -19%, national radio -17%, digital up double digits, and end-of-the-quarter showed an upswing. Next, DiMA (Digital Media Association) leader and founder resigned after 10-years. [What’s up? Hope all is well.] Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with RAB radio revenue report and suggests there was no clue about radio revenue upturn [unfortunately details behind the subscriber pay wall]. While radio revenues where down -19%, local TV fell -27%, and newspapers fell -28%. Some consensus the worst is over. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Writes about Cumulus sales commission programs and programming changes. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with DiMA leader resignation and as you follow thru the links there is no clear reason for the sudden departure. Former leader is not returning calls. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) – Links to “Area 51” video and “the Power of Sound”. Watch and listen. Good item for your next sales meeting. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … The power of marketing and branding shows with this real life airline pilot’s announcement. The Windows 7 developers will not like this. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 20
Best of the Day – Slow day for radio news when low power FM leads most all pubs.
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with Senate actions underway to allow hundreds of low power and local FM stations that the NAB intends to fight. [Guess local jobs do not count.] Follows with several format changes. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with organizations asking FCC to drop requirement for social security numbers. Next item about AOL spin off and return to a public company but 1/3 of workforce cut over the next few months. [It’s not the AOL you grew up with.] Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with news of protests about Hungarian radio licenses silenced. Other item about the low power FM radio stations coming to market. [It is a really slow day for radio news.] Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with the low power FM radio stations and follows with Emmis format changes in Austin. Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with legislative discussions about royalty payments for radio and TV. 3rd item down quotes analyst thinking CBS expected revenue growth is optimistic. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Writes about repeater radio and possible moves by the large radio groups to continue reducing staff and local content. Interesting comments from inside one group’s staff meeting. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with “Death of Free” and the problems online music sites have meeting royalty payment minimums with only online ad revenue. [Online does not have broadcast radio’s royalty exemption.] Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Writes about the problems of video cameras in studios and defines the rules you should follow to make your video worth viewing. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … UK research shows those that pirate music also buy more music. Writes the labels need to recognize music needs variety, choice, and access. Those passionate pirates could actually save the music industry. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 19
Best of the Day – RBR and Jacobs have news that you can use
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with format changes catering to PPM [and not listeners]. Emmis 93 Austin “hot” goes away for PPM ratings play and the “Hot” staff is vaporized. Down the newsletter, small station sells for half of the 2005 purchase price and buyer takes half that discounted price as a “note”. [What will the banks get for the big groups?] Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with VEVO coming … December 8th … premium music channel from the music companies and YouTube. [You thought Sirius XM was a threat?] Next lead is about Senate Committee thinking about allowing more low power FM stations. Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with “Royalties busting internet music” and a good analysis of how this might play out. Next item covers yesterday’s Senate committee hearing on radio’s royalty exemption. Both good items. Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with Emmis losses Hungarian radio license [interested?]. Second item … FCC orders Oregon station off the air after license not renewed for TWO YEARS! Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with “time’s right for 15-second spots” because of their adjacency to content [what content?]. Next, NAB’s clever move to change Royalty discussion from radio’s exemption to “re-do” of songwriter’s payments. [New NAB leader Smith earning his $1M/year] Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Writes that Ando could be the next Arbitron and ends with who cares because advertisers are going direct to consumers. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with Ando Media online radio ratings and publishers full ratings information. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Writes about the ROI of Social Media and having a strategy for your Facebook and Twitter feeds. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … Mother of (Re)Invention with great examples and a call for radio to make an investment in time, money, and honesty. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 18
Best of the Day – Jacobs Blog, social media, and your next sales meeting.
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with giving up radio’s federal exemption from music royalty payments is not up for discussion. Mel keeps saying he is not leaving Sirius XM to run the new NBC Universal. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with new NAB leader speaking of royalties, consolidation, neutrality, and common news rooms. MySpace looking to acquire a music streaming site and revamp its business. Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with NAB show of force about not giving up the royalty pay exemption. Next radio item … talkers crossing the line. Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with NAB meeting on the hill about royalty issues and covers the same comments by CEO Smith that radio has no money to pay royalties. Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Adds new detail to the royalty issue … find a way to include music owners in the $500 million currently paid to songwriters. New October online radio measures have Pandora in the lead and the online radio business expects $40 million in this year’s revenue column. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Tells the music media companies it’s time to sell $.05 songs and make buying as easy as texting. Illegal file sharing is the big gorilla, not royalty free radio, not Steve Jobs, not iTunes, and not internet radio. The next generation loves music. They just don’t love your old ways. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with internet executive rejoins team at Entercom as head of digital operations. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Writes about the new listener controlled airplay. New service called Jelli is gathering attention. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) – Splenda’s Canard … good Stuff!!! Real, candid, hard hitting points about social media and old media. It’s not either or but both. This is definitely required for your next sales meeting. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 17
Best of the Day – Best news today for operators … see Jacobs Blog
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with November and December are fav times for syndicators and networks to make changes. Foxworthy goes away leaving 300-affiliates. AutoNation expanding is a good sign for radio advertising. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with CC names Duncan Payton as PD & on-air host in Atlanta [double duty gets the job and one paycheck]. Follows with Sirius XM sat-caster CEO says he’ll stay despite talks he is in the running for the new Comcast/NBC Universal merger. [Remember where there is smoke there is fire.] Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with Salem Broadcasting reworking $300 million in debt. Item on LBI Media optimistic despite another down quarter. Very interesting 3rd item about online radio listening growth with iPhones and Blackberry mobile phones fueled by location based advertising. [Recall Google just paid $750 million for mobile ad network ADMOB. Can you see were this is going?] Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with re-reporting the Fox Business news story about Sirius CEO. Next, Van Hook returnes to Entercom as Director/Digital Ops after working at Liquid Compass. Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with at work listening remains strong and drives AQH. Washington Senators want broadcasters and music publishers to talk about ending radio’s performance royalty exemption. [What’s to talk about?] Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Updates current Cumulus events and recent CEO public comments Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with discussion about internet and broadcast radio differences are melting away. Mentions new CC online “Pirate Radio” station. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Writes about Starbucks and radio. Both want to cut waste, innovate, and focus on core principles. High margins must be earned FOREVER. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … Candid discussion about the Talk Radio Boot Camp and ends with “growing local talent is a key to long-term survival … that didn’t happen much this year.” Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 16
Best of the Day – Jacobs Blog and the 7th mass media
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with Citadel CEO likely to keep his job after missing the $150 million January bank payment … it might be the bank’s path of least resistance. [Nobody else in radio looks any better? A good radio leader needs to call the banks.] Some good stuff further down the newsletter from the Talk Show Boot Camp. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with stations that have made the flip to Christmas music. Second item about the Talk Show Boot Camp drawing capacity crowds. Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with teasing headline “Analyst sees M&A activity in 2010” only to say not for broadcasters. Further along, a very interesting piece on “Major Advertisers to TV Ad Agencies: You are a Fossil”. Good information about the “power of targeting and the punch of TV” might be near and better than the internet. Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with Principle Broadcasting deal to buy KCNL from CC’s Aloha station trust. Second item covers new COO at Connoisseur. [Looks like both items are from the PR Newswire.] Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with Borrell Research findings for automotive spending and the real threat from online. Second item about discounted TV ad rates now threaten radio buys. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Countdown for the Citadel financial mess ahead with comments about CC and Cumulus. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with Sirius XM chairman steps down and is replaced by LA Times publisher/CEO. Former CEO says … now is the right time to step aside. See Jacobs blog below. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) – Offers 6-Steps to your new radio business. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … Perspective on the “7th Mass Media” and it’s mobile. Don’t look for a Sirius Christmas because all the action will be with iPhones and Droids. Read more …
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Radio Headlines November 12
Best of the Day – Inside Media Music breaks news that Beasley to mandate one PD per station … no more sharing
Radio-info (255,191 Monthly Visits says Compete.com) – Leads with Dobbs CNN resignation but continues his radio show. Further down the newsletter says Ando Media signals online radio breaking away from AM/FM. Important quote about CBS Local Media plans = “a game-change”. Read more …
All Access (92,023 Monthly Visits) – Leads with Taylor Sweeps the CMA’s and follows with new CC programming director in Philly. Read more …
RBR (29,457) – Leads with the first radio item about the push for FM radio in all cell phones as part of the required WARN system. Other item, Nielsen said to be selling off trade magazines. [Things must be getting tight at the research house?] Read more …
Radio Ink (14,294) – Leads with the Dobbs change and follows with the push for FM radios in cell phones for public safety benefits. Read more …
Inside Radio (11,821) – Leads with Ando Media, internet radio’s sole audience measurement service, defending impression based numbers. Follows with buyer comment … “ makes sense to seek part of larger digital budgets … some radio buyers aren’t as on top of what’s offered”. Read more …
Inside Music Media (Unknown) – Beasley Broadcasting has a new policy … one PD per station … to provide the focus necessary for the station, its people and the audience. Read more …
Kurthanson/RAIN (8,505) – Leads with the Ando Media research items but delivers an interesting item about Sirius better watch out for internet radio. Internet radio’s rising fast with customizable programming, mobile phones, and the promise of in-car listening. Read more …
Hear 2.0 (4,173) –Writes about the latest Nielsen research … 35-54’s are more likely to listen to ONLINE RADIO than use an mp3 player. Better ramp up your online strategy. Read more …
Jacobs Media Blog (1,188) … Apple brands a train station … what are you doing about your radio station? Read more …
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