All Entries in the "Radio and Records" Category
The Top 22 Players in AAA and Adult Rock 2011: #22-#18
Our year-end recap of people and companies that broke records, innovated, moved AAA forward, or otherwise had a stellar 2011 starts today as we count down from #22 to #17…
Linkage: Why YouTube Bought RightsFlow, Pre-Roll Spots Up, Shared Commercials
Three related stories that point to the future of web-based video: In short, and this ain’t rocket science, online viewing continues to skyrocket. More important, so does the monetization…
Why It May Be An Uphill Climb for The Mountain
When KMTT/Seattle dumped its new music and most of its staff in November, it was clearly another case of Arbitron’s PPM versus radio executives who may not understand the landscape or have run out of ideas…
Linkage: Ticketmaster To Refund Millions, The 4.74 Degrees of Separation, More…
The proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit could have Ticketmaster paying pack millions; Facebook makes it 4.74 degrees of Kevin Bacon, and Google Music uses Cyber Monday to jump-start the service…
Linkage: Facebook Music, Movie Studios Want You To Buy, and EMI – Now What?
How many times have Facebook users recommended music? What are the movie studios doing to try to promote sales? And now that EMI is sold, what happens next?
Re-Visit World Cafe’s 20th Anniversary With New Video, Audio Archive, and Pics
WXPN’s World Cafe has just released a great video of Mumford and Sons with Dawes performing “When My time Comes.” Watch the video and re-live the event…
It Could Be Worse, You Could Be Fox Business Channel
Despite four years and the strong brand of sibling networks, the Fox Business Channel remains mired in near non-existence — averaging only 10,000 viewers 25-54. Don Imus pulls just 5,000…
Ear X-tacy Closes, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James Comments
Ear X-tacy, the store many in the industry visited during the Non-Commventions in Louisville, has closed. What it might mean for independent retailers of all stripes…
Worth Watching: R.E.M. and The Black Keys Release Single-shot Videos
While R.E.M. releases two stark and beautiful videos for their latest and possibly last, The Black Keys use the exact same technique and elicit nearly the opposite reaction…
New STRATA Survey Shows Potential Triple Whammy For Radio
New data released by STRATA appears to confirm what we’ve been warning about — that agencies and their clients are less and less interested in radio. It’s time for owners to wake up…
