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February 18, 2016
Yahoo Music Dismantled, With Several Other Verticals Shuttered
In the wake of its disappointing earnings call, YAHOO CEO MARISSA MAYER announced that up to 15% of the company's work force would be laid off -- and among the casualties are almost everyone af YAHOO MUSIC. Among those exiting longtime editor DAVE … more »
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February 2, 2016
Revenue Hits Record High, Income Off For Fourth Quarter At SiriusXM
SIRIUSXM fourth-quarter revenue jumped 10% to a record $1.2 billion, with net income down from $143 million to $135 million (flat at 3 cents/diluted common share). Adjusted EBITDA rose 4% to $396 million. CEO JIM MEYER said, "We produced our best … more »
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November 19, 2015
FCC Again Nixes Appeal Of KTDK Sale Denial, License Cancellation
The FCC has rejected another appeal by WHITLEY MEDIA and NORTH TEXAS RADIO GROUP over the surrender of the license by CUMULUS' SUSQUEHANNA RADIO CORP. of KTDK/SANGER, TX (DALLAS-FT. WORTH). After an attempted transfer of the station, a spinoff … more »
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October 8, 2015
NABOB & The Power Of Urban Radio Forum Day One Recap
THE NABOB FOUNDATION has kicked off the 39th Annual FALL BROADCAST MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE in cooperation with the 15th POWER OF URBAN RADIO FORUM at The WASHINGTON MARRIOTT GEORGETOWN HOTEL. YESTERDAY (10/7), the Conference began with a panel on … more »
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September 29, 2015
RAIN Summit And NAB/RAB Radio Show Kick Off Today In Atlanta
It's a big week in ATLANTA, as both the RAIN SUMMIT and the NAB/RAB RADIO SHOW get underway on TUESDAY (9/29). KURT HANSON and BRAD HILL are hosting the RAIN SUMMIT, a partner event to THE RADIO SHOW. Podcasting Comes Of Age The conference began with … more »
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April 15, 2015
Wednesday At The NAB Show: A Talk By Tom Wheeler, Digital Strategies And More From NMX
WEDNESDAY's opener for the NAB SHOW in LAS VEGAS was the annual FCC Keynote, featuring FCC Chairman TOM WHEELER, who focused on spectrum incentive auctions but denied that the FCC is, as critics allege, ignoring broadcasting in favor of the … more »
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March 23, 2015
Vivendi Reiterates Universal Music Is Not For Sale
VIVENDI has issued a statement in reaction to a press report about a potential challenge to its strategy from U.S. hedge fund PSAM reaffirming that its UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP unit is not for sale and that the company was set on creating a global … more »
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March 16, 2015
Dodgers, iHeartMedia Rebrand KLAC As 'AM 570 LA Sports'
The LOS ANGELES DODGERS and iHEARTMEDIA have rebranded Sports KLAC-A (AM 570 FOX SPORTS L.A.)/LOS ANGELES as AM 570 LA SPORTS, heralding the previously-announced partnership under which the baseball club is taking part-ownership of the station. A … more »
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March 10, 2015
FCC's O'Rielly Criticizes Commission On 'Editorial Privileges' Revisions After Vote
FCC Commissioner MIKE O'RIELLY highlighted problems he sees in the Commission's procedures in a piece on his FCC.GOV blog MONDAY (3/9), pointing to "the flawed procedure for finalizing and releasing Commission documents after they are voted … more »
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February 23, 2015
No Doubt, The Killers, Zac Brown Band Top Kaaboo Del Mar Lineup
NO DOUBT, THE KILLERS and ZAC BROWN BAND are among the headliners for the inaugural KAABOO DEL MAR experience, set for SEPTEMBER 18th-20th at the DEL MAR RACETRACK & FAIRGROUNDS in SAN DIEGO. The initial KAABOO DEL MAR-curated musical line-up -- … more »