WFAN Radio seems to be experimenting with who will fill Dan Imus’s radio slot, with a variety of different combinations taking the air in the mornings, writes Radio Ink.
While maintaining broad use of AM/FM radio, consumers continue to explore radio in all its digital platforms - online radio, satellite radio, HD Radio, and audio podcasting, according to a recent study (pdf) by Arbitron and Edison Media Research (via MarketingCharts).
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The sale of Dennis Publishing - with its trio of magazines, Maxim, Blender and Stuff - is nearing completion and insiders believe that Quadrangle is the winner.
Murdoch The Bancroft family has said that it is willing to meet with Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, weeks after rejecting Murdoch’s $5 billion takeover offer for Dow Jones. The family also announced yesterday that it would consider selling the company to other bidders.
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Nielsen has released its first standardized data on average commercial minutes, and there were no big surprises in store, according to Jack Wakshlag, chief research officer of Turner Broadcasting, writes MediaPost.
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The eBay Media Marketplace has finally gotten a taker. Oxygen president Lisa Gersh has said the network plans to use the marketplace to sell national air time.
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Marriott and Nickelodeon are partnering to create a wide-ranging family of resorts as a way of attracting advertisers that want to reach adults through kids.
