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iBiquity Digital, the creator of HD Radio technology, has sent a letter to FCC staffers and lawyers that if the proposed merger between XM and Sirius satellite radio companies is approved, new satellite receivers should include HD Radio reception.
The letter says that a merger could hamper iBiquity’s ability to introduce HD Radio into the marketplace, according to Mediaweek.
XM and Sirius responded with a formal statement which reads, in part, “iBiquity’s own filing highlights satellite radio’s competition with HD Radio and their proposal is nothing more than a self-interested attempt to use the regulatory process to promote HD Radio’s market share in this highly competitive landscape.”
Clear Channel’s operating results for the first quarter were flat, reflecting a continued weak demand for radio advertising. Outdoor advertising performed better than radio in the quarter for the second quarter in a row, with revenue gains of 12 percent.…
Among the near-constant doom and gloom reporting about the newspaper industry, every now and then comes a story that points out how smaller, community newspapers are bucking the trend.
Small town newspapers are faring better than most of their regional…
Busy moms apparently aren’t willing to waste their “me time” watching television commercials.
According to new research from MindShare that focused on American mothers, reading, surfing the web and watching television were the top me-time - or personal down-time -…
Ryan Seacrest is in talks with CNN to replace Larry King, according to sources close to Seacrest.
The source, however, also says, “I don’t think it’s going to happen,” writes Fishbowl LA.
Seacrest is currently host of E! News, American Idol…
Editors at Hachette’s digital operation will do well to have their digital skill sets firmly behind them. The company has reportedly chopped 15 editorial jobs from a staff of about 100 in its digital operation; those positions will eventually be…
Most CMOs with more than 10 years of experience describe themselves as “extremely loyal” to specific brands, according to a survey of marketing officers at Fortune 100 companies conducted by LoyalTV.com, a video sharing website.
92 percent of CMOs with…
