Radio does it. So does television. Someone, somewhere probably invented a drinking game for every time some bubbly news anchor mentions “For more on this story, visit our website at…” Mark Lapidus hits the nail on the head with this piece in Radio World.
…and I for one think it makes complete sense. In this day and age of 24 hour news networks, sports networks, and other (sometimes questionable) networks, it makes no sense for WFXT Fox 25 to send out its only sportscaster in Ryan Asselta to La La land to cover the Celtics/LA match up. Even...
A story in today’s Wall Street Journal indicates that AT&T is planning to do away with their unlimited bandwidth plans for new customers beginning next week. With that news, there’s a good chance that the days of listening to internet radio on your cell phone will be limited now if you’re an AT&T customer. ...
A popular Pennsylvania radio station is under fire for it’s decision to not air what it deemed to be a controversial radio spot, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape. WBEB 101.1 FM is being taken to task by the group after the station decided not to run a spot due to it’s content. ...
Swift on the heels of the Conan/Jay “restructuring” comes news today that NBC plans to launch it’s own Boston news and information website. NBC has launched similar websites in other cities, but those have been as partnerships with their affiliates. WHDH, the Boston affiliate, declined such a partnership, citing their...
OK – so Sunbeam Television owner Ed Ansin was right about NBC‘s little experiment in putting Jay Leno on in prime time. Nothing against Jay or Conan, but it just didn’t work. There could be a hundred reasons why it didn’t work – but all that matters at the end of the day is...
How many of us have done the balancing act of trying to cultivate new clients while maintaining that valuable client list? In this day and age, it not just an option, it’s a mandate. Unfortunately – there are a few account executives that I deal with that, when they’re calling, it must be contract...
No, it wasn’t the fact that William Lantigua was inaugurated as the first Latino mayor in Massachusetts (which, is a pretty big feat on its own…) but it was the fact that I turned to a newspaper for live coverage of an event before I even thought about turning on my radio. A growing...
…but I don’t get it. I’ve read some of the stories about it this morning and , and I’ve been keeping up with some of the more inside stuff through Jerry Del Colliano’s website as well, but I don’t get it. It’s the economy, stupid. How far can...