Driven by mobile, social and video, the internet has surpassed television as the No. 1 category for ad spending. According to a new Magna Global forecast, digital media will represent 40% of total global ad spend this year, while television claims 36%. And within digital, mobile emerges as the dominant force, commanding 54% of all..
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Magna Forecast: Internet, Led By Mobile, To Pass TV Ad Sales.
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Minal Patel Named Project Manager at Mediabase.
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Minal Patel has been promoted to project manager at Mediabase. Patel joined the company in 2008 as the director of client services and has advanced through various departments in the company. “Minal will play a key role in leading our new user interface design,” President/CEO Philippe Generali commented. “She has done a terrific job of..
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Lois Lewis Named APD/MD at KNIX.
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iHeartMedia country KNIX (102.5) Phoenix has awarded midday talent Lois Lewis with the title of assistant program director/music director. She fills the role left with Anthony Allen’s move to the company’s country combo KASE-FM (100.7) and KVET-FM (98.1) Austin, TX – where he is program director and hosts afternoons on KASE. “I’ve worked with Lois..
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Radio Must Prep Strategically For Strong Back To School.
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Summer may officially be a week away, but retailers are already looking ahead to fall and the back to school shopping season, which is expected to be strong. eMarketer sees back to school retail sales growing 4.6% to $857.2 billion this year, compared with 2016 levels. Back to school is big business for radio stations..
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Steve Harvey Adds 100th Syndication Affiliate.
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The Premiere Networks syndicated “The Steve Harvey Show” has reached a big milestone by signing up its 100th affiliate. The morning show, which features Harvey, Shirley Strawberry, J. Anthony Brown, Nephew Tommy, Carla Ferrell and Junior, was created in 2000 and joined the Premiere lineup in 2005. “The Steve Harvey Show” reportedly reaches seven million..
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Even Without Kathy, ‘Eric And Kathy’ Still No. 1 In Chicago.
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Even without half of the show’s namesake, “Eric and Kathy” continues its dominance in the Chicago market. The morning show, now in its 20th year at Hubbard hot AC “The Mix” WTMX (101.9), has been missing Kathy Hart for the past seven weeks. Her absence has not been addressed by Hart or her cohost Eric..
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Radio Groups Enjoy Second Day Of Wall Street Winnings.
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For a second consecutive day, radio stocks are enjoying something of a rally on Wall Street. After jumping 2.4% on Monday, Beasley Broadcast Group rose another 2.3% Tuesday to close at $10.95. Cumulus Media, which has been in a serious stock slide and has fallen out of compliance with NASDAQ’s minimum listing threshold, improved 3.6%..
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Fathers, More Active At Home, Remain Active Radio Lovers.
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Here’s a happy coincidence for radio: fathers today have a much more active role in the household than in generations previous, and those fathers are significant fans of radio. This last bit of info comes from a collective of research in a new post on the Radio Advertising Bureau’s Radio Impact Reports blog titled “Men..
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Experts Generally See Upside In Sirius Buy Into Pandora.
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There’s much industry speculation regarding what SiriusXM Radio’s investment in Pandora Media will mean for both companies. Exactly what will spring from last Thursday’s (June 8) move by the satellite radio operator to make a $480 million cash investment in the web pureplay will start to play out in the coming days, but the talk..
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Radio Stocks Don’t Feel The Pain Of Media Tech Tumble.
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On a day when the titans of tech lost ground on Wall Street, many traditional media companies, including radio, had a bit of a rally. After a stock selloff on Friday, tech companies continued to tumble Monday, including the so-called FANG stocks: Facebook, Amazon, Netflix and Google. Facebook dipped 1.2% to $148.44, Amazon fell 1.4%..
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