Television station owners affiliated with NBC agreed to support Comcast Corp.’s purchase of NBC Universal after the
company pledged it won’t shift events such as the Olympics and U.S. football to cable, an executive said.
A new Ball State University study says text messaging has far eclipsed e-mail and instant messaging as
college students'
favored way of staying in touch.
What started with a casual meeting between two Indiana University students in a business class in 2008 has grown into an operation
with projected revenue of $2 million this year. Despite long odds and little capital, Evan Burns and Adrian France launched
a weekly print newspaper at IU last September.
Partners Cate McLaughlin and Kyle Falk started the website askcateandkyle.com last July to help recent graduates deal with
the trials and tribulations of life
after college. Their potential audience is huge.
Even before ratings arrive, WFNI-AM 1070 officials said they have signed two major advertisers this month due to the recent
hire of new afternoon host JMV.
India-based JPSK Sports Private Ltd. hired JMI to provide strategic consulting for the venue that will host the inaugural
Formula One Indian Grand Prix in 2011.
Simon Youth Foundation, a local not-for-profit, helps at-risk high school students across the country by partnering with local
school systems.
WTHR is still the most-watched TV station for local news, but viewership slipped in several time slots for the NBC affiliate
and most of its competitors. Fox station WXIN, however, seems
to be bucking the trend.
The one-hour documentary by the NCAA and Creative Street Entertainment tells the story of the history of baseball’s
College World Series.
The going-private deal he worked out—with New York-based Alden Global Capital—could result in another public offering
five years from now.
An orchestra conductor, a black newspaper publisher, a nurse and a federal judge will be honored as Indiana living legends
in July.
Emmis Communications Corp. agreed to be acquired for about $90 million by closely held JS Acquisition LLC, a company formed
by Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan.
Bowen Technovation has assembled an eclectic group of electrical engineers, journeyman machinists and artists to design exhibits
for museums, science centers and planetariums. Computer systems analysts and audio and lighting experts are also part of the
mix.
Currently more than 1.7 million phone numbers are registered on the state's list. Indiana residents are encouraged to
add their residential phone numbers as another tool to prevent frauds and scams as well as unwanted telemarketing calls.
Marketing
pro Lorraine Ball suggests a test for when it's time to ditch the corporate gig, plus tips for networking
and
public speaking.
State law normally requires board approval for buyouts. But the language cited in the letter of intent provides an exception
for conflicts of interest or special circumstances.
Susan Guyett, who wrote the Talk of Our Town column, claims the newspaper discriminated against her on the basis of age when
she was let go from her job in 2008.
A big Emmis Communications Corp. shareholder believes the $90 million deal CEO Jeff Smulyan unveiled Monday morning to
take the company private is unlikely to get derailed—even though it’s worth far less than a takeover offer Smulyan
failed to get through his board four years ago.
JS Acquisition Inc., the company Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan has established to complete the acquisition, would purchase all shares
of publicly traded Emmis for about $90 million, according to Monday morning’s announcement.
Ratings for the first three races of the 2010 season have grown 67 percent over last year.
