Is radio smart enough to keep up with speakers?
The adoption of smart-speaker technology is sweeping across the country so rapidly that radio stations have had to incorporate the new device into their business strategy at cyber speed.
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Familiar face surfaces at WTTV-TV after another weather personality departs
A popular former WISH-TV meteorologist has returned to the Indianapolis market—at least temporarily.
Injury expert sports huge following
Despite having no professional medical background, Greenwood resident Will Carroll has become one of the top media experts nationally focused on sports injuries.
Local firm works with Bob Newhart to reprise ‘Elf’ character for TV ad
Indianapolis-based video production firm Factory created the new Kentucky Lottery television ad starring Bob Newhart as Papa Elf, working alongside an ad agency with local offices.
WFYI to end ‘Art of the Matter’ in overhaul of arts, culture coverage
The public radio station plans to create a new arts-focused program and an arts-and-culture desk in its newsroom, giving such coverage similar weight as education, health and economic issues.
Rising star Oladipo has potential to become marketing juggernaut
Oladipo has exploded onto the central Indiana scene in his first season with the Pacers. He is fast becoming the face of the franchise
Disney buying Fox assets in $52B split of Murdoch empire
The sale marks an epic downsizing for Rupert Murdoch, an 86-year-old former Australian who spent his adult life amassing the assets that made him a kingmaker in U.S. and U.K. politics.
IBJ moving to Friday delivery, expanding ‘Book of Lists’
IBJ is changing the issue date of the newspaper from Monday to Friday, effective with the last issue of 2017.
Esports becoming global sensation
Colleges and businesses, including local entities, are rushing to find ways to capitalize on the exploding phenomenon.
Radio giant Cumulus files for bankruptcy protection
The company, whose Indianapolis holdings include WFMS-FM 95.5 and WJJK-FM 104.5, said station operations will continue as normal as it seeks to shed more than $1 billion in debt.
Entrepreneur parlays IU hoops hysteria into thriving website
Alex Bozich’s Inside the Hall, one of the most popular websites covering IU basketball, has a considerable following not only in central and south-central Indiana but throughout the Midwest.
Speedway is newest national account for local ad agency Young & Laramore
The coveted national account hits a new high in the firm’s three-year winning streak.
New boss leads diversification effort at Zionsville marketing firm
CSM Sport & Entertainment General Manager Ashlee Huffman called 2017 “challenging.”
It certainly was eventful.
Smulyan’s willingness to help out has led him in many directions
Broadcast executive Jeff Smulyan’s career-spanning commitment to Indianapolis earns him the distinction of being the 24th recipient of IBJ’s Michael A. Carroll Award.
Channel 13 returns for DirecTV, U-verse subscribers
Local subscribers to the services lost access to the channel’s programming in early September as the parties negotiated on a contract.
FCC boss sides with Emmis in battle over iPhone’s FM feature
In the wake of devastating hurricanes, FCC Chaiman Ajit Pai is urging Apple to enable its iPhones as FM radio receivers. If Apple complies, that would give Emmis’ NextRadio operation a big boost.
New investor in IBJ Corp. says he’ll start by listening
Nathan Feltman now owns one-third of the media company, along with longtime co-owners Michael Maurer and Bob Schloss.
Speedway targeting consumer-oriented sponsors
Hulman & Co. CEO Mark Miles is firing up an effort to go after consumer-oriented sponsors—a move aimed at helping the Indianapolis Motor Speedway sell more tickets.
IEDC tailors campaign to lifestyle issues in 4 target cities
Ad placements in billboards, magazines, newspapers and internet and mobile platforms were part of a marketing plan launched in 2016 to target Chicago, San Francisco, New York and Atlanta.
Apple’s swanky iPhone X could be sign of prices to come
The $999 price tag suggests Apple is ramping up its strategy as a purveyor of aspirational gadgets, even though improvements are often incremental or derivative.