WRTV hires TV veteran Finch as news director
He previously was news director at WISH-TV and special projects producer at WTHR.
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Indianapolis tech experts talk about the local industry
In a question-and-answer forum, leaders weigh in on topics ranging from tech transfer to the future of Aprimo.
Indians renew TV deal for home games
All 72 home games for the Indianapolis Indians are scheduled for broadcast on Comcast's Xfinity and Bright House Networks.
Emmis gets additional year to repay debt
Lender Canyon Capital Advisors LLC agreed to extend the maturity date on $182.9 million in senior bank debt from November 2013 to November 2014, giving Emmis additional breathing room to operate.
New York firm wins Steak n Shake ad account
Indianapolis-based restaurant chain selects Kirshenbaum Bond Senecal & Partners as agency of record for its $18 million advertising account, ending about two years of uncertainty surrounding its marketing efforts.
Another suit filed in Emmis, financier dispute
Emmis Communications Corp. is accusing Alden Global Capital, which once backed Emmis CEO Jeff Smulyan’s attempt to take the company private, of violating the “short-swing rule.” This is the third suit involving the parties since Smulyan called off the move last year.
WRTV Channel 6 to begin airing more high school, college sports
A partnership with HomeTown Sports Indiana will give more than a million Hoosiers access to a mixture of live and taped sporting events.
Versus forces IndyCar to kill online streaming
IndyCar’s television partner is planning its own online content, but that doesn’t satisfy some racing fans.
WXLW beats odds to stay in sports-talk radio
Small Franklin station has survived loss of ESPN affiliation, emergence of better-funded competitors.
Luna Music closes Mass Ave. store
Closure leaves locally owned independent record shop with one location, in Meridian Kessler, as the industry struggles to compete with digital downloading.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Startup a study in quick growth
Vicki Bohlsen explains how her solo PR firm with $25,000 in seed money grew to 14 employees with $780,000 in revenue in one year.
Daniels signs book deal
The book is scheduled to come out in September and is being billed by Sentinel as a reminder of "America's urgent need for limited but more effective government, fiscal discipline at all levels, increased liberty for individuals, and a restoration of our national greatness.”
Fox News hires former Indiana Senator Evan Bayh
The network announced Tuesday it had hired Bayh to offer commentary and analysis across Fox News' programming ahead of the 2012 elections.
WISH-TV parent, Dish Network agree, restore channels
Ending a dispute that caused 27 local television stations in 17 cities to go dark for eight days, Dish Network and television station owner Lin TV Corp. agreed to contract terms Sunday.
Three local companies make most-admired list
Simon Property Group Inc., WellPoint Inc. and Brightpoint Inc. of Indianapolis, and Columbus-based Cummins Inc. made Fortune's annual list of 350 companies, released Monday.
Washington, D.C., public relations firm expands in Indy
Vox Global, a national strategic communications and public relations firm, recently opened an office here.
Local lawyer’s connection to the greats runs deep
What do Johnny Unitas, Vince Lombardi and Babe Ruth have in common? Indianapolis intellectual property attorney Jonathan Faber.
Local firm making noise with app for radio stations
Boost Media & Entertainment’s MyStationApp targets independent radio stations such as WTTS-FM 92.3 in Bloomington, which is having success with the product.
Southern Indiana newspapers to merge by March 1
Publishers of the Evening News of Jeffersonville and the New Albany Tribune announced Wednesday that both organizations will be consolidated into one paper called the Evening News and Tribune starting March 1.
Financier in botched deal sues Emmis over loan to Smulyan
In uncommonly sharp language, attorneys for New York-based Alden Global Capital accused Emmis' board of “a blatantly self-dealing transaction” that allows Smulyan to “pursue a personal litigation vendetta” against Alden.