The century-old Murat Centre will be named the Old National Centre for the next three years. Event promoter Live Nation on
Tuesday put the new name in royal blue lettering above the marquee of the entertainment venue downtown.
Sports columnist Bob Kravitz made his final appearance on The Fan’s afternoon radio show on Monday. Emmis Communications Corp.
executives said the decision was based, in part, on the show’s “financial performance.”
The voice-mail system at the Murat already greets callers with this message: You have reached the Old National Center, a Live
Nation venue.
The Indiana High School Athletic Association has signed a three-year contract with Indianapolis television station WTTV to
broadcast state championship events.
Emmis Communications Corp. is shuffling several prominent on-air personalities at its Indianapolis radio stations' beginning
Monday.The moves involve Big Joe Staysniak and Steve Simpson of WIBC, Ed Wenck of WLHK and
Dan Dakich of WFNI.
Specialized bar codes will be on Carpenter materials ranging from print advertisements to yard signs.
Jim Tellus, the 47-year-old general manager of local NBC affiliate WTHR-TV Channel 13, died suddenly this week.
A full season of televised games will give franchise a platform to promote attendance at Victory Field.
Just Marketing International in Zionsville plans to establish a presence in either Singapore or Hong Kong this year, to bolster
its global presence.
Bright House Networks, Comcast offer digital cable subscribers access to classic IHSAA boy’s basketball title games.
The deal is no small coup. According to industry insiders, Stanley Steemer spends $50 million to $60 million in advertising
annually.
Daily morning talk show will feature local food, fashion, fitness and fads, but must separate itself from crowded cable market.
Norwood Promotional Products is departing Indianapolis for Clearwater, Fla., as part of a larger consolidation undertaken
by the company’s parent, Bic Graphic USA.
Carolene Mays plans to leave the Indianapolis newspaper after being named to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Indianapolis’ largest ad agency has achieved a rare coup in the advertising world, winning back one of its biggest former
clients: flooring and upholstery cleaning firm Stanley Steemer.
The state's eight public television and radio stations, including WFYI in Indianapolis, will not receive their final two
installments of public funding for fiscal 2010 because of Indiana's budget crisis.
Local radio operators are bracing for a potential ratings shake-up. The introduction of Arbitron Co.’s Portable People Meter
in the Indianapolis market this summer is expected to tighten the ratings race and could dramatically affect how much advertisers
are willing to pay for radio spots.
The 178-member union is suing to preserve its arbitration rights, and possibly win back the jobs of eight people who were
let go last summer.
Chris Katterjohn told IBJ employees Friday morning that he would leave at the end of February. Katterjohn has spent 30 years with the firm, including the past 20 years as publisher of the company’s flagship Indianapolis Business Journal.
ndianapolis-based Brand Acceleration Inc. recently signed a deal to be the public relations agency of record for Stanley
County Economic Development Commission in North Carolina.
