FCC relaxes limits on owning newspapers, TV stations
One company can now own newspapers and broadcast stations in one market, undoing a ban in place since 1975.
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Papa John’s apologizes for criticizing NFL anthem protests
The company tweeted a statement offering to “work with the players and league to find a positive way forward.”
Ohio firm buys Indiana Legislative Insight, sister publications
Ed Feigenbaum, long-time publisher of Indiana Legislative Insight, Indiana Gaming Insight and Indiana Education Insight, says he has no plans to leave the operation he founded despite its sale.
Bill Styring, economist and author, dies at 72
William Styring III, an Indianapolis native who had a long and influential career in Indiana conservative politics, died Monday.
New boss leads diversification effort at Zionsville marketing firm
CSM Sport & Entertainment General Manager Ashlee Huffman called 2017 “challenging.”
It certainly was eventful.
Papa John’s blames NFL ‘debacle’ for hurting its pizza sales
Papa John’s International Inc. founder John Schnatter is going after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, saying weak handling of the league’s national-anthem controversy has hammered sales of his pizza.
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.
FCC chairman moves to end TV-newspaper ownership ban
The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission said he’ll move to weaken or kill local media ownership restrictions next month, potentially clearing the way for more consolidation among companies that own TV and radio stations.
Sinclair might sell up to $1B in TV stations to complete Tribune deal
Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. received bids for as many as 10 television stations as it takes steps to win approval of its proposed merger with Tribune Media Co., people familiar with the matter said. Tribune Media owns two local stations.
Indiana among top states for Netflix ‘binge-racing’
More and more viewers are plowing through a streaming network series’ full season in less than 24 hours after the release of those episodes.
Longtime local radio executive Wheat dies at 66
Chris Wheat, a radio executive for more than 40 years, was general manager of Q95 during the station’s run of ratings and revenue dominance.
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.
Pay-TV’s ‘salad days’ appear over as customers abandon big providers
Barring a major fourth-quarter comeback, 2017 is on course to be the worst year for conventional pay-TV subscriber losses in history.
Emmis reports big quarterly profit thanks to radio station sale
Emmis said it used the $82.8 million sale of Los Angeles radio station KPWR-FM to drastically slash its debt obligations.
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.
Latest scandal rocking college basketball fuels debate over compensating players
Some say the simple solution to the dilemma that has given rise to the most recent scandal in big-time college athletics is to let college athletes profit from their name, image and likeness.
ANGI Homeservices CEO seeks to position Angie’s List brand for ‘future growth’
In an interview with IBJ, ANGI Homeservices CEO Chris Terrill said layoffs at Angie’s List will be done soon and real estate decisions are still being made. He also discussed what he sees as the merged company’s biggest strength.
Owner of Indy-area newspapers merging with broadcast firm
A media group that owns more than a dozen newspapers in Indiana—including publications in Zionsville, Avon, Lebanon and Anderson—has announced it is merging with a company with dozens of TV and radio stations.
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.
General manager ousted at WRTV amid low news ratings
A Scripps official flew in Monday to inform the WRTV staff of Larry Blackerby’s firing and his interim replacement.