IMS hoping momentum from May, Tony Stewart’s retirement stoke Brickyard 400
Attendance for the annual NASCAR race had been dropping each year since 2008, but saw a slight increase last year from the roughly 85,000 fans on hand in 2014.
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Olympic glory would bolster USA Track’s turnaround
USA Track & Field CEO Max Siegel is staring at his organization’s biggest growth opportunity—and deepest potential pitfall–next month’s Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Indiana Democratic Party files complaint over political ad
The complaint sent Tuesday focuses on a technicality in FEC rules that Democrats argue the Republican Governors Association did not comply with when producing the ads.
Literacy leader, radio show host to leave Indy
Travis DiNicola, the longtime executive director of Indy Reads and a fervent supporter of the local arts community through WFYI’s “The Art of the Matter,” plans to move to Pennsylvania by summer’s end.
Nuvo names new editor from within after Wenck’s departure
Former music editor Katherine Coplen plans to continue with changes to the alternative newsweekly and its online site, as well as beef up political coverage.
Report: Big Ten getting $2.6 billion in new media deal
ESPN is reportedly set to pay close to $200 million per year for the secondary media rights of the Big Ten Conference, according to a Monday morning report by Sports Business Journal.
Indianapolis game publisher acquired by Oakland company
Under the agreement, Indianapolis-based Action Phase Games will become a regional office for Indie Boards and Cards.
City liable for sign firm’s damages, judge rules
Local billboard company GEFT Outdoor LLC expects to seek millions of dollars from the city of Indianapolis after a federal judge’s ruling that the city’s former sign ordinance was unconstitutional.
IBJ wins six national awards for business coverage
The annual AABP Editorial Excellence competition recognizes print and online writing, photography and design by regional business publications. IBJ competes against business journals from Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and other major cities.
Channels go dark for millions of Dish TV customers
Millions of Dish TV subscribers lost access to one or more channels Sunday night because of a fight over how much the satellite TV company should pay for the channels. Two stations in Indianapolis were affected.
Ex-Subway pitchman Fogle’s appeal of sentence rejected
A federal appeals court turned away former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle's appeal of his sentence of more than 15 years in prison Thursday for child pornography offenses and illicit sexual conduct with a child.
Biglari’s Maxim saga drenched with drama, red ink
A former employee alleges that Sardar Biglari insisted Maxim devote 50 pages of the December/January issue to Monaco, where he spends significant time, and include features on his favorite cigar shop and on David Letterman, part-owner of the race team Steak n Shake sponsors.
After family losses, Wenck calls it quits as head editor of Nuvo
Ed Wenck, former radio personality and current managing editor for Nuvo, is leaving after less than three years at the alternative weekly for a quieter career out of the public spotlight.
WRTV shutting down its Hometown Sports & News network
In a blow to local sports fans, WRTV Channel 6 is shutting down its Hometown Sports & News network and replacing it with a national syndicated network called Grit that features a lineup of action movies and westerns.
Wenck leaving Nuvo for position at trade association CEDIA
Ed Wenck is stepping down as managing editor of Nuvo after nearly three years at the Indianapolis alternative newspaper, he announced Tuesday in a Facebook post.
Changing book industry shifts promotion to writers; Michael Koryta adapts
Relationships among publishers, authors and readers is undergoing serious shifting, with no one certain how this particular drama will wind up.
CNO changes course with Monumental Marathon sponsorship deal
Monumental Marathon Executive Director Blake Boldon called the three-year title sponsorship deal with CNO Financial Group “a game-changing sponsorship.”
Indy 500 TV ratings skyrocket locally, slip nationally
Indianapolis was the highest-rated market with a 33.6 rating, according to Nielsen Media Research. That equated to a jaw-dropping 360,530 households. But viewership nationwide for the milestone event ebbed.
IndyCar hoping to carry momentum from 500 into future races
IndyCar officials, looking to seize momentum from the historic 100th running of the Indy 500, have put together a new ad campaign, kicked off a ticket-renewal effort and have drivers urging everyone in the series to promote the sport.
Lifting of Indy 500 blackout creates questions in local ad community
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s decision to call off the local television blackout could have a big impact on WRTV, Emmis Communications and race-day advertisers.