Channel 13 chasing Olympics ratings gold with $1M bet
The station is set to send six staffers to Rio for 3-1/2 weeks to cover more than a dozen Olympians with Indiana ties.
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Marketing initiative Film Indy hires first commissioner
Teresa Sabatine’s role will be to position Indianapolis as a production-friendly city for TV commercials, TV shows, corporate training videos and movies.
Stock maneuver helps Emmis avoid delisting from Nasdaq
Nasdaq said in a notice Monday that it informed Emmis Communications Corp. that the company was “now in compliance with all applicable requirements for continued listing on Nasdaq.”
Amos Brown’s replacement, Rev. Michael Jones, dies unexpectedly
The Rev. Michael K. Jones, a pastor, radio host and the son of the late civil rights leader Sam Jones, died unexpectedly Tuesday morning at age 52.
Indiana Black Expo feuding with Recorder, Radio One
An open letter written by Indiana Black Expo President Tanya Bell has exposed a major rift between the organization and the market’s two biggest media properties targeting local black audiences.
Comcast to offer ‘pay as you go’ TV, internet service in Indiana
With the change, Comcast could attract new subscribers at a time when growth in the pay-TV business has slowed.
Top exec departs CBS4, Fox59 for lead role at WGN-TV in Chicago
Paul Rennie, the top executive at WXIN-TV Fox 59 and WTTV-Channel 4 for almost three years, has been named president and general manager of WGN-TV in Chicago.
Kristi Lee to rejoin ‘Bob & Tom Show’ after seven months away
Lee’s homecoming is set for Monday on the Q95 morning comedy institution. She left in December after 27 years on the show.
Former WISH-TV anchor Halvorson lands job with Kroger
Eric Halvorson, who lost his job at WISH-TV late last year after 32 years an anchorman and reporter, has been hired by the Kroger Co.
Emmis shareholders approve reverse stock split
Emmis Communications Corp. shareholders on Thursday voted to approve a one-for-four reverse stock split that is aimed at avoiding a delisting of the stock by Nasdaq. The media company also announced first quarter results.
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.
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.