Court upholds Emmis victory in unpaid-dividends case
A group of preferred shareholders had argued the Indianapolis company used a succession of illegal, sham transactions to wipe out tens of millions of dollars in dividend obligations.
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Indiana cancels post-RFRA contract with PR firm after 3 months
State officials have ended a contract with a New York PR firm it hired to assess the damage to Indiana’s reputation after the national furor over its religious freedom law. After three months, the firm will be paid $365,000.
IBJ receives 7 awards in national journalism contest
The only newspapers to win more awards than IBJ were Crain’s Chicago Business, Crain’s New York Business and the Los Angeles Business Journal.
WISH-TV plans another expansion of morning news
The latest move will mark the second time WISH has expanded its local news coverage this year. The station added local news in January to fill a programming void after it lost its 58-year-old affiliation with CBS-TV.
TV ratings overhaul worrying stations
Upcoming changes in the way local TV viewing audiences are measured have local broadcasters and advertisers confused and concerned.
Limbaugh show lands at new iHeartMedia station
The Rush Limbaugh Show—set to be dropped by WIBC-FM 93.1 next month—will continue to be heard on Indianapolis radio airwaves without interruption after being picked up by iHeartMedia Inc.
New country station rambling toward Indy airwaves
National broadcaster iHeartMedia Inc. plans to saddle up for a shootout with local cowboy crooners WFMS-FM 95.5 and WLHK-FM “Hank” 97.1. It’s buying the local Radio Disney station at 98.3 FM.
FAKLARIS: Can virtual reality be a ‘killer app’ for journalists to tell great stories?
Recent experiments show VR can be an effective “you are there” storytelling technique for journalism.
Co-working perks include collaboration
I recently spent a few hours at the newest, oldest and biggest co-working spaces to see what all the hype is about.
Indy 500 draws most TV viewers since 2011
The race earned a 4.1 rating, averaging nearly 6.4 million viewers, according to Nielsen Fast National data.
Pence picks ex-TV news producer as communications chief
Shelley Triol will take over the role formerly held by Christy Denault, who resigned citing family reasons.
Charter’s cable buy faces easier road than Comcast’s
Charter Communications Inc.’s proposed purchase of Time Warner Cable Inc. faces fewer hurdles to U.S. regulatory approval than Comcast Corp.’s ill-fated bid to buy the No. 2 cable provider.
Indy 500 broadcast to introduce real-time telemetry
Fans watching on television will be able to see just how much physical strain is put on a driver’s body during the race.
Indians sales exec’s new ideas tripled sponsorship revenue
Since Joel Zawacki joined the Indians sales department eight years ago, the team has more than tripled sponsorship sales, to a projected $3.3 million this year—a record for the 113-year-old franchise.
WRTV hires new co-anchor for 7 p.m. newscasts
Jason Fechner, a reporter and anchor at WQAD-TV Channel 8 in the Quad Cities since 2006, will join WRTV on Thursday.
State to spend $750K in developing ad campaign to undo harm
Indiana is going to pay a New York public relations firm up to $750,000 to come up with a plan to try to rebuild the state's damaged image after widespread criticism over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Michael Andretti diversifies racing empire in myriad directions
Michael Andretti runs a diverse motorsports business as leader of the 120-employee holding company for Andretti Autosport and Andretti Sports Marketing.
Council to advance stripped-down version of digital billboard plan
Controversial language that would have allowed as many as 75 billboards to be converted to digital over 36 months was removed from Proposal 250, under an amendment filed Wednesday by sponsor Mary Moriarty Adams.
Verizon buying AOL for $4.4B to get foothold in online video
The acquisition gives Verizon, the country’s largest wireless carrier, an entryway into increasingly competitive online video.
State slogan might get tossed
The Honest to Goodness Indiana tourism slogan might be jettisoned, made awkward by fallout from the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.