Fox59 hires Seattle executive to fill GM position
Paul Rennie, who will fill the top management spot at WXIN and WTTV, worked at WRTV-TV Channel 6 from 2001 to 2003.
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WTHR to boost tower power on signal gripes
The city’s top-rated news station wants to crank up its signal, saying it’s had more than 40 complaints about reception from over-the-air viewers since the conversion to all-digital broadcasting.
Constitutional referendum on marriage could yield media bonanza
Television and radio stations have grown fond of income from “issue ads” in recent years on everything from right-to-work legislation to immigration reform.
Colts’ Luck playing catch-up as a pitchman
While Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck is exceeding off-the-chart expectations on the field heading into his second NFL season, some marketers think he’s underachieved as a corporate spokesman and product sponsor.
‘Sound Medicine’ earning its chops in radio markets across country
Public broadcasting station WFYI-FM 90.1 aims to expand distribution of its locally produced “Sound Medicine” show to include at least 30 radio stations in large- and medium-sized markets in the next two years.
Fastenal sponsorship deal draws NASCAR contracts
Vending machines aren’t the only reason the Fastenal brand is resonating.
Probes uncover inner workings of state government
Many stories have been unearthed by Indiana media recently, showing a government that often operates more in private than public.
Trio of women now owns Borshoff, city’s biggest ad firm
Founding principal of 29-year-old Borshoff advertising agency, Myra Borshoff Cook, 65, and senior principal Erik Johnson, 62, have sold their ownership interest in recent years to three top executives at the firm, all of them women.
WIBC-FM fills vacant drive-time slot
Conservative duo “Chicks on the Right” set to fill slot vacated by Ed Wenck in March at city’s top talk station.
Movie maker endured hardship in quest to capture ancient art of falconry
Eddie Brochin is only the second person to ever film the ancient hunting techniques of Mongolia’s eagle masters.
Newcomer banks slice into ‘overheated’ Indianapolis market
Newer entrants are chasing market share with convenient hours, quick decisions and narrower niches of customers.
Indianapolis Star hit with new round of job cuts
Thirteen employees have been shown the door in the fifth round of layoffs in five years at the state’s largest newspaper.
Public broadcasters find cheaper, faster way to share content
The state’s eight public TV stations are building an Internet-based video streaming service that could expand their offerings and turbo-charge collaborations. Public radio stations also would benefit.
WFMS regains radio ratings lead in country showdown
WFMS-FM 95.5 has taken back its Indianapolis country music radio crown from WLHK-FM 97.1 “The Hank,” but barely.
String of EEOC complaints dogs WTHR
A case brought early this year by the executive assistant to WTHR-TV Channel 13’s former president was the seventh since 2005 by a woman alleging sex discrimination at the NBC affiliate
Indy tourism officials take aim at close-in target
New program is designed to lure Indiana residents to capital city with large discounts at hotels, attractions
Indy attracts more visitors than much-larger Houston
A comparison of convention and tourism cities.
Indiana tourism spending is fraction of nearby states’
As Indiana slashed its tourism budget, Michigan increased its widespread Pure Michigan ad campaign from $17 million to $27.4 million. Illinois, where budget problems have earned the state the nation’s worst credit rating—A3 by Moody’s Investors Service—spends more than twice as much as Michigan.
Former 59 news chief tangled in Asiana-pilot name blunder
Lee Rosenthal's California station reported incorrect—and racially insensitive—names of the plane’s flight crew. In a graphic, Rosenthal’s station listed names that actually were crude phonetic jokes.
Emmis sees coupons as next frontier for radio apps
An app that would allow smartphones to receive FM radio signals like a transistor radio has been hailed as a way to help stations recapture listeners who fled to Web-based music streaming services.