Facebook is poised to become the highest grossing media property in history, and doesn’t that make all of us hard working radio slugs feel great. For all of our hard work fighting and slugging it out for a share point, or a fraction of a share, Facebook has reinvented the game and continues to do so by [...]
The Grammy Awards tonight are obviously focused on Whitney Houston and honoring her life. Adele with all of her new Grammy hardware is grabbing a lot of the spotlight, as well (how will she carry all of those trophies home?), but I hope broadcasters heard Dave Grohl when he accepted his award for best rock performance. The LA [...]
Have you seen the AMC series the Walking Dead? If not, do yourself a favor and set your DVR immediately. The show is a—here comes the pun—monster hit. Literally. The WD is quickly growing in popularity as the show gets ready to launch into the second part of season 2 this week. As cliché as I find [...]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQwLmGR6bPA] Lego Man has gone into Space! In early January, two Canadian students launched a Lego Man into space using a weather balloon and a small video camera. The Lego Man holds the Canadian flag all the way through the mission. It is captivating video! In 5 days since it was posted on YouTube, the video [...]
Trend for Lady Gaga in the Last 12 Months Google Trends is mana from research heaven. It might be addictive fun for research types, but for radio, in the all-important daily ritual of remaining relevant and topical it is a great health check for content programming. Whether you do Newscasts, or content throughout the morning or day, finding what is [...]
Clear Channel is on the move. They announced today that they are rebranding the company name from Clear Channel RADIO, to CLEAR CHANNEL MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT. CEO Bob Pittman says, "I've watched as CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO has pushed beyond the traditional boundaries of radio to reach more Americans every month ... through an unmatched combination of broadcast, satellite, online and [...]
