Evie goes to The Biggest Little City in the World
Posted on October 16, 2009 at 12:55 pmEviesays, the online event listing service run by former Scene editor Bruce Dobie, has signed a deal to run the back end of a TV station’s event calendar in Reno., Nev.
The calendar, which will be privately branded to have the look and feel of the Fox 11- Reno website, will enable visitors to find, browse, and interact with the hundreds of thousands of event listings nationwide residing at the eviesays.com website.
The eviesays platform will allow users to export their favorite listings to their personal calendar software, e-mail listings to friends, and get directions from Google Maps to events. Visitors to the site will also be able to submit their own listings via an on-line submissions form to the website.
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Vanderbilt helps launch online science news channel
Posted on September 25, 2009 at 2:16 am
A group of university administrators has officially launched Futurity, a Web news station dedicated to scientific research news they say is being cast aside by most media organizations.
“Futurity is a direct link to the research pipeline. If you want a glimpse at where research is today and where it’s headed tomorrow, Futurity offers that in a very accessible way,” said Lisa Lapin, assistant vice president for communications at Stanford University, who helped develop the site. “Today’s online environment is perfectly suited for this type of direct communication.”
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Ellen’s ethical dilemma
Posted on September 11, 2009 at 1:49 pm
So now that everyone on the planet has caught up to our story from yesterday on record labels suing the Ellen DeGeneres Show for violating copyrights, TheImproper.com in New York eloquently raises the point that the TV show host might have a hard time showing up for the American Idol judging she agreed to this week.
In this day of decline record sales and diminishing revenues, there is perhaps no bigger sin in the record industry, and the cavalier way in which the show dismissed the claims almost demands that she be fired from “American Idol.”
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WPLN cranks up the chatting
Posted on September 4, 2009 at 12:53 pm
Starting Tuesday, Nashville’s NPR outlet will fill its midday hours with news and talk programs. The classical music now being broadcast will move primarily to one of the station’s HD channels.
Shakeup at Cumulus Nashville
Posted on August 31, 2009 at 2:59 pmAaron Roberts, program director for WRQQ and WNFN — the latter of which recently changed its format to Top 40 — has been laid off by Cumulus Broadcasting to cut costs and Market Manager Mark Kanak has left his post to move to Tampa.
RFD losing Imus
Posted on August 26, 2009 at 2:21 pm
The morning talk show host will this week end his two-year run on the Nashville-based cable channel.
Wrestling venture sticks to Spike
Posted on August 18, 2009 at 6:53 am
Cummins Station-based TNA Entertainment has extended its TV deal with Spike by three years through October 2012.
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Sports talk station goes quiet
Posted on July 29, 2009 at 4:42 pmNashville ESPN Radio affiliate 106.7 The Fan ended its run this morning after four and a half years, with officials running promos advertising a format switch Thursday. One of the biggest local players affected is MTSU’s athletic department, whose boss is crossing his fingers he can find a new partner before opening day.
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She thinks my radio station is sexy
Posted on July 27, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Country star Kenny Chesney will soon launch an online radio station called No Shoes Radio.
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News 2 getting new management company
Posted on July 22, 2009 at 5:34 pmAtlanta-based Gray Television has reached a deal with creditors of bankrupt Young Broadcasting to take over the management of seven of the latter’s TV stations, including News 2.
Gray (Ticker: GTN) runs more than 30 stations around the country, including stations in Knoxville and Bowling Green. Young President Deb McDermott, who ran News 2 before moving up the ladder, is getting a new contract.
SEE ALSO: What Kleinheider dug up
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A local media success story
Posted on July 1, 2009 at 10:38 pm
Our brethren at MusicRow pass on some stats detailing the double-digit increases in of Country Music Television’s metrics.
Music video hours have also increased on the channel, with ratings up +17% versus the same quarter last year among total viewers, and up +14% among adults 18-49. In addition, video streams are up +23% for CMT.com for second quarter when compared to the same quarter last year.
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Teddy walks
Posted on June 30, 2009 at 6:19 pmWord that Teddy Bart will chat with Mary Mancini in a few days reminded us to check up on the status of his arrest in March on prostitution charges.
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News 2 parent headed for auction block
Posted on at 8:17 amInvestors looking to bid on bankrupt Young Broadcasting’s assets have until July 10 to submit their papers, according to recent court documents filed in New York. Young, which owns WKRN News 2 as well as 10 other TV stations around the country, filed for Chapter 11 early this year, unable to handle its debt load. Operating numbers for May show that WKRN posted a profit of almost $237,000 on net revenue of $1.9 million.
HT: Bonna Johnson
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CMT launching DISH performance series
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 6:11 pmThe Nashville-based television network will produce six shows that will first air on DISH Network. The first of the monthly shows will air early next month.
A departure from the typical concert special, “Invitation Only” features country music’s biggest stars performing before a small studio audience in Nashville, taking questions from fans and delivering revealing and candid answers. Previous episodes on CMT have featured Keith Urban and Alan Jackson.
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Former Gaylord CEO adding to media holdings
Posted on April 15, 2009 at 11:33 pm
Terry London has a $25 million deal to buy a TV station east of Houston. The kicker: It carries ABC on its main feed, NBC on its digital side channel.
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