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Career Moves: August 24, 2006

Authored by dmw on August 24, 2006 - 8:25am.
Sanjay Mehta joins Kasenna, the IPTV Company ™ as its Vice President of Engineering. Mehta is charged with managing all of Kasenna’s engineering and QA activities and resources for the company’s R&D center in Bangalore, India and for their Sunnyvale, California headquarters. Mehta most recently served as Senior Director of Global Sstems development at Quantum Corporation.
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Emmis Integrates iTunes Stores Into Additional Radio Station Sites

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 2, 2006 - 11:44am.
Indianapolis, Ind. - Radio station owner Emmis Communications said on Friday that it is proceeding with its integration of iTunes Music Stores into its radio station websites.
tags: Internet | Radio | Music | Commerce | iTunes | Emmis | Websites |

Emmis Launches iTunes Stores on Hip-Hop Radio Station Websites

Authored by dmw on May 19, 2006 - 7:59am.
Los Angeles - Radio station owner Emmis Communications has announced that two of its popular hip-hop stations, Power 106 (KPWR-FM) in Los Angeles and HOT 97 (WQHT-FM) in New York City, have become the first radio stations to fully integrate Apple's iTunes Store into their websites. Listeners may now search, browse and buy music they hear on the radio or online directly from ether site. "We will have full control of the storefront itself," said Rey Mena, vice president of Emmis Interactive. "Therefore, we can feature any artist we want to feature. Since each storefront represents Power 106 and HOT 97's playlists, they will feature what is relevant to their listeners. In addition, if you want to know what Big Boy, Funkmaster Flex or other Power 106 and HOT 97 DJs are listening to, you can find it on our websites and purchase it directly from the iTunes Music Stores."
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Emmis Radio Stations to Use dMarc Automatic Ad Insertion

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2006 - 9:10am.
Newport Beach, Calif. - Emmis Communications, the nation's ninth-largest radio station owner, announced on Wednesday that it will use recent Google acquisition dMarc Broadcasting's service to automatically insert paid commercials into open and unsold ad slots in its programming. The digital RevenueSuite service will be used at all Emmis stations, including New York's Hot-97, L.A.'s Power-106 and Chicago's Q101.
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