Clear ChannelPandora Taps Clear Channel Unit for Audio Ad SalesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 3, 2009 - 11:31am.
New York
- Streaming radio service Pandora has tapped terrestrial radio giant Clear
Channel's Katz Media Group unit to sell audio ads on the service, AdAge.com
reported. "When you grow as fast as we have this quickly, your inventory
gets ahead of you. Plugging into an endemic, national network of sellers is a
great point of leverage for a company like Pandora that is experiencing
hypergrowth," founder Tim Westergren told AdAge.com.
Clear Channel to Offer Artist-Programmed Web Radio StationsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2009 - 8:31am.
New York
- Clear Channel Radio has partnered with artist management firm Front Line to
launch a new series of artist-programmed Internet radio stations, Billboard
reported.
Radio Giant Clear Channel Lays Off 590Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 29, 2009 - 11:28am.
San Antonio, Texas - Clear Channel, the largest radio station owner in
the U.S.
with 900 stations, announced on Wednesday that it will lay off around 590
employees, following an earlier round of 1,850 layoffs in January.
Report: Web Radio Music Listening Up 37.6% in 2008Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 10, 2009 - 12:22pm.
Marina, Calif. - Listening to Web radio music
stations increased by 37.6% in 2008, to 6.67 billion hours, and in-stream audio
sold against ad-supported cumulative listening hours was up 46% to $74 million,
according to a report from AccuStream iMedia Research.
tags: Music | Reports | Clear Channel | AOL | Research | Webcasting | AccuStream iMedia Research | Shoutcast |
Radio Giant Clear Channel Lays Off 9% of EmployeesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 21, 2009 - 9:45am.
San Antonio, Texas - Radio giant Clear Channel announced on Tuesday that it will lay off 1,850 employees, or about 9% of its total work force, with CEO Mark Mays telling staff in an email that the company is in an "unprecedented time of distress," the Associated Press reported. Nine U.S. Radio Broadcasters Support FM Song TaggingAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on September 9, 2008 - 12:42pm.
New York - Nine U.S. radio
broadcasters on Tuesday announced their support for FM Song Tagging, which
allows listeners to use tag songs they hear over the air on supported devices,
and retrieve artist data and links to purchase them. More than 450 FM stations
operated by Beasley, Bonneville, CBS Radio, Citadel, Clear Channel Radio, Cox
Radio, Emmis, Entercom and Greater Media will support Song Tagging, which was
developed by Jump2Go and Clear Channel Radio. The announcement coincides with a
Microsoft Zune update that lets users tag and instantly retrieve songs they
hear on the device's built-in FM radio.
Premiere Radio Networks Debuts iTunes-Branded Weekly ShowAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on August 13, 2008 - 11:40am.
Los Angeles - Radio giant Clear Channel's Premiere Radio Networks unit on Wednesday announced the launch of "The iTunes Download," a three-hour weekend music countdown to be hosted by Alex Luke, iTunes director of music programming at Apple (NASD: AAPL). In addition to playing a selection of the 30 most-downloaded songs from the service, the show will feature artist interviews, celebrity playlists, and iMixes submitted by iTunes Store customers. Clear Channel, Katz Media Launch Digital Radio NetworkAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 28, 2008 - 1:16pm.
San Antonio, Texas - Radio giant Clear Channel announced on Monday that it partnered with Katz Media Group to launch what they say is the largest digital radio network, which incorporates independent Internet radio stations with online and mobile streams of AM and FM stations, and counts an audience of nearly 5 million weekly listeners. Along with station streams from major broadcasters Clear Channel, Cumulus, Cox and Emmis, the Katz Online Network will feature Internet streams from providers including Accuradio, Radioio, Digitally Imported and SmoothJazz.com. Ads on the network will be sold by Katz 360 Sales, Clear Channel Online Music & Radio and Premiere Radio Networks. Clear Channel Shareholders OK $17.9B Private Equity BuyoutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on July 25, 2008 - 7:09am.
tags: Deals | Advertising | Music | Clear Channel | Acquisitions | Thomas H. Lee Partners | Bain Capital Partners |
Clear Channel Stations to Stream to Reciva Web RadiosAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 19, 2008 - 12:45pm.
San Antonio - Clear Channel Radio (NYSE: CCU) said on Monday that it has signed a deal with Reciva, a provider of Internet radio modules for use with broadband applications, to stream all of its stations on Reciva-powered receivers. U.S.-based companies that manufacture Reciva-based Internet radios include C. Crane, CTA Digital, DMTech, Grace Digital Audio, Sangean and Tangent Clear Channel Agrees to $17.9 Billion BuyoutAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 14, 2008 - 7:35am.
tags: Deals | Law | Lawsuits | Radio | Music | Clear Channel | Acquisitions | Bain Capital | Thomas H. Lee Partners |
Clear Channel May Offer Pandora Personalized Web RadioAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on May 12, 2008 - 9:01am.
Denver - Radio broadcaster Clear Channel (NYSE: CCU) is looking to add a personalized Web radio player to its station websites, and is in talks with Pandora, but no deal has yet been finalized, Billboard reports. Judge Orders Backers of Clear Channel Acquisition to Pony UpAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on March 27, 2008 - 7:48am.
tags: Deals | Law | Lawsuits | Radio | Music | Clear Channel | Acquisitions | Bain Capital | Thomas H. Lee Partners |
Digital Media Week in Review: Yahoo Board Rejects Microsoft Bid; Yahoo-News Corp? Yahoo-AOL? Writers’ Strike OverAuthored by Ned Sherman on February 16, 2008 - 6:20am.
tags: Microsoft | Yahoo | Clear Channel | AOL | Comcast | Revver | Google | FCC | News Corp. | Snocap | Strike | LiveUniverse | Imeem | WGA | Week in Review | Bain Capital | Thomas H. Lee Partners | Writers Strike |
DOJ Approves Clear Channel Buyout with Divestiture StipulationAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 14, 2008 - 8:17am.
Washington - The U.S. Justice Dept. has approved the buyout of radio giant Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) by private equity firms Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners, provided the company divest radio stations in Cincinnati, Houston, Las Vegas and San Francisco. tags: Deals | Law | Policy | Radio | Music | Clear Channel | Acquisitions | DOJ | Bain Capital | Thomas H. Lee Partners |
Clear Channel Taps Ando Media for Web Radio RatingsAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on February 6, 2008 - 12:39pm.
Providence, R.I. - Ando Media, a provider of Internet radio audience measurement services, announced on Wednesday that Clear Channel Radio's (NYSE: CCU) online unit will use its Webcast Metrics service for all of its streaming radio sites. Clear Channel stations will be able to measure in real-time their online audiences to plan promotions and advertising campaigns run in their online streams; Ando will also provide real-time listener statistics for Clear Channel's social networking sites. FCC to Approve $19.5B Deal to Take Clear Channel PrivateAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on January 11, 2008 - 9:28am.
HD Radio Receivers to Sell from Clear Channel Station WebsitesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on December 19, 2007 - 9:52am.
Columbia, Md. - iBiquity Digital, the developer of HD Radio technology, announced that HD Radio receivers are now available for purchase directly from the websites of individual Clear Channel Radio stations. Why No Bruce Springsteen for Clear Channel?Authored by Scott Goldberg on October 30, 2007 - 5:33am.
Apparently the answer to that question, according to Roger Friedman of Fox News, is that “Clear Channel seems to have sent a clear message to other radio outlets that at age 58, Springsteen simply is too old to be played on rock stations.” His comment comes on the heels of a report by Radio & Records that Springsteen’s new album Magic isn’t getting radio play, despite having sold 500,000 copies and currently sitting as the number 1 album.
Clear Channel Faces Class Action Alleging Inflated Ticket PricesAuthored by Mark Hefflinger on October 24, 2007 - 11:21am.
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