eQB NOW This week’s eQB Cover Story features Matt Pinfield’s keynote interview with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, from last month’s Sunset Sessions Rock! event in Palm Springs, CA. This wide-ranging conversation touches on Corgan’s music, today’s industry landscape, the ever-changing model of the artist-radio relationship and much more. In Programming To Win, Robby Bridges shows the power of the analogy. Question of the Week asks: What albums lately have been stuck on repeat in your home, office or car? Plus Hot Shots and This Week in FMQB History. [more]
UMG Could Sell Off Parlophone Label As Part Of EMI Concessions BMG Rights is reportedly interested in acquiring British label Parlophone from Universal. [more]
UMG-EMI Deal Faces More Roadblocks Overseas Universal Music Group will offer more concessions as it seeks European approval of its deal for EMI Music. [more]
Indie Labels Struggle Over UMG-EMI Deal With UMG planning to sell off some EMI assets to the independent labels, IMPALA has reportedly become divided. [more]
Burns Study: Arbitron Partcipants Are More Likely To Enter Contests The latest data from Alan Burns' study of female CHR fans says that diary keepers and PPM meter carries are far more likely to enter radio contests. [more]
Burns Study: Personalities Important To Female Listeners The latest data from Alan Burns & Assoc. says female CHR fans prefer entertaining personalities on the air. [more]
Burns Study: CHR Growth Related To Hip-Hop Decline [more]
WMG Promotes Mike Caren To Worldwide President Of A&R [more]
In Brief - July 26, 2012 WRWM (i94)/Indianapolis hires Jay Michaels as PD/afternoon host, Rich Reis is named VP/GM Digital Operations for Cox Media Group, Tom Joyner will keynote Radio Show luncheon [more]
In Brief - July 27, 2012 WDAS/Philadelphia radio legend Joe "Butterball" Tamburro passes away, Jack Silver named PD of the NBC Sports Radio Network, WGBH/Boston acquires Public Radio International [more]
