eQB NOW This week's Cover Story spotlight shines on KLUC/Las Vegas PD Cat Thomas. When you think of radio in Sin City you can't help but think of Cat who’s been a fixture in the market for 20+ years at the same station! In Programming to Win, Paragon Media’s Sean Demery explains his “QuickHitz” CHR concept. Question of the Week asks: With the buzz surrounding the release of the Clive Davis book, whose autobiography would you be most interested in reading and why? Plus, Hot Shots and the FMQB History Page. [more]
IFPI: Global Music Industry Revenue Increased In 2012 According to the IFPI, last year the global recorded music biz saw its first revenue growth since 1999, to $16.5 billion. [more]
RAB: Radio Has Turned A Corner In Digital Sales The RAB & Borrell Associates have teamed up for a new report on the growth of digital revenue at radio. [more]
Bertlesmann Acquires 100% Of BMG Bertlesmann acquires full control of BMG from partner KKR. [more]
Universal Music Group Revenue Up 8.3% In 2012 [more]
NPD Group: Illegal File Sharing Down In 2012 Due To Streaming Services A new study from The NPD Group finds that illegal music sharing fell "significantly" last year. [more]
Dennis Reese Named Head Of Promotion For Captiol Music Group Industry veteran Reese upped to Head of Promotion, overseeing all promotion efforts for Capitol and Virgin. [more]
Capitol Names Piero Giramoni GM Of Relaunched Harvest Records [more]
More Details Revealed On Sprint-Emmis Plan For FM On Smartphones [more]
Tom Calococci Named PD Of WFLC (97.3 The Coast)/Miami [more]
Baltazar Named Pebbles' Morning Co-Host At Hot 96.9 FM/Boston [more]
FCC Chairman Genachowski Delays Media Ownership Vote [more]
Liberty Media Still Seeking New SiriusXM CEO [more]
Katz Study Looks At Power Of Audio Messages In Advertising [more]
Clear Channel-Memphis Names Devin Steel As OM [more]
WSJ: Google Considering Spotify-Style Music Service [more]
Live Nation's Annual Loss Increased In 2012 [more]
In Brief - February 25, 2013 Fitch Ratings assigns a 'CCC/RR4' rating to Clear Channel, Jacobs Media announces "Smart Launch" service for radio's social media [more]
In Brief - February 27, 2013 The Conclave to honor Jaye Albright and Tom Kay with the Rockwell Award, Promotions at CCM+E-Cleveland, Classic Rock WCSX/Detroit names Keith Hastings as PD [more]
