Industry News

More companies are producing television content, while fewer are producing radio content. Seth Resler opines.

While the change is not news to the industry – it was announced in December 2013, the beginning of carriers offering a maximum of two year contracts – there is anecdotal evidence, according to Business News Network, that carriers are willing to negotiate some unprecedented deals with high-value customers leading up to June 3.

IT WAS MAY 27th ... when Frank Sinatra (pictured) made his TV debut as he guested on NBC's "Star-Spangled Review," hosted by another show biz legend, Bob Hope... When Toronto's CHUM AM 1050 became the first Canadian fulltime top-40 radio station and published its first hit record chart... When the final episodes of the sitcoms "Mork and Mindy," "Punky Brewster" & "Bosom Buddies" aired on ABC-TV... ..and when Jim & Tammy Bakker appeared on ABC's "Nightline" following their evangelical TV scandal. ALL the milestones for the date INSIDE.

Rafe Mair weighs in about the political debates with the upcoming federal election....

She claims to see “75 planes spraying white stuff into the sky on her 15 minute drive to work.” (Kylie Jenner)... Much More Inside...

You've probably already noticed that the Canadian media is aggressively fact checks certain election campaign commercials while ignoring others. Brian Lilley does a Reality Check about the Media Party

Two of B.B. King's daughters are alleging that the blues legend was poisoned to death by his closest associates. But the coroner says preliminary autopsy results don't support that contention.

"Because of Mr. KASEM's longstanding profound health issues, this case cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt to a jury," the decision read.

“It has been 36 hours of fantastic situations of learning at the BCAB. … We saw speaker after speaker, presentation after presentation, and a few panels, that presented us with tons of information, tons of challenges, tons of opportunities to go back to our business … and think about it possibly in a different light”. – James Stewart (Pictured left), BCAB Our very own Donovan Tildesley was not only a guest speaker at this years event, but provides us with this report...

IT WAS MAY 26th ... when Canadian radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden was granted a patent for the liquid barretter microphone... When Carl Perkins finally appeared on NBC-TV's "The Perry Como Show" singing his milion-selling version of "Blue Suede Shoes," two months after he was injured in an MVA enroute to the show .... When the Rolling Stones were guests on ABC-TV's weekly music showcase "Shindig!" along with Sonny & Cher, Jackie De Shannon, and Jimmy Rodgers .. ..and when Fantasia Barrino (pictured) was named winner of the third edition of Fox TV's "American Idol," edging out Diana DeGarmo. ALL the milestones for May 26th INSIDE.