This week’s announcement that Bubba the Love Sponge is returning to commercial radio (on WHPT/Tampa and WFYV/Jacksonville) will elicit the usual response – from happiness to shock to dismay.  After all, Bubba’s "shock jock" persona always generated lots of talk and buzz. It’s noteworthy that at the end of 2007, Bubba and Don Imus have […]

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Leave it to Warner Music CEO, Edgar Bronfman, to ruefully look back at the past several years and realize how shortsighted the record industry has been.  Lauding Apple – especially the iTunes and iPhone innovations, Bronfman explained to the GSMA Mobile Asia Congress Conference in his keynote: "We used to fool ourselves.  We used to […]

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Leave it to Little Steven to take a major step designed to engage young people to appreciate Rock and its rich history and heritage.  While it’s great that video games like Guitar Hero glorify the music, or that TV programs like CSI and half the commercials we see use Rock music as their soundtracks, our […]

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Newsweek.com has announced it will launch a weekly web TV show about politics, produced by the former producer of MSNBC’s Hardball, Tammy Haddad.  As Newsweek struggles with its ad page revenue (down nearly 9% through the first three quarters of ’07), they are turning more and more resources to the digital space.  After all, they […]

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Another day, and another "big" satellite radio announcement.  This time, it’s XM Led, a channel devoted to Zeppelin that will be on the air through the beginning of May.  The press release sounds tasty, as the channel will contain many cool Led Zeppelin features. So why does broadcast radio simply stand by and allow satellite […]

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Buffalo’s John Hager talks about how Led Zeppelin was essentially the “bumper music” for Monday night’s great NFL game between the undefeated Patriots and the upstart Ravens.  It’s a testament to the timeliness of the upcoming Zep show and the power of Classic Rock. And if that wasn’t enough, the NFL announced that Tom Petty […]

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Buffalo’s John Hager talks about how Led Zeppelin was essentially the "bumper music" for Monday night’s great NFL game between the undefeated Patriots and the upstart Ravens.  It’s a testament to the timeliness of the upcoming Zep show and the power of Classic Rock. And if that wasn’t enough, the NFL announced that Tom Petty […]

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If voice tracking didn’t finish off overnight DJs, the hours themselves may kill you.  It sounds like a bad morning show bit, but there’s research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer that indicates working the graveyard shift may increase the possibility of contracting cancer.  It apparently has to do with the light-dark schedule.  […]

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Yesterday’s post covered some key factors in the new PPM world. So what does all this mean?  And where should it go from here?  We don’t know the real ramifications of Arbitron’s PPM delay.  Hopefully, they will be able to make good on their promise to improve the sample representation.  They have to.  But that […]

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I have hesitated to write a blog entry about the PPM debate until the dust settles.  But it appears that every day, new developments continue to occur.  So, to add to Mark Ramsey’s recently-posted great blog entry about PPM, here are a few thoughts… 1. PPM ratings will not  look like diary ratings.  And isn’t […]

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As the holidays approach, I am very close to putting a Microsoft Zune on my wish list.  Yes, I have a very nice iPod with all my favorite songs that I frequently use while working out, and during long walks/runs.  But like many of you, I also like the option of listening to the radio […]

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Perhaps you tuned in to one of the many NFL games on the radio this past weekend.  If you did, the odds are good that you also heard a Howard Stern-voiced Sirius commercial while listening to your favorite NFL team‘s broadcast.  (If you haven’t heard these spots, you can listen below.) Sirius has apparently bought […]

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Bill Jacobs shares his thoughts on the passing of one of radio’s “good guys,” Jim Steel: That’s something you hear about most people when they pass away, but it’s 100% true when you’re talking about a guy like Jim Steel (real name:  Jim Lyle).  The word came down yesterday that, following a tough five-year battle […]

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Bill Jacobs shares his thoughts on the passing of one of radio’s "good guys," Jim Steel: That’s something you hear about most people when they pass away, but it’s 100% true when you’re talking about a guy like Jim Steel (real name:  Jim Lyle).  The word came down yesterday that, following a tough five-year battle […]

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Jacobs Media’s Dave Beasing pulls back the curtain on myths of “Black Friday” and “Cyber Monday.” The day after Thanksgiving is called “Black Friday” because – as the busiest shopping day of the year – that’s when retailers finally “get into the black,” show a profit.  Right?  Wrong.  Last year, Black Friday only ranked 9th […]

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What’s the secret to Wal-Mart’s success?  Low prices, many locations, those friendly greeters? More and more, Wal-Mart is benefiting from a website that draws amazing traffic – and revenue.  The company estimates there will be 800 million visits before the year is out, as customers use the site to do product research, check out sales […]

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What’s the secret to Wal-Mart’s success?  Low prices, many locations, those friendly greeters? More and more, Wal-Mart is benefiting from a website that draws amazing traffic – and revenue.  The company estimates there will be 800 million visits before the year is out, as customers use the site to do product research, check out sales […]

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A recent blog entry about how Entercom’s KNRK has worked out a cool consumer generated promotion with Toyota’s Scion and Snow Patrol got me to thinking about the political race, and revenue potential in ’08. Radio is not in favor, as digital media are perceived to be cooler and more cutting edge, while television continues […]

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Happy Thanksgiving to all.  JacoBlog will return on Monday, November 26th.

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Jacobs Media’s Tim Davis considers whether it’s the medium or the message – or both: No matter where you land regarding the ongoing Writer’s strike, one thing that most agree with is that it has raised awareness of what’s at stake in terms of content development in the digital future. The essence of this strike […]

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