Pacers generate record revenue from ancillary events at fieldhouse
Pacers Sports & Entertainment finished a record year this summer—not on the court but in its management of Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
Anthony Schoetle
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Latest scandal rocking college basketball fuels debate over compensating players
Some say the simple solution to the dilemma that has given rise to the most recent scandal in big-time college athletics is to let college athletes profit from their name, image and likeness.
WIBC overhauling on-air lineup as Garrison departs
“Chicks on the Right” and “Hammer & Nigel” are changing time slots. Abdul-Hakim Shabazz’s weeknight show is going off the air. And local listeners will get more Tony Katz.
Coach decision puts IU’s Glass on the hot seat
Glass has transformed the culture of IU’s athletic department for the better, IU sources said, but that legacy could be obscured by whom he hires to replace Tom Crean as men’s basketball coach.
Nielsen rival set to roil TV ratings
A tsunami of change is headed toward the decades-old, largely unchanged system for calculating television ratings
Veteran TV reporter Jim Shella to retire from WISH, ‘Indiana Week in Review’
Shella will cap his 40-year career with coverage of the 2016 election, saying it is a “really good time to sign off.”
Ted Cruz drops out of presidential race; Trump is presumptive nominee
Ted Cruz had campaigned hard in Indiana hoping to win enough delegates to slow Trump’s momentum. But his message didn’t resonate enough with Hoosier voters and Trump won almost every voter demographic.
Merger mania rocks TV; WTHR owner bucks trend
In television, size matters—and station operators nationwide are in a mad rush to get bigger faster.
Colts’ challenge: Pay up for Luck without emptying coffers
The Colts want to avoid past mistakes, when the team devoted so much of its salary cap to Peyton Manning that it took a herculean effort to build a solid roster around him.
Indianapolis Indians on pace for another attendance record
A critical home stand this week could determine whether the Indians meet their goal of #660290orbust.
Indians sales exec’s new ideas tripled sponsorship revenue
Since Joel Zawacki joined the Indians sales department eight years ago, the team has more than tripled sponsorship sales, to a projected $3.3 million this year—a record for the 113-year-old franchise.
Sports Corp., Speedway make way for new leadership
The change of guard at Indiana Sports Corp. will take place in late October, giving Ryan Vaughn time to finish out negotiations for the city’s 2015 budget, currently under review by the City-County Council.
CBS affiliation switch means major changes at WTTV
Those changes are coming in the wake of Monday’s huge announcement that Chicago-based Tribune Broadcasting, parent to WTTV, has wrestled away the CBS-TV affiliation held by WISH-TV Channel 8 since 1956.
Irsay arrest may bring NFL punishment, sharpen scrutiny on bowl bid
The drug-related arrest of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay could bring repercussions from the National Football League and might play a factor in the city's bid for the 2018 Super Bowl.
Visit Indy to map city’s strategy for tourism
The $178,000 study will answer key questions about how the city can better connect its highlights, attract and please business and leisure travelers, and hook up with corporate partners.
Resurgent Pacers see lift in ticket sales
The Indiana Pacers continued scoring long after last season ended in the second round of the NBA playoffs. The Pacers sales staff hit high-water marks during the off-season that the franchise hasn’t seen in five years. And with almost four weeks until the regular-season home opener Nov. 3, the Pacers are shooting for more.
Loss of Pacers season would deal blow to CIB, state revenue
A canceled 2011-2012 NBA season might suck $5 million in tax revenue from state and Capital Improvement Board coffers.
WXLW beats odds to stay in sports-talk radio
Small Franklin station has survived loss of ESPN affiliation, emergence of better-funded competitors.
Entrepreneur parlays love of cars into successful media company
Donnie Babb’s Gauge Media Group started in his basement at tortoise speed but now churns out $2 million
in sales with a staff of nine full-time and 15 part-time employees.
Indians stock buyback raises more questions: Analysts say highest offer yet isn’t high enough
The Indianapolis Indians saw attendance, profit and dividend payments shrink in 2006. But a recent stock buyback program launched by the baseball franchise to boost the value of its shares is the biggest in the team’s long history. Whether the offer price is big enough is an open question. Market observers don’t think so. With 799 shares outstanding when the buyback was announced Nov. 16, the offer price of $15,329 per share put a $12.2 million price tag on the…