IU’s Curt Cignetti becomes first back-to-back winner of AP football coach of the year
Cignetti was a landslide winner for coach of the year in voting by the nationwide panel of 52 media members who cover college football.
Media & Marketing
-
Indiana film critics select Chase Infiniti as 2025’s breakout performer
The Indiana Film Journalists Association, which promotes the art of film criticism in the Hoosier state and supports Indiana’s film industry, released its year-end poll on Monday.
Read More -
WIBC-FM 93.1 among 9 radio stations moving out of Monument Circle building
Radio One Indianapolis will bring its group of media properties back to the St. Joseph Street building the company has leased since 2001.
Read More -
Indy Maven CEO sells company to pair of local residential brokers
Leslie Bailey sold Indy Maven to residential real estate brokers and entrepreneurs Colleen Hungerford and Bhavna Thapar.
Read More -
Film based on kidnapper Tony Kiritsis set for January release
The latest retelling of 1977’s kidnapping of mortgage broker Richard Hall in Indianapolis is scheduled to arrive in theaters in January.
Read More
Articles
DVDs and CDs are becoming cool again, thanks mostly to Gen Z
Pop stars like Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga are leaning in, releasing their albums on CD and even rolling out special editions.
Jim Shella: Nexstar deal could further weaken TV news industry
Nexstar seems intent on owning as many TV stations as possible, including three in Indy.
Hendricks unveils new name for Circle Centre ahead of $600M overhaul
The planned $600 million redevelopment of Circle Centre Mall has been rebranded by its Wisconsin-based developer in honor of the city’s history as an interurban hotspot.
Disney invests $1 billion in OpenAI, strikes licensing deal
Sora will be able to generate short, user-prompted social videos, drawing from a library of more than 200 animated and creature characters from Disney, Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars, according to Disney.
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging $72B bid by Netflix
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.
Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. studio and streaming business for $72B
The acquisition would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film and TV under one roof and alter the entertainment industry landscape.
Cadillac F1 to make its pitch as U.S. team with Super Bowl ad
Fishers-based Cadillac F1 is timing the reveal in a bid to build a fan base ahead of the team’s inaugural race in Melbourne, Australia, in March.
Scripps adopts poison pill after takeover bid by Sinclair
The board said it took the action in an effort to ensure all shareholders get the best deal and protect them from “coercive tactics
Indianapolis-based Audiochuck facing lawsuit from podcast creator
The creators of the “Anatomy of Murder” podcast accuse the Indianapolis-based media company of shorting them millions of dollars in advertising revenue and failing to do enough to promote the show.
IBJ Media launches AI-related podcast
Hosted by entrepreneur Jayson Manship, “Authentic and Agentic” will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping business, culture and daily life.
Sinclair bids for rival TV broadcaster Scripps at $7 a share
The unsolicited bid from one of the largest U.S. TV broadcasters values Scripps at $538 million.
Roblox bid for ad riches collides with wary sponsors, developers
Multiple obstacles stand in the way of Roblox becoming the internet’s next ad juggernaut.
Borshoff co-owner, CEO to retire after 10 years at helm
Karen Alter, who has been with the locally owned marketing firm for nearly 30 years, will step down next year.
Sinclair takes 8% stake in EW Scripps as broadcaster eyes potential acquisition
Scripps acknowledged Sinclair’s new stake and maintained its board would “continue to evaluate any transactions” in the best interest of shareholders.
Washington group making TV push for Indiana redistricting
The anti-tax Club for Growth is trying again to turn up the pressure on Indiana’s Republican legislators to support a new round of congressional redistricting.
Bob Ross paintings sell for more than $600K to help public TV stations
The three paintings, all painted in Indiana, were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.
Hirons CEO talks crisis communications, female leadership and AI
Deana Haworth has been able to combine her passion for helping clients tell their stories with the entrepreneurial skills she learned watching and working with her parents.
Fox Sports lets go of Mark Sanchez, hires Drew Brees as NFL analyst
Sanchez has been off the air since police said he was stabbed during a fight with a truck driver outside a downtown Indianapolis hotel on Oct. 4.
Farmers’ Almanac says it will cease publication after 208 years, citing financial challenges
Readers, saddened to hear the news, posted online about how they used it in their families for generations as a guide to help them plant gardens and follow the weather.