Indiana considers $20 search fee for public record requests
A bill that aims to simplify school management by cutting obsolete or duplicate rules in education could also change how public records are handled by all types of Indiana agencies.
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IndyCar deal with USA Today lifts ethics eyebrows
The IndyCar Series and USA Today Sports Media Group have agreed to merge marketing, advertising and news coverage in a deal observers alternately describe as groundbreaking or ethically worrisome.
Sponsorship of diabetic NASCAR driver may help Lilly regain market share
21-year-old Ryan Reed stunned racing gurus on Feb. 21 by winning his first NASCAR race on stock-car racing’s most hallowed grounds. He did it with a wireless device attached to his stomach feeding a constant stream of data to a dashboard-mounted glucose monitor.
Evansville firm plans $17M fiber-optic network in Westfield
Metronet, a cable provider based in Evansville, has agreed to buy Inside Connect Cable and plans to spend $17 million to construct a fiber-optic network in Westfield.
Radio pioneer Shirk signs off after 4 decades in Indy market
Bill Shirk, whose real name is William Shirk Poorman, was a top-notch self-promoter, and his numerous local radio stations benefited from his wacky brand of fame.
Format switch to old school hip-hop rockets radio station to top of charts
Indianapolis radio station WRWM-FM 93.9 rocketed from the 15th-most-listened-to station in central Indiana in December to No. 1 in January—its first full month playing old school hip-hop.
Brainard draws fire over deleted negative comments
Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard’s staff members deleted negative comments and blocked some users from his Facebook campaign page.
Fever hire new ad agency, plan early media blitz
KH Complete Advertising has replaced the Indiana Fever's long-time advertising agency and is promising to ramp up ticket sales for the upcoming season. New TV ads and billboards are coming in March.
Changing schedule could keep IndyCar on right track
Less than a month after the season opener was canceled, IndyCar Series CEO Mark Miles outlined a new vision for scheduling Tuesday that includes more races, fit perfectly between football seasons in hopes of adding interest and fans.
As Comcast prepares to exit Indy, questions abound
Comcast, the nation’s largest cable company, is looking to expand with its proposed $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable. But customers in central Indiana won’t come along for the ride. To ease antitrust concerns, Comcast plans to hand 2.5 million customers to a new spinoff called GreatLand Connections.
Two Indy publications sold to New York-based firm
Longtime local publisher Ted Fleischaker has agreed to sell his two print publications—The Word and Up Downtown—to New York-based publisher Gaycation Magazine.
WISH holds ground in local TV news battle
Despite losing its CBS affiliation Jan. 1, WISH remains No. 2 in the early evening news and No. 3 during the morning news. The station's late news ratings, however, are last in the market.
Is Smulyan’s NextRadio crusade near breakthrough?
The Emmis Communications Corp. CEO says widespread adoption of the service, which allows consumers to listen to terrestrial FM radio on smartphones, will usher in better times for the radio industry.
Indy Humane Society drops GoDaddy over Super Bowl ad
The organization's director said the group found the ad "egregious" and wanted to make a statement by dropping the company.
Emmis sues radio personality who turned back on $3.5M offer
Indianapolis-based Emmis is trying to stop Los Angeles radio personality Kurt “Big Boy” Alexander from fleeing to a competitor despite an offer from Emmis worth more than $3.5 million.
Social media sorts out Super Bowl ad winners and losers
Procter & Gamble's Always scores with "like a girl" spot. Budweiser takes arrows for deriding craft beer movement.
Pence calls off controversial news service site
Gov. Mike Pence has canceled plans for a controversial website called JustIN that his office originally said would act as a news service.
Pence: Website will be 1-stop-shop for news releases
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence said the characterization of the site as a news agency represents "an understandable misunderstanding" and that he supports a free press.
Digital billboards vote delayed until April
After three hours of discussion, a controversial proposal to lift Marion County’s ban on digital billboards was postponed without a vote Monday night.
Pence to launch state-run news service in Indiana
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence is planning a state-run news service that promises to break news ahead of traditional media outlets and deliver stories written by state press secretaries.