Carmel sports marketing firm plans headquarters expansion
U/S Sports Advisors said it will spend $1.1 million on an expansion at its Carmel headquarters, increasing employment by 36 jobs by the end of 2018.
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Emmis: Dynamic pricing will reshape many industries
Indianapolis-based Emmis Communications Corp. executives believe their latest acquisition, a local flexible-pricing software firm called Digonex Technologies, can revolutionize any number of businesses, including radio.
Kravitz leaves Indy Star for job with WTHR
After 14 years as the Star’s lead sports columnist and most recognized personality, Bob Kravitz resigned Thursday shortly after 3:30 p.m. “I agonized over this decision for days and days,” he said of joining Channel 13’s sports staff.
Will spurned TV station launch ABC courtship?
Channel 6's affiliation agreement with ABC expires in January, but the station's owner, E.W. Scripps, has strong ties to the network and will be highly motivated to avoid a parting of ways.
WRTV adds sports-talk host Grady to its staff
Michael Grady, a radio sports-talk host on WFNI-AM 1070 and the public address announcer for the Pacers, will begin his job at WRTV on Aug. 22, the station announced Tuesday.
Star reducing staff ahead of headquarters relocation
The Indianapolis Newspaper Guild, which represents most of the Star's newsroom and building-services employees, said the newspaper intends to chop newsroom staff and management 15 percent over the next few weeks.
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.
Local CBS affiliate moving from WISH to WTTV
WISH-TV Channel 8 is losing its affiliation with CBS-TV after nearly six decades, CBS Corp. announced Monday morning.
IU schools tackle new marketing strategies
Indiana University is taking steps to better market itself to students and donors, using a strategy more common to consumer products.
Tag Heuer signs sponsorship with IndyCar, Speedway
IndyCar Series officials announced a deal Aug. 6 making Switzerland-based TAG Heuer the official watch of the open-wheel series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Two Indianapolis-based tabloids up for sale
Long-time local publisher Ted Fleischaker recently put his two print publications—The Word and Up Downtown—on the market. He says he's a motivated seller.
New TV deals to provide huge cash infusion for Colts
The NFL’s new contracts with CBS, Fox, NBC and ESPN—which take effect this month—are set to deliver each of the league’s 32 teams a $27 million bump in national television revenue, according to sources familiar with the deals.
WRTV Channel 6 parent grows in major media merger
Journal Communications Inc. and E.W. Scripps Co. have an agreement to merge broadcasting operations while spinning off newspaper holdings into a separate public entity, the companies announced late Wednesday.
Banks beckon wary millennials
Institutions have uphill climb to build trust with generation scarred by financial crisis.
Indy Fuel inks broadcast agreement with WRTV
The city's new professional hockey team, the Indy Fuel, said Wednesday that it has reached a broadcast agreement with WRTV Channel 6 to televise the team's 36 home games during the 2014-15 season.
Angie’s List stock sinks on quarterly loss, downgrades
Shares in Angie’s List Inc. dropped as much as 24 percent and at least seven analysts downgraded the stock Thursday after the company reported a bigger-than-expected loss in the second quarter on Wednesday afternoon.
Former newspaper editor now telling stories on screen
Documentary filmmaker Ted Green recently completed production of “Bobby Slick Leonard: Heart of a Hoosier,” a 90-minute documentary that will debut at Bankers Life Fieldhouse July 29.
Lilly reaches multiyear agreement to sponsor IMS race
The race, which takes place the day before the annual NASCAR Brickyard 400 race at IMS, will be called the Lilly Diabetes 250.
Owner of controversial Geist billboard sues city
The company is seeking nearly $1 million from the city after it was forced to remove the billboard, even though it conformed to zoning guidelines for the property.
Feds putting Comcast-Time Warner deal under close scrutiny
The Justice Department has reached out to several major companies as it investigates whether the cable-industry merger is anticompetitive. The deal, if approved, would have big implications in central Indiana.