Websites of Interest for
IU Dept. of Telecommunications
Industry and Management Students
General Sites
The National Association of Broadacasters
10,000 Watts--A site about everything Radio & Television
On The Media--A National Public Radio Show Devoted to Watchdog Like Reporting on Media Issues
Media Bistro--"Dedicated to anyone who creates or works with content, or who is a non-creative professional working in a content/creative industry"
Entertainment Careers.Net--Entertainment Jobs, Internships and Career Information in the Entertainment Industry.
General Television Sites
The FCC's Digital TV Information Link
The Futon Critic--A site about a whole bunch of stuff regarding commercial television. Strange name, good information.
Nielsen Media--The Television Ratings People
Everybody Counts--A Nielsen Website Devoted to Concerns About Representation in Their Samples
Television Bureau of Advertising--Suggest looking at "Research Central" and "Job Center" on this site
The TV Boss--A bit of industry self-regulation...sponsored by the Ad Council, major broadcast networks, and Cable & Sattelite companies...showing parents how to block objectionable programming
Broadcast TV Sites
ABC--National broadcast network, owned by The Walt Disney Company
WRTV 6--The Indianapolis ABC affiliate, owned by McGraw-Hill
WISH TV 8--The Indianapolis CBS affiliate, owned by Lin TV Company
NBC--National broadcast network, owned by NBC-Universal
WTHR 13--The Indianapolis NBC affiliate, owned by Dispatch Broadcast Group
WXIN--Fox 59--The Indianapolis Fox affiliate, owned by The Tribune Company
The CW--The Newest national broadcast network, co-owned by Time Warner and Viacom/CBS
WTTV--CW 4--The Indianapolis CW affiliate, also owned by The Tribune Company
WNDY--My NDY 23--The Indianapolis My Network TV affiliate, also owned by the Lin TV Company
PBS--Public Broadcasting System, National Public TV distribution system, owned by taxpayers
General Radio Sites
All Access--A very comprehensive site from the former editor of Radio & Records Joel Denver
Inside Radio--Daily news updates on the industry
FMQB--Friday Morning Quarterback, radio magazine
Talkers Magazine Site--All about Talk & Information radio
Public Radio Fan--"PublicRadioFan.com features schedule listings for thousands of public radio stations and programs around the world. Follow the audio links to hear your favorite programs and discover new ones." Also a huge list of public radio podcasts.
NPR--National Public Radio
PRI--Public Radio International
Premier Radio Networks--Distributors of everyone from Rush Limbaugh to Bob & Tom; from Jeff Foxworthy's Country Countdown to Live in the Den w/ Big Tigger
ABC Radio Networks--Paul Harvey (good day!), plus many others.
Westwood One Radio Networks--From 24/7 music formats to individual sporting events
Rate The Music--An online music research group that you can participate in
Yes.com--Find out what song your favorite radio station is playing RIGHT NOW, then rate it or order it from iTunes.
World Radio Network--Listen to radio shows from around the world on your computer or via podcast.
Local Broadcast Radio Sites
Arbitron--The Radio Ratings People
WBWB--B97, Bloomington--owned by Artistic Media Partners
WHCC--Hoosier Country 105--also owned by Artistic Media Partners
WTTS--92.3, Bloomington--owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WGCL--AM 1370, Bloomington--also owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
WVNI--Spirit 95, Bloomington--owned by Mid-America Radio Group, Inc.
WFIU--IU's public radio station, NPR affiliate
WIUX--"Pure student radio from Indiana University"
WFHB--Bloomington's Community Radio Station
Indianapolis Ratings--Listing of Station Ratings, plus links to station websites!!
Satellite Radio
Cable Television & DBS
NCTA--National Cable and Telecommunications Association
Insight Communications--Bloomington's MSO
DirecTV--Direct Broadcast Satellite provider, owned by News Corp.
Dish Network--Direct Broadcast Satellite provider, owned by Echostar Communications Corp.
Advertising Industry Sites
Advertising Age Magazine Online
AdForum--"Resources for the Worldwide Advertising Community"
AdRants--Marketing and Advertising News with Attitude
Ad Eater--See MPEGs of Ads from around the world by clicking on Film Library
The Interactive Advertising Bureau
X-Entertainment 1980s Ads--Some guy named Matt talks about things that interest him on X-entertainment.com. Here his interests are ads from the '80s!
Super Bowl Ads from the Past--See which ones you remember
Prizm Analysis--Geographical Segmentation Tool from the Claritas, Inc.
Very Funny Ads--A social networking site hosted by TBS...where you can see some....um....very funny ads.
Didja.com--Another advertising-based networking site sponsored by USA & NBC (scheduled for 1Q of 2008).
Video/Computer Game Industry Sites
Thanks to Lee Sheldon
Gamma Sutra--Source for general game industry news,articles on game development & job opportunities and resumes. Publisher of Game Developer magazine.
Gamesindustry.biz--Game industry news and analysis website focuses on the business side of games.
International Game Developers Association--The number one game industry non-profit professional society for game developers.
Interactive.org--Site for a major game industry organization
Terranova.blog--Virtual world blog with leading contributors from both the games industry and academia.
The Daedalus Project--Research, surveys and reports on the culture and psychology of Massively-Multiplayer Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs).
MMOGchart.com--An
often-quoted resource on the growth of MMORPGs.