Two Interactive One Sites Awarded 2009 Webbys
by Lesly Simmons
InteractiveOne websites GIANTMag.com and TheUrbanDaily.com will both receive honorable mentions at this year’s 13th Annual Webby Awards. GIANTMag.com, the online extension of GIANT Magazine, is being recognized in the “Magazine” and “Celebrity/Fan” categories, and TheUrbanDaily.com, a site dedicated to entertainment, in the “Celebrity/Fan” category.
“It is a great honor to be recognized by the Webby Awards,” [...]
BlackPlanet’s Featured Blogger Program
by Angela
Many of you (including us) have been contacted by someone on staff at BlackPlanet about their new Featured Blogger Program. It is being described by BlackPlanet’s Chief Content Officer Smokey Fontaine as:
Essentially, it’s a home page program that uses my content sites as distribution points for our community’s best bloggers. It’s something I may [...]
BlackPlanet Universe on YouTube
by Angela
If you thought all that InteractiveOne had to offer thus far was a 10+ year old social network and conent that you could simply scan from time to time think again. Late last week InteractiveOne introduced its own video channel on YouTube that encompasses the full BlackPlanet Universe (GIANT, NewsOne, Urban Daily, BlackPlanet, Hello Beautiful, [...]
Read MoreRadio One Reports Loss, May Sell Non-Black Sites
by Markus Robinson
Source Washington Post
Maybe Radio One’s spending habits are starting to catch up with them, as they reported an $11.7 million second-quarter loss. The company stated losses were due to a weaker radio advertising market, and their expanded Internet efforts. Average radio ad prices were down 5 percent as budget-conscious companies have tightened up and shifted [...]
Radio One Announces Exclusive Ad Sales Deal With AllHipHop.com
by Markus Robinson
Interactive One, the digital division of Radio One, has announced a 5 year multi-million dollar advertising deal with AllHipHop.com, the top online destination for Hip-Hop news. AllHipHop now joins the recently acquired Blackplanet.com, and Interactive One’s collection of web properties, including Newsone.com, Tvone, Giantmag.com, and 50+ urban radio station websites across the country, creating one [...]
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