As online video gets cheaper and easier to produce, and its effectiveness as a marketing method grows, more and more small businesses are jumping in. Business owners who’ve stuck largely to text-based marketing channels such as search ads, blogs and social networks are discovering that video can be a compelling addition to a marketing mix. more

A.H. Belo Corp., parent company of The Providence Journal and three other daily newspapers, reported net income of $262,000, or 1 cent per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $6.8 million, or 32 cents per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2011. more

LIN TV Corp.’s second-quarter revenue increased 20 percent to $121 million during the three months ended June 30 when compared with the same period in 2011, the company announced Tuesday. more

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GoGo Cast Inc., provider of digital signage and branded content in public spaces, has acquired the assets of Dingo Mobile Inc., a Canadian developer of social media-based applications for marketing purposes. more

In celebration of its 10-year anniversary, the Champions in Action program, along with WJAR-TV NBC 10 and Citizens Bank, recently held a “sail-a-bration” at the Community Boating Center in Providence, where guests enjoyed boat trips in Narragansett Bay. more

Media General – parent company of WJAR-TV NBC 10 – posted a net loss of $146.3 million during the three months ended June 24, due in large measure to a one-time charge of $131.7 million related to the company’s sale of newspaper assets. more

PROVIDENCE – Legislation that makes significant changes to the Access to Public Records Act – including making public various records that were not previously public, such as employment contracts – is now law. Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee signed the legislation, which takes effect Sept. 1. more

Providence Business News took a silver award for its 25th anniversary special edition in the Alliance of Area Business Publications' 2012 Editorial Excellence Award program. more

The Rhode Island Public Telecommunications Authority voted to begin the process of transitioning Rhode Island PBS from a state licensee to a community licensee. more