Personalization Through Modernization Comes To NBC Owned Stations
NBCUniversal-owned stations in three markets have launched personalized versions of live broadcasts. It's a capability that comes with the rollout of NEXTGEN TV.
A Bleak Broadcast Media M&A Outlook, From A Broker
Given his experience with transactions, born out of his ownership of an FM radio station in San Francisco in the early 1980s, what does Media Services Group Managing Director Bob Heymann have to say about the deal-making environment of today and its overall health? His assessment is hardly rosy.
Sinclair Inc. Opens The Door to Datacasting
The highly anticipated launch of a datacasting platform to enable data distribution across all current Sinclair TV markets where it has a NEXTGEN TV “lighthouse” with ATSC 3.0 technology arrived on Sunday morning. Introducing Broadspan, which will serve the 40% of the U.S. where Sinclair has a broadcast presence.
SBS Gets FCC Fine For Apparent Contest Rule Failure
Spanish Broadcasting System has been handed a proposed fine from the FCC's Enforcement Bureau for the apparent failure of one of its Los Angeles radio stations to deliver a prize to a contest winner in the prescribed time the FM said it would.
Broadcast Industry Leaders Fuel RUN3TV Dollars
A collection of the nation's top TV station owners have come together to lead "a collective venture that will revolutionize over-the-air television audience measurement." They claim it will also expedite the deployment of "innovative applications by broadcasters."
Nexstar Goes With Veteran Broker For WJMN-TV Spin
As RBR+TVBR exclusively reported on Thursday, Ralph Oakley, who led the former Quincy Media, Inc., is returning to ownership and coming out of retirement. A new LLC formed by Oakley is acquiring a Nexstar Media Group TV property. We now know who served as Nexstar's broker of record.
Nasdaq Sends a Delisting Warning to Urban One
With Urban One's FY 2023 report still not filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, the Nasdaq Stock Market has notified the company that its stock could be delisted. The key word here is could.
A Centennial Celebration for A Windy City Legend
For a century, it has served the Midwest with one of the station's biggest AM radio signals. From the 1960s through the mid-1980s, it was one of the world's most-listened-to Top 40 radio stations. Today, it is a Cumulus Media spoken word property that's celebrating its 100th birthday.
GenAI Voices Coming To Audacy Via New Partnership
Audacy is partnering with a voice AI research and deployment company to augment its existing programming and production workflows, the audio content creation and distribution company emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection announced on Friday.
FCC’s Gomez To Keynote Hispanic Radio Conference
The newest Commissioner on the FCC, and the first to issue official statements in both English and in Spanish, has agreed to deliver a Keynote address at the 2024 Hispanic Radio Conference, scheduled for June 12-13 in San Antonio.
Cumulus Further Extends Early Debt Swap Deadline Window
On February 27, "Cumulus Media New Holdings" launched an initiative to extend its debt maturity by three years while increasing the interest rate by two percentage points. The first wave of that Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation appears to have met debtholder resistance.
NAB, NPR Voice Opposition To FCC Localism Effort
The FCC’s proposal to prioritize licensing and application procedures for stations providing a Commission-approved amount of locally originated programming has received a pair of “don’t move forward” suggestions.
SiriusXM With 360L Comes To Subaru
Take a spin in a brand-new 2024 Subaru Crosstrek, or five other models, and you may be taken aback by the enhanced audio entertainment dashboard. While HD Radio is easily accessible, SiriusXM subscribers are also benefiting from a next-generation upgrade.
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Zzz … A Total Buy For An Ohio Radio Group
A Class A FM serving the Portsmouth, Ohio listening area is trading hands. What does this mean for a Classic Rocker with a name that's traditionally been used for stations airing a Smooth Jazz format? It's a question that also applies to an AM/FM combo also poised to trade hands.
Ad Fontes Media Brings A Bias Meter To Scripps News
Ad Fontes Media, will audit Scripps News' national news as part of the network’s commitment to transparency and nonpartisan journalism. "The agreement comes as advertisers struggle to filter through a deluge of low-quality journalism that can pose brand safety risks," Scripps says.
A Progressive Push For Auto Insurance Specialists at TV
It was a final push for those needing to file their taxes by Monday's filing deadline that pushed TurboTax to the top in the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report. By next week, however, the advertiser is liking to be gone until 2025. That will leave an auto insurance specialist as the leader in spot TV.
NAB Show: ‘Groundbreaking Insights’ for TV News in AI in Media
With a fully synthetic co-presenter named Ameca, findings from a comprehensive study on the role of generative artificial intelligence in broadcast media were shared at a...
MIW Inaugural ‘Impact’ Honor Goes To Retiring Farber
Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio Inc., the non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of female leadership in radio broadcasting, has revealed who has been select as the recipient of its inaugural "Impact Award." The honor goes to the retiring RAB President/CEO.
Use This Power Phrase to Unlock Understanding
The right words carefully chosen and said at the right time can make a world of difference when you want to make meaningful connections, says public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal. "Certain phrases have immense power to influence others, diffuse tension, and open lines of honest communication," she says.
Marketron Digital Ad Technology Hits Key Milestone
Marketron’s third-party digital advertising technology has now processed more than $400 million in local digital advertising revenue since the company debuted these capabilities in 2020.
With Clock Ticking, WADL Shareholder Plans Deal OK Rally
The FCC has yet to approve the $75 million sale of WADL-38 in Detroit — a deal announced in May 2023. The proposed buyer is entangled in matters tied to its cozy relationship with Nexstar, but that isn't stopping one of WADL's minority shareholders to rally the Commission to grant the transaction.
A Global Broadcast Monitoring Merger Comes Ahead of NAB Show
LAS VEGAS — Two companies considered to be innovators in real-time broadcast monitoring and control solutions providers have merged, forming what they believe will be...
Hitachi Kokusai Demonstrates ST 2110 Studio Production Workflow
Hitachi Kokusai comes to NAB Show 2024 with a new Media over IP solution that moves uncompressed SDI video signals onto SMPTE ST 2110 networks through a new interface kit.
MultiDyne Updates its SilverBULLET Series
The newest version of the patented, miniature fiber-optic link and signal conversion solution is an evolution from the first generation, with new benefits including agnostic signal support from 5Mbps to 12Gbps.
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