There’s a new leader on the Spot Ten TV report from Media Monitors.
And, just in time for the holiday shopping season, it is the biggest retailer in the U.S. that is strutting its stuff.
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The Home Depot is undisputedly one of the top advertisers using audio media today. Yet, for the week ending October 31, the home improvement retailer was absent from the Media Monitors Spot Ten Radio report.
Instead, its primary competitor on a national level was strutting its stuff at AM and FM radio — showing its brand prowess in a big way.
Lowe’s was the No. 4 advertiser by play count last week, with some 50,175 spot plays as detected by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors.
The overall leader: job seeker and hiring site Indeed, which is actively using radio to help attract those looking for employment.
The auto insurance specialist using Spot Radio the most last week? It is State Farm
Meanwhile, new activity from Vicks and Capital One puts each brand into the Spot Ten.
An all-important referendum on whether or not the nation’s largest multimedia company superserving African American consumers can move forward with its second casino gaming resort is being put to voters on Tuesday.
Does polling suggest that the plan may not win voter approval?
It appears some shareholders may be concern that Richmond voters will say no to Urban One‘s plan.
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The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) will recognize nine distinguished industry leaders and celebrities for lifetime achievement on November 9 during the LABF’s GIANTS OF BROADCASTING & ELECTRONIC ARTS virtual awards ceremony.
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For 23 1/2 years, she was one of the most recognizable anchors at the ABC affiliate serving Atlanta — the flagship television station of Cox Media Group.
In April, two masses on her brain and subsequent surgery to remove them revealed she had the most common type of brain cancer.
On Thursday night, Jovita Moore lost her battle against the aggressive, incurable disease. She was 54 years of age.
Moore has been an omnipresent figure at “Channel 2 Action News” since April 1998, when she exited WMC-5 in Memphis. There, Moore spent 4 1/2 years as an anchor and reporter. From October 1990 until October 1993, she had been an anchor/reporter for KFSM-5 in Fayetteville, Ark. Moore started her career in news with an internship at The New York Times.
At WSB, Moore moved to the main anchor desk in 2012.
WSB announced Moore’s passing on Friday, explaining that she had been diagnosed with glioblastoma, which is non-hereditary and is not tied to an individual’s diet or lifestyle, unlike smoking.
Among those expressing their sadness over Moore’s death is Ed Gordon, the Emmy Award–winning broadcaster who presidential interviewer who is the author of the book “Conversation in Black.” Gordon participated in the RBR+TVBR Black Media Symposium in 2020.
“I was coming to Atlanta, Jovita and I had agreed to catch-up and go to dinner a few weeks before she fell ill,” he said in a Twitter post in which he expressed his “profound sadness.” Gordon added, “We corresponded the night before her operation. None of us knew just how serious it was. Such a vibrant soul, I will miss her.”
If you would like to honor Jovita Moore’s memory, you can do so with a donation to Our House Atlanta or The National Brain Tumor Society, two organizations that are very important to her.
Moore is survived by her mother, her two wonderful children and stepdaughter, who she called the most important accomplishments of her life.
Why are advertising agencies not concerned about supply chain disruptions, while some major brands — “the typical agency clients” — have already begun to cut back on ad spend due to these challenges?
It’s a question MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Michael Nathanson ponders, because he’s not sure who to trust. “We believe the difference in these views is that the agencies are not just exposed to media spend, but have a variety of businesses serving broader marketing needs for their clients,” he notes.
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Forget about that Halloween Night Non-Stop Dance Party sponsored by a local or regional advertiser you can grow a relationship with, Audacy Inc. CHR/Pop programmers.
A hot Young Adult actress known for her roles on Mad Men and Netflix’s just-concluded Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is taking over your airwaves Sunday evening as part of a company-wide takeover tied to Cadence13‘s new podcast movie studio division.
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If investors truly want to gauge the financial health of the broadcast media industry, all they need is a full day of undivided attention to no less than eight CEOs.
Thursday, November 4 has emerged as a monster day for Q3 2021 earnings releases for publicly traded radio and television companies.
The latest company to add their third-quarter conference call to the day’s calendar: Univision Communications.
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COLONIE, N.Y. — On February 22, one of the most successful AM radio stations in the Northeast will celebrate 100 years of service. Today, it remains a vital link to consumers, and to the advertisers who wish to connect with them.
That said, the Capital District of New York State is home to a vibrant mix of radio stations, both locally owned and operated and under the control of the nation’s largest licensee of radio properties.
How powerful these stations can be for a local, regional or national advertiser was made known earlier his week at a gathering co-presented by the Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).
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Over the last three years, a Minnesota-based nonprofit corporation tied to a private evangelical Christian college has been an active buyer and seller of radio stations.
Now, the entity comprised of religious noncommercial full-power FM stations and FM translators is growing again.
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“We’re shuffling a few things around to make room for even more great content.”
That’s how the SiriusXM Listener Care center explains a significant realignment of some of its music and sports talk channels — a move that will put an end to its “50s on 5” and “60s on 6” channels with their relocation far up the channel lineup.
At the same time, “SiriusXM Love” is coming off the satellite radio dial.
The changes take place on Wednesday, November 3. “Same awesome programming, different home,” SiriusXM says.
Yet, that’s not entirely true, as SiriusXM Love will become an online-only offering, at Channel 708.
Meanwhile, a flurry of channel shifts are set to occur, as follows:
However, the biggest move will see the 50s tunes rebranded as “50s Gold,” taking Channel 72. The 60s, with veteran hosts “Shotgun” Tom Kelly and Pat St. John alongside Dave Hoeffel as air personalities, will be branded as “60s Gold,” taking Channel 73.
The “70s on 7” remains on Channel 7; corresponding decade-specific channels remain on Channels 8-11.
Channel presets on Sirius XM radios should automatically change, the satellite radio company says.
The biggest unanswered question: Where’s the “even more great content” tied to the channel shifts?
SiriusXM was mum as of Thursday evening (10/28).
In mid-September, Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned Dielectric first shared how the company literally changed how FM broadcast antenna manufacturers validate directional pattern studies for new FM broadcast antennas.
This led Dielectric to submit a Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC. With the Commission’s October Open Meeting, it moved forward. Introducing MB Docket 21-422.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Partnership for Public Service has revealed the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Media.
It is being awarded to the Senior Economic Advisor in the FCC’s Office of Economics and Analytics.
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The company founded and led by Jeff Smulyan has earmarked as much as $5.2 million to invest in a long-awaited stock repurchase initiative — one that will take up to two million Class A Emmis Communications shares out of public hands.
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Since joining Nexstar Media Group in 2019, she has overseen the distribution of Nexstar’s broadcast and television content portfolio across the MVPD landscape, in addition to struggling cable television network NewsNation (formerly WGN America).
Now, she’s earned the title of President at the company founded and led by Perry Sook.
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Earlier this week, Procter & Gamble Co. Chief Brand Officer Marc S. Pritchard was in attendance at the ANA’s Multicultural Marketing & Diversity Conference, held in San Diego. It was the fifth year in a row Pritchard, a champion of DEI and multicultural marketing has spoken at the event.
This year, Pritchard wanted his appearance to serve as an opportunity to address what he calls “the entrenched habits in how we do marketing.” He also outlined a path to building new habits he says are needed to widen the opportunity for multicultural marketing.
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As the Washington, D.C.-based Women’s Media Center sees it, gender inequality in America’s newsrooms continues across all media platforms.
WMC researchers came to this conclusion after analyzing some 62,002 pieces of content from January 1 through March 31 for 30 news outlets across four platforms: print newspaper, online news, broadcast network and cable TV news, and wire services in the United States.
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Increasing its visibility on Capitol Hill, as its Members gain the attention of more investors than ever, is a key first effort for the recently launched LPTV Broadcasters Association.
From new construction permit regulations enacted by the FCC to increased valuations in transactions seen across 2021, low-power TV is growing — and has become more important than ever. For the LPTVBA, connecting with consumers includes the use of low-power TV stations for hyperlocal news and events, such as high school football. Then, there are the future dollars tied to the rollout of broadcast internet, which one LPTV licensee will soon move forward with.
In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, LPTVBA Executive Director Michael Lee offers a comprehensive update on why his organization seeks passage of the “Local Journalism Sustainability Act” as low-power television stations attract buyers ranging from The E.W. Scripps Co. and Gray Television to entrepreneurs including LPTVBA founder Frank Copsidas and South Asian TV programming specialist Ravi Kapur.
Listen to “The InFOCUS Podcast: Michael Lee, LPTV Broadcasters Assn.” on Spreaker.
There’s a new VP/GM for the CBS and The CW Network affiliates serving Boise, Idaho.
New to the Sinclair Broadcast Group duopoly in Idaho’s biggest market is the former VP/GM of the CBS affiliate serving Champaign, Ill., a Nexstar Media Group property.
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