The "Local First" digital advertising and marketing company with radio stations in markets ranging from Buffalo to Bangor, Me., has signed its latest strategic digital advertising partnership. It is with a privately held owner of radio stations in markets including Jacksonville and Pittsburgh.
Should the FCC eliminate or tweak its 39% broadcast television ownership cap? For the NAB, the answer is yes. But, for one "nonpartisan, right-of-center public policy think tank that advocates for laws and policies promoting free enterprise," the FCC has a big obstacle preventing it from making any change.
A cloud-based radio operating system is now in place for a Hubbard Radio property serving the Cincinnati market. For the station's tech team, it brings greater flexibility in ensuring there's no loss of signal to listeners or the FM's advertisers.
In mid-May, a new chapter for Gary Moss and M&M Broadcasters began, as the owner of three radio stations and an FM translator in Texas entered debtor-in-possession status. Moss has now signed off on a deal that will give all but his FM to another company.
A contemporary R&B and hip-hop station superserving African-American audiences in one of Alabama's biggest cities is being sold, paperwork submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval has revealed. What does this mean for the station that "JAMZ"?
Radio industry icon Randy Michaels has submitted paperwork with the FCC seeking its approval to purchase a FM radio station with full-market coverage of the entire Dayton DMA. His Radioactive LLC is already operating the facility, which widens "The Oasis" to cities including Springfield, Ohio.
An investment strategist with an academic pedigree spanning Yale University, Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Columbia Law School, and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business has sold his suite of investment advisory products to Salem Media Group.
The owner of radio stations heard from Westchester County, N.Y., through the Adirondack Region and neighboring Vermont has named an Executive Director of Operations and Programming.
SiliconDust wants the FCC to confront "the DRM problem as it relates to ATSC 3.0 video gateway devices" by presenting two possible solutions. That's the company that sells a NEXTGEN TV gateway device which is whiffing with consumers due to a Huawei component that won't work.
In mid-2023, he formally retired from Hearst Television as SVP of Technology and Information Services. That didn't stop this television industry veteran from fully saying goodbye to the business. As of August 1, he's the new MASC Chair.
So, are you so over that pre-roll ad one sees when accessing streaming audio on one major platform? Perhaps fresh data from a "Viewer Experience Lab" initiative is of importance to both the agency who create the spot, and the media company in control of what's shown.
While many are bracing for what could be a massive reduction-in-force tied with the $8 billion merger's closing, others are wondering who will be in the combined executive leadership mix at Paramount following its acquisition by Skydance Media. We now have the answer, with David Ellison at the top as CEO.
Nexstar Media Group is putting the final preparations on its second quarter earnings results, scheduled for a Thursday morning release. Ahead of the Q2 fiscal report card and the company's conference call for shareholders and analysts, Nexstar's board declared a quarterly cash dividend.
After nearly 69 years as an ABC affiliate serving viewers across South Florida and all of the Bahamas, Berkshire Hathaway-controlled WPLG-10 in Miami is no longer linked with the network owned by The Walt Disney Co. That's because it has moved to a subchannel of WSVN-TV in Miami and a leased LPTV property.
It is a newly created role that unifies the company’s global content distribution, platform relationships, corporate development, and international growth initiatives. We now know who is filling the post, reporting to CEO Daniel Alegre from its offices in the media and cultural hub of Mexico.
Metro Video Productions has brought to life a second low-power television station serving the Fort Wayne, Ind. market, and thanks to digital multicast capabilities is providing eight different programming options to local viewers.
Knipp led Hispanic-focused multicultural advertising agency Dieste and its Dieste Health division "committed to Health Equity for racial and ethnic minority groups" and spent more than two decades focused on U.S. Latino consumers.
He brings invaluable experience supporting indoor and outdoor AV installations across a broad array of markets. These include retail, corporate, and entertainment, with music festivals, touring bands, and soccer venues.
Ariel Roblin is one of the Radio + Television Business Report’s Top Local TV Leaders, and as RBR+TVBR begins the nomination process for 2025 honorees in late August, Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson reconnects with her to get the latest about what’s happening in California’s state capital and across the region.
On Thursday, RBR+TVBR reported that a markup of the 2026 Labor and Health and Human Services appropriations bill had taken place and provided no funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Now, the organization has confirmed that CPB will be ceasing operations. Most staff will exit on September 30.
