Key ‘AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act’ Supports Want Senate Vote
The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act, introduced on May 17, 2023 by Massachusetts Democrat Ed Markey in the U.S. Senate, now includes bipartisan support from 60 Senators. Now, the question is when the legislation will come up for a full floor vote in the upper body of Congress.
NBCU: Reducing Affiliate Olympics Pull With Roku Deal?
NBCUniversal and Roku are ready to launch a new destination on the Roku Home Screen Menu designed to help users easily access and explore coverage of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 this summer via the Peacock app — and not a NBC-affiliated broadcast TV station.
Q1 and Done: Bakish Officially Exits CBS Parent
Everybody's been talking about it since Friday. Now, it is official. Bob Bakish, President/CEO of Paramount Global, is stepping down from his role as CEO and from the Board of Directors.
FCC Fines Wireless Carriers For Illegally Sharing Location Data Access
The FCC on Monday fined the nation’s largest wireless carriers for illegally sharing access to customers’ location information without consent and without taking reasonable measures to protect that information against unauthorized disclosure. Sprint and T-Mobile face fines of more than $12 million and $80 million, respectively.
Nearly 18 Months Later, Dish OKs CMG Retrans Deal
In 2020, a retransmission consent disagreement between Cox Media Group and Dish lasted five months. Two years later, no new accord could be agreed upon between the direct broadcast satellite company and the over-the-air TV station owner. Now, after 17 months, a new carriage agreement has been signed.
Gray Television Touts Its NEXTGEN TV Firsts
What's the state of NEXTGEN TV in the U.S.? Sinclair Inc. is pushing ahead with potentially lucrative initiatives tied to broadcast data fueling the "internet of things." Now Gray Television is sharing some of its more recent accomplishments as NEXTGEN TV continues to grow its nationwide footprint.
Who Will Win a Medallas de Cortez Award in 2024?
Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and the Radio + Television Business Report are pleased to announce the finalists for the prestigious 2024 Medallas de Cortez awards. The Medallas de Cortez awards recognize excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales and management.
Nielsen Launches A Quarterly Audio Consumption Trends Reprot
Quarterly insights on how Americans listen to ad-supported audio are now getting a quarterly review courtesy of Nielsen, in partnership with Edison Research. The trends shared in the report, they say, "will help advertisers, broadcasters and podcasters engage the right audiences."
Boomer Sticks With WFAN For Morning Co-Host Duties
While Boomer Esiason's tenure in the NFL in the Big Apple and the Meadowlands was short compared to his years as a Cincinnati Bengals Q, his run in New York as a sports talk host has been the stuff of legend. Audacy Inc. has now ensured that Boomer's time on the nation's first ever Sports Talk radio station will continue
Panther Pounce: FCC Says No To UW Milwaukee LPFM Plan
The University of Wisconsin Milwaukee will not be proceeding with the creation of a low-power FM radio station, as the Chief of the Audio Division within the FCC's Media Bureau has rejected a petition for reconsideration of an earlier ruling that dismissed the school's construction permit application.
Seven Pirate Radio Operators Get Hefty FCC Fines
The FCC has proposed steep fines against a group of seven pirate radio operators in Massachusetts, investigated during an Enforcement Bureau sweep in the Greater Boston area. The suggested financial penalties total more than $850,000 and is a direct result of the "Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement," or "PIRATE" act.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Chad López
It's a radio station that was made famous for its Top 40 format that has aired a News/Talk format since 1982. Today, WABC is in the midst of a renaissance and earned a 4.0 share in the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings for New York. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Red Apple Media President Chad Lopez shares how growth has come for a reborn legend.
FCC Upholds Oregon FM Erasure For Tree-as-Tower Fail
The Chief of the FCC Media Bureau's Audio Division has upheld a January decision to revoke the license and delete the call letters of a noncommercial FM radio station licensed to serve the communities due northwest of Klamath Falls, Ore., dismissing a petition that impermissibly introduces new arguments.
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Loftus Spins Five Signals To Seven Mountains
It was in December 2023 when RBR+TVBR reported that Jim Loftus would be relinquishing his role as COO of Seven Mountains Media to lead Times-Shamrock Communications. Loftus has now engineered a radio station transaction that sees his former employer agree to acquire an AM, an FM and 3 FM translators he's owned in the Keystone State.
Roku, iSpot Forge a Streaming Audience Data Pact
How many viewers did a particular program, network or channel attract through its streaming capabilities, with viewers accessing the content through streaming platform Roku? Data is on the way.
Roku Also Secures The Trade Desk For Data
Roku is making waves with a flurry of announcements that could position it more favorably with marketers and advertisers. With a NBCU Olympics pact and an iSpot.TV deal in place, Roku also says it has plans in place for a new data-driven TV streaming partnership with The Trade Desk.
MoffettNathanson Checks In On U.S. Media Fundamentals
"The biggest unexpected challenge for media companies last year was the underperformance of linear TV advertising," say MoffettNathanson's top two senior analysts covering media companies. "Unfortunately, we do not see this getting much better in 2024."
VAB Tackles Marketers’ Lingering Ad Fraud Fears
How aware and worried are marketers about digital ad fraud? The Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) investigated that question and presents its findings in a newly released report produced with the help of Advertiser Perceptions.
RAB Launches New Professional Development Certification Course
The Radio Advertising Bureau is bringing to life a new training certification program tailored to content creators in broadcast radio and audio. The course is built upon RAB’s certified Radio Marketing Consulting course, the organization to be led by Mike Hulvey said.
Five steps to Boost Your Executive Presence Online
PR expert and public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal once asked herself the following question: If the term “executive presence” is a measure of desirability on a dating site based on a static image, does that lessen the importance of those qualities in the business world? To satisfy her curiosity, Ravinal consulted a few friends at recruiting firms.
TechFreedom Head Questions FTC Authority On Non-Competes
“No one can seriously expect this Supreme Court to uphold the FTCʼs interpretation,” says Berin Szóka, President of the nonprofit, nonpartisan technology policy think tank. “The FTC may lose not only under modern textualist analysis and the major questions doctrine, but also because its reading of the statute assumes that Congress delegated vast lawmaking powers to the FTC without clear limiting principles."
Televisa Taps Synamedia to Overhaul Mexican Broadcast Distribution
TelevisaUnivision is now using Synamedia’s Media Edge Gateway (MEG) and PowerVu solutions to overhaul its broadcast distribution throughout its network of Televisa stations, spanning 180 stations across Mexico.
Broadcast Supply Worldwide Brings Mixing Consoles Stateside
Broadcast audio company Telos Alliance has reached a domestic distribution agreement for Axia-branded AoIP broadcast mixing consoles. They're now available across the U.S. via an arrangement with Broadcast Supply Worldwide.
SiriusXM with 360L to Make Hyundai and Genesis Debut
SiriusXM with 360L combines satellite and streaming content delivery into a single, cohesive in-vehicle audio offering for those on the road.
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