The future of local advertising, shifts in ad spending patterns, key business categories investing in local television, and the prospects of mergers and acquisitions in the broadcast industry in 2025 were shared this morning by BIA Advisory Services CEO Tom Buono ahead of an in-person appearance at the TVB Executive Summit.
The Chris Devine-founded GeoBroadcast Solutions has been given the FCC's unanimous nod to fully move ahead with the implementation of its "ZoneCasting" technology by expanding the opportunity to use FM boosters for program origination.
The inaugural EBF Inspire Award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, presented by the Emma Bowen Foundation (EBF), has been handed to the broadcast television company led by Michael J. Hayes that played host to the venue where the honor was bestowed: Hearst Tower.
It calls itself "a foundational partner for omnichannel advertising." Now, it is set to grow in a significant way, as it has agreed to purchase a publicly traded independent software platform focused on the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization of advertising.
Come December 1, 49 years of service at Hearst Television will come to an end for Larry Vancini. This will see a new individual take on the corporate role of Director of Broadcast Information Technology, and it is an individual who since 2002 has served in various engineering and IT roles at the company's two TV stations in Greensboro, N.C.
Most Americans know of New York's State Capital and its namesake city in Georgia. Yet, there is also an Albany in Kentucky, and in this municipality an FM radio station is being sold by Pamela J. Allred and her Albany Broadcasting Company.
The 28th World Television Day recognizes multiplatform TV as a cornerstone of democracy. According to its organizers, "It informs the public with reliable, trusted sources and promotes media diversity by showcasing a wide array of perspectives—a vital function in an era defined by rising misinformation and 'fake news'."
Gray Television announced following Wednesday's Closing Bell on Wall Street that it has completed a series of transactions that collectively reduced the company’s principal amount of debt outstanding by $278 million since October 1 — bringing its total principal debt reduction to $519 million since the start of 2024.
Her term is formally up in the middle of 2025. But, she's exiting with the change in administration from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to President-elect Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.
Comcast Corp. has agreed to move ahead with a spin-off of its cable television assets, creating a new publicly traded company in the process. As such, networks such as MSNBC and CNBC will no longer be directly linked to NBC Owned Stations across the U.S.
An asset purchase agreement has been signed and submitted to the FCC for its regulatory approval that will see Bill Christian, a prolific low-power TV entrepreneur, part ways with a facility serving Manchester, N.H. Who is the buyer of this "YCN" broadcast home?
Along with his co-founder and co-COO Mark Gross, Chad Broude oversees the creative efforts at Highdive Advertising for clients including Jeep, State Farm, BetMGM, Jersey Mike’s, NHL, KFC, and Frito-Lay. His work has helped lead Highdive to earn 2024 Radio Mercury Awards Best of Show honors.
With access to data from platforms like X/Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and more 250,000 news sources, TopicPulse now includes a “Community Radar” feature, which tracks activity in select Facebook groups without leaving the platform.
The FCC's December Open Meeting will be the final gathering to see Jessica Rosenworcel preside as the agency's head, and among the items up for consideration is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend its rules for radio and TV stations "to reflect current application processing requirements."
A Spanish-language Christian-themed radio station using a Class D AM radio station with a broadcast tower just southwest of the Gandy Bridge connecting St. Petersburg and Tampa is being sold. What does the future hold for "Genesis 680"?
The NAB Digital Leadership Award is given to an individual at a broadcast station, group or network who has had a significant leadership role in the digital success of a broadcast business leveraging new and emerging technologies.
Brendan Carr, soon to be the FCC's Chairman, suggested to FOX News Channel's Dana Perino that the pending acquisition of National Amusements, Inc.'s shares in Paramount Global by Skydance will undergo scrutiny based on claims CBS News manipulated interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris, resulting in "distortion."
The founder and owner of a broadcast television station licensee in Indiana has agreed to make a civil penalty to wipe the slate clean with the FCC over a matter that involves the unauthorized operation of a digital replacement translator for its home for The CW Network in Indianapolis.
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) on Tuesday celebrated the achievements of eight trailblazing leaders at its Gracies Leadership Awards. The President and Publisher of Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR was among the honorees, who were celebrated with special Times Square display messages.
As forthcoming FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sees it, the nation's airwaves are a public resource. Retired communications attorney Erwin Krasnow couldn't disagree more. In fact, in May 2011 he penned a report for The Media Institute that established the argument that the broadcast public interest standard may not be in the public interest after all.
