Radio+Television Business Report

The fitness industry is positioned for "significant expansion" in 2026, with health clubs projected to grow 8%.  What does this mean for audio advertising? "This surge creates a compelling opportunity," declares MCCG Invest, a part of The Media Audit.

He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Virginia in 2009 and before joining the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. Now this Tar Heel is the FCC's Chief Economist.

The Copyright Royalty Judges have confirmed that they've started three proceedings that will eventually determine "reasonable rates and terms" for the use of sound recordings — including how much satellite radio service provider Sirius XM and public broadcasting entities will be asked to fork over between 2028 and 2032.

Roku has signed an agreement that allows it to use iSpot’s "Outcomes at Scale" product for the explicit intention of optimizing off outcomes. As Roku sees it, the bigger partnership with iSpot can help brands achieve "more accountable, performance-focused campaign results on the Roku platform."

The Video Advertising Bureau is recommending the choice of either "Households" or "Persons 2+" as new co-standards for video audience guarantees. The recommended move "evolves the legacy buy/sell practice of guarantees on narrower, linear-TV-centric standards such as Adults 25-54," says the VAB.

FM Broadcast Auction 109 is now complete, and as a result the Table of FM Allotments maintained by the FCC needed an edit. That's just transpired, with a Commission Order amending the table to remove vacant FM frequencies auctioned off. 

She's asked to oversee original content development across ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and ION Mystery. She'll also work directly with Scripps' local TV stations and will lead efforts to "align creative talent with network brand strategies, foster audience engagement and deliver compelling programming for viewers nationwide."

As the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority, or "A3SA," sees it, we live in an era when content providers are under continual threat from piracy. That's what led a pair of electronics manufacturers to develop Home Gateway content viewing options for NEXTGEN TV consumers that wish to watch "free secure broadcast NEXTGEN TV signals" throughout the home.

Sports content delivery for such businesses as hotels, bars and lounges, restaurants, salons, private offices, senior residences and airlines has become big business. That explains why direct broadcast satellite TV provider and broadcast TV industry consolidation foe DirecTV is introducing a streaming TV tool for SMBs.

A group of subscribers to Charter's Spectrum MVPD have filed a class action complaint with a U.S. District Court seeking a jury trial on the grounds that the company engaged in unfair competition, violation of the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, and fraud. Why? They say a "Broadcast TV Surcharge" is unlawful.

In December 2023, RBR+TVBR first reported on the proposed transfer of control of a Class A FM radio station in a small Indiana city made famous by legendary basketball star Larry Bird. Now, FCC documentation shows the original deal has been revised, with the seller agreeing to a reduced price.

The automaker has now adopted Xperi’s entire suite of connected car offerings, which includes HD Radio, DTS AutoStage Audio, and DTS:X immersive audio. Xperi has been collaborating with Mercedes-Benz since 2020.

After 58 years of service to the American public, the Board of Directors has formally voted to dissolve the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The decision follows Congress’s decision to rescind all federal funding at the behest of President Trump.

Gray Media claims the nation's TV networks are engaged in bargaining tactics that result in them retaining sole authority over the affiliates’ relationship with vMVPDs – either de facto or de jure. As such, "they are a method of undue interference with a local broadcaster’s right to control distribution of its signal."

With a focus on high-impact and investigative reporting, the awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and other print publications.

She's been associated with Beasley Media Group in a key revenue-focused C-Suite role. Now, she's working alongside Connoisseur Media head Jeff Warshaw as a Senior Vice President for the Western Region, taking a particular focus on the privately held company's Northern California broadcast assets.

Since February 2014, she has served as President/GM of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ WNJU-TV, the New York broadcast property branded as "Telemundo 47." As of today, she is no longer in the role.

“This is a meaningful win for Xfinity subscribers, and we look forward to welcoming even more fans into the world of MeTV Toons, a television destination unlike any other,” said Weigel Vice Chairman Neal Sabin.

MediaCo Holding Inc.-owned Estrella TV has struck a strategic content collaboration with a 12-year-old news organization founded by journalists who fled the regime of the late Hugo Chavez. The move gives the Spanish-language broadcast TV network direct access to expanded coverage of Venezuela.

The new year has brought a whole new crop of advertisers to the top of the brand activity report for Spot TV as determined by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. On top? A P&G brand since 1985 it acquired in order to prevent rival Unilever from plucking it themselves.