After leading Kentucky’s statewide public media network for almost 17 years, KET's Executive Director and CEO has announced her intention to retire at the end of this year. She began her career at KET as a temporary employee working on pledge production.
The global retail media market's ad investment projections are forecast to surpass $200 billion in 2026 and reach $223.4 billion by 2027. However, newly released data from WARC Media show growth is slowing and heading into the single digits. The U.S. appears to be exempt from this worldwide review of ad activity trends.
Even as consumers continue to gravitate toward streaming platforms, the "new fall season" and Upfronts remain an essential cog in the wheel of U.S. television. As such, accurate and dependable ratings data remains a key need for the networks and affiliates over the next year.
Nielsen has spoken.
It is described as "a fast-growing independent media company" founded by brothers Ben, Brett, and Jordan Meiselas in 2020 as a source for "pro-democracy news and commentary." As of today, it has an exclusive audio partner for sales and distribution, and its the entity under majority control of Soros Fund Management.
Come September 4, a 35-year career with the company originally known as Beasley Broadcast Group will come to its conclusion for the man who today serves as VP/Market Manager of its Charlotte radio stations. He joined Beasley in 1991, following a three-year run at Beta Broadcasting in Austin.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr responded to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by The Walt Disney Company designed to put a halt to the early license renewal of eight ABC Owned Stations and Disney's First Amendment violation claim regarding "The View" and its status as a "bona fide" news program. He did so on FOX News.
Upfront advertising activity still matters a lot. And, that's what concerns Brian Wieser of Madison & Wall. Before the 2026-2027 Upfronts began, his firm expected linear TV upfront volumes to decline by 4.4%. As the summer progressed, it appeared that the market was "somewhat weaker" than initially expected.
The first mid-year data set from the ARF DASH TV Universe study has been released, and the data show that more than 30% of households have no access to linear free-to-air TV. At the same time, the percentage of households who receive their connection from an over-the-air antenna grew one percentage point over FY 2025.
As the Disney-owned unit that includes ABC Owned Stations sees it, it is being targeted by a Commission under the direction of Chairman Brendan Carr and influence of the Trump Administration as part of a campaign to silence free and independent voices in journalism.
With the company late Friday reporting less than stellar second quarter earnings results ahead of a privatization effort involving Alden Global Capital that's already resulted in the parting of ways with many on-air and programming staff, Cumulus Media has signed off on the sale of a pair of FMs in two mid-sized markets in the South.
High Plains Radio Network, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2024 and saw no less than three proposed buyers back out of deals across the next two years, has agreed to transfer a group of 20 radio stations to a New York-based private equity organization founded by Chairman/CEO Atonn F. Muhammad.
An asset purchase agreement has been finalized and submitted to the FCC for regulatory approval that would see the transfer of a pair of FM radio stations and their AM sibling in the Hoosier State end up in the hands of an Indiana-based entity controlled by Scott Huber.
Every day, radio station employees drive past locales that eventually become stories on their websites. Many of those photos never make it online because getting them from a phone to the website requires too many steps. A new mobile app from Skyrocket Radio was created to eliminate that workflow.
The notes were priced at 100% of par, and the offering of the notes is expected to close on Friday, subject to customary closing conditions. Gray will use the net proceeds of the offering to redeem a portion of Gray’s outstanding 10.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2029, among other needs.
ABC claims its early license renewal proceeding for the broadcast properties and a consideration of The View as a "bona fide" news show free of equal time rules is a First Amendment violation. Anna M. Gómez, the lone Democrat on the FCC's dais, could not agree more.
The European online clothing reseller that's seeking to attract the Poshmark crowd continues to invest heavily in promoting itself through Spot Cable advertising, the latest Spot Ten report from Media Monitors shows.
Wichita-headquartered Murfiin Media, through its My Town Media unit, is signing off on a deal that gives it an FM with a Construction Permit for a 50kw signal capable of receiving Wichita from the south.
The owner of a television station that has served as the MyNetwork TV affiliate for the Alamo City has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC's Enforcement Bureau. The reason for the agreement is tied to a look into Emergency Alert System test violations.
The longtime music industry executive who serves as President of Global Music Marketing at iHeartMedia has been elevated to the role of President at the Mediabase arm within its RCS Worldwide subsidiary operation in White Plains, N.Y.
The individual presently serving as Director of National Sales for Hearst Television has been promoted to the newly created role of VP/Revenue, reporting to EVP Ashley Gold. It is an individual who first joined Hearst TV in 2023 as OTT National Sales Manager.
