Broadcast media’s most prestigious leadership conference, Forecast 2025, is pleased to announce this year's conference chairs. Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy will serve as Television Chair. ABC Audio Vice President Liz Alesse is the event's Radio Chair.
It's known for being the first city in the U.S. that's still standing today, and attracts tourists year-round. Now, this locale between Flagler County, to the south, and the sprawling Jacksonville area to the north is seeing the transfer of an FM translator to a radio group led by VP/GM David Ayres.
The audio imaging, production library, voiceover, programming, podcasting, and jingle production company founded by Dave "Chachi" Denes has promoted from within to fill its Affiliate Relations and Music Licensing Representative role as it welcomes a pair of women to its headquarters office.
The best speakers know how to use hand gestures to make their words more persuasive and memorable. Public speaking coach and veteran Public Relations executive Rosemary Ravinal offers five examples that demonstrate the science to back up this perspective.
The Chris Devine-founded GeoBroadcast Solutions has formed a "national advisory board" that will play "a crucial role in advising GBS leadership on innovations and market technologies that help radio broadcasters better serve their local communities, grow revenue and expand the sustainability of audio."
Details of New York Public Radio's second round of layoffs in a year due to ongoing budget challenges have been revealed. The significant cuts will affect several of its platforms, including WNYC Radio, WNYC Studios, and Classical WQXR.
In an uncommon move, Nate Simington has issued a statement on "the media marketplace" that directly shows his cards on where he stands on the bitter dispute between station owner and MVPD. In short, he wants rule reform and an end to such disputes by balancing the scales.
To resolve an unauthorized transfer of control involving two licensees tied to a Norfolk-headquartered radio station owner led by Gene Loving, a Consent Decree has been signed that sees Max Media write out a check to the U.S. Treasury.
A longtime radio broadcast licensee in the Mountain West has entered into a pair of Consent Decrees with the FCC's Media Bureau to resolve matters that saw the stations violate the Commission's rules.
Former President Donald Trump has suggested ABC be stripped of its broadcast licenses for how its news team decided to handle Tuesday night's debate between him and Vice President Kamala Harris. The Chairwoman of the FCC offered a blunt response, negating any chance of that happening.
In the words of BMI, "Despite years of negotiations, SiriusXM is attempting to lower its payments to BMI songwriters, composers and publishers, ignoring BMI’s preeminent market share, changes in the marketplace, SiriusXM’s product evolution towards a digital service, and the company’s strong revenue growth."
Ahead of its official October 2 centennial, Audacy is celebrating a century of service at WCCO-AM 830. To learn more about the continued importance of the AM radio station and the role it plays, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson welcomes WCCO Brand Manager and Program Director Brad Lane to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.
An AM radio station and its two companion FM translators, serving a Lone Star State town that shares a name with a big American city, is being sold in a deal created by the court-appointed trustee assigned to a Texas broadcast licensee that declared bankruptcy in December.
Publicly traded Atlanta-headquartered Gray Television has landed a multi-year production and distribution agreement with "The Valley," formally known as the Missouri Valley Conference. It immediately takes effect, with coverage starting with the current 2024-2025 academic year.
Football’s dominance as America’s favorite sport is highlighted by National Football League (NFL) and NCAA College Football games being televised on broadcast and cable, as well as on streaming services. But, when it comes to how fans watch game-day coverage and the play-by-play, traditional channels win, a new TVB study finds.
As the 118th Congress enters its final months, the National Religious Broadcasters group is joining those in the industry urgently rallying for a Congressional mandate that keeps access to AM radio broadcasts in all new vehicles.
“TiVo has always been at the forefront of innovation, and the recently-launched smart TVs are no exception,” said Xperi CEO Jon Kirchner. “We pride ourselves on understanding the end-user better than others and are leveraging those insights to help partners provide a more user-centric TV model. We’re excited to bring enhanced TV experiences to consumers around the world.”
On Saturday, the Davis Fire erupted to the south of Reno, Nevada. As of Wednesday, it remained an extreme threat. Evacuation warnings were expanded this morning. Now, the fire has squelched over-the-air broadcasts for both the CBS and NBC affiliates serving the market. At least one radio station is on generator power.
The Board of Directors for the only publicly traded pure-play radio broadcasting company in the U.S. has declared a cash dividend for the current quarter.
It will be paid on October 18 to shareholders of record on September 25.
She's the former Content Director of Chicago's Vocalo "Nu Jazz" and "Urban Alternative" service linked to WBEZ who resurfaced in November 2023 as Program Director for an Rocky Mountain Public Media (RMPM) audio service. Now, she's been promoted to VP of Radio.
