The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) has unveiled its lineup of trailblazing industry leaders selected for lifetime achievement honors during the 2025 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts luncheon and awards ceremony, scheduled for November 14 in New York.
All 223 U.S. Markets within the Local Now FAST Channel are being made available to VIZIO WatchFree+ users.
It marks a big addition to the streaming video platforms that are becoming more popular by the day.
Veteran talent coach and content strategist Tracy Johnson has released a new book designed to help podcasters, radio personalities, and streamers level up one of their most critical skills: the guest interview.
The Zacks Broadcast Radio and Television index just received a good look under the hood by the well-known Wall Street investment house. While cord-cutting clouds the picture for companies with a stake in cable TV, digital content consumption has made two broadcast TV station ownership groups particularly attractive.
It's a 250-watt daytime-only AM radio station that must silence its broadcasts after dark to protect WSB-AM in Atlanta that has an all-important FM translator licensed to bring 24/7 service to the city of Gretna, La. At present, both facilities are dark. They are poised for a rebirth under a forthcoming new owner.
Media segment revenue was up 24% in Q1 2025 for Rogers Communications. Alas, that segment pales in comparison to Rogers' Wireless and Cable businesses. With Wireless growth up 1% and Cable growth flat, Rogers still managed year-over-year revenue and EPS growth. But that growth missed analyst forecasts.
Two months ago, TEGNA-owned KFAA-TV was selected as the exclusive local broadcast partner of the Dallas Wings WNBA franchise. Now, other TEGNA-owned stations in Texas have been selected to air the team's games. Additionally, stations owned by Gray Media and Corridor Television are in the mix.
The former co-Deputy Bureau Chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau has become the newest Member of the law firm Lerman Senter, an addition Managing Member Jeff Carlisle is praising.
Edison Research recently released its "Share of Ear" report for the first quarter of 2025, and its chock full of useful findings radio industry executives can use to further tout its exceptional reach and ROI for advertisers. For Audacy SVP of Research and Insights Ray Borelli, one finding really stood out.
Bill Spry loves his Classic Rock deep cuts, and created "ClassX Radio" as a listener-supported home of songs from acts ranging from Boomtown Rats and Pure Prairie League to ELO and Joni Mitchell. A spring fund drive is ongoing today. But it is now known that one of the station's broadcast homes is being sold.
Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) consumers are driving major shifts in digital commerce, sports engagement, and beauty trends. Why marketers should invest in this consumer group is the focus of a new report from Nielsen released under the direction of SVP of Diverse Insights & Intelligence Stacie de Armas.
In Southeast Mississippi, an AM/FM combo serves the small city of Lucedale. Soon, with the FCC's regulatory blessing, these stations will be owned by someone else.
FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez is partnering with select consumer and civil society organizations for speaking engagements focused on "protecting the rights and freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment and fighting back against this Administration’s ongoing campaign of censorship and control."
Lilly Broadcasting has capitalized on its ability to bring viewers across Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands customized channels featuring programming from The CW, CBS and ABC.
Now, Lilly is growing with the acquisition of two properties — a full-power TV station and a LPTV facility — on St. Thomas. It is also purchasing a LPTV property in Puerto Rico.
With no other comments submitted to the FCC for its consideration, the Video Division Chief with the Media Bureau has cleared a path for Gray Media to move forward with a VHF-to-UHF upgrade for a new full-power television station it gained the right to build via a swap with Marquee Broadcasting.
The operators of a LPFM licensed to the Broward Jewish Alliance, targeting Blacks of Caribbean descent with reggae and soca music, has received a Notice of Violation from the FCC's Enforcement Bureau for far exceeding its licensed power maximum, extending its coverage area beyond where it is permitted to serve.
It's an iconic ABC affiliate long known for playing host to presidential debates ahead of the New Hampshire primaries. Now, this Hearst Television property has a new General Manager, and she's a 30-year veteran of the station.
He began his career in 2008 and was most recently the sales strategy and team development leader at Nexstar Media Group-owned WOOD-8 in Grand Rapids. Now, he's taking a top-level sales position at the broadcast TV company controlled by Soohyung Kim's Standard General.
What the future will bring for Cumulus Media may be full of speculation, but investors, analysts and industry observers will get the answer as to how the struggling audio content creation and distribution company performed during the first three months of 2025 on May 1.
YouTube has secured its second consecutive month as the top reported media distributor, eclipsing its previous best share of TV that it set in February, new data from Nielsen show. At the same time, the largest monthly viewership increase among media distributors in March is attributed to Warner Bros. Discovery.
