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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Tuesday confirmed the launch of a new Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy that will convene throughout 2026. The commission is tasked with developing policy expertise in partnership with the innovation community, relevant stakeholders and committees of jurisdiction.

PQ Media has released its inaugural edition of a forecast devoted to media ad spend for brands and advertisers seeking to lure the LGBTQ+ consumer — a segment long-known for its affluence and vigorous spending habits. The big takeaway: LGBTQ+ media spend growth in the U.S. is on the way down in 2025.

The Byron Allen-controlled Allen Media Group has lured a former TelevisaUnivision ad sales veteran to serve as its Chief Revenue Officer of Advertising Sales. It puts him in a key role for all of AMG's assets — including owned-and-operated broadcast TV stations that will soon be under different ownership.

For nearly a decade, radio stations using the default Barix logins have been subject to hijack. In the most recent situation, a fake EAS tone played on a loop across the afternoon of November 23. The FCC chimed in. Now, Barix is addressing the long-standing issue.

A Class C AM serving Centerville, Iowa, and its FM translator companion are being acquired by a new licensee of radio stations co-owned in a 50/50 split by Austin Anderson and Russell Ocker.

The company cites increasing demand for DC-powered alerting infrastructure

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New York-headquartered predictive advertising company Cadent has moved ahead with its purchase of an entity known for its efforts in YouTube video ad planning, optimization, and measurement.

It's been in the works for weeks and weeks: Sunbeam Television's Miami-Fort Lauderdale home in North Bay Village, Fla., along a flood-prone causeway traversing Biscayne Bay, is being replaced with a state-of-the-art facility in Broward County. That move is moving forward, and station leaders are cheering.

Triton, a global technology and services provider to the digital audio, podcast and broadcast radio industries, updated its Omny Studio product by expanding the platform’s capabilities to include comprehensive support for video podcasting.

American Public Media has promoted from within to fill the role of VP/Head of Sales and Underwriting — a key revenue-generating role at APM and Minnesota Public radio.