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With a blend of legacy and urgency permeating the conversation, the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference opened in Houston on Wednesday with a wide array of Hispanic media executives including Spanish Broadcasting System founder, Chairman and President/CEO Raúl Alarcón Jr. on hand.

"If you speak tech for content creation and distribution, you belong here"

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Disney CEO Bob Iger in September 2023 suggested the company was “open to considering a variety of strategic options” for its linear businesses. It is now clear that Iger is no longer actively seeking a buyer for its traditional TV properties.

The partnerships with Fubo, LG Ads, Philo, Plex, TCL Ads, Telly, and Wurl, among others, are what FreeWheel calls "a major expansion" of its premium video marketplace and commitment to unifying the programmatic advertising ecosystem for advertisers, agencies and publishers.

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) and Xumo, Comcast’s and Charter’s streaming platform joint venture, are celebrating the addition of the Lucky Dog Channel FAST channel as an exclusive offering to Xumo Play consumers.

The company said a software-based solution will not be the right choice for every user

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The updated framework, adopted on a 3-2 vote in June 2024 and partially effective since August 15, requires radio and television licensees to verify whether airtime lessees are acting on behalf of a foreign governmental entity and to disclose that relationship at the time of broadcast.

A trio of Senior Analysts at MoffettNathanson has released an investor report that explains how, despite all of the tales of "cord-cutting" by U.S. consumers, traditional cable TV service providers aren't collapsing. But, they offer words of caution for those ready to shoot fireworks off in celebration of the findings.

Digital video ad platform Universal Ads has brought to market what the Comcast unit is touting as "a first-of-its-kind TV Business Partner Program" — one that presents advertisers with "cutting-edge, hand-picked creative and measurement solutions to strengthen their media buys" across the Universal Ads inventory mix.

Futuri's interactive platform, Tether, has been renamed. The company says the rebranding reflects "its renewed commitment to its foundational mission: empowering audiences to actively participate in shaping their listening experience." Current clients will see no disruption in service, as the platform’s core features stay as is.