The now-retired EVP/COO of Media Operations at TEGNA and longtime radio industry executive with a newly discovered tie to that television industry veteran have each been honored with Lifetime Leadership Awards at the Forecast conference, held Wednesday at the Harvard Club of the City of New York.
With Rob Babin and Sean Compton serving as co-chairs, the benefits to marketers and advertisers of “one-to-many media” played out across the entire day of panel discussions and executive leadership chatter.
The publicly traded company that includes among its assets the broadcast TV stations that comprise Graham Media Group has announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $500 million in aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured notes due 2033.
Now in its 11th year, Activate’s Technology & Media Outlook unveils the forces redefining the future of technology, media, entertainment, eCommerce, and sports. "Grounded in rigorous analysis and exclusive consumer research, the 2026 Outlook reveals where growth will emerge, and how to own the future."
Another arrangement is in place that will allow Gray Media-owned broadcast television stations to simulcast a series of Memphis Grizzlies NBA match-ups across the 2025-2026 season. The games will be seen in outlying markets including Nashville; Knoxville; and Tupelo, Miss., among other regional locales.
The broadcast TV company linked to the Shapiro family for 60 years that has made MeTV Network a nationally renowned audio and video brand focused on beloved, classic content now has an expanded agreement with Dish, brining three additional digital multicast networks to the DBS service provider.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition from a company behind a low-power TV station licensed to West Haven, Conn., that sought intervention from the highest legal body in the nation in overturning a FCC decision denying a low-power TV station's upgrade.
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