Cross-channel television and connected television advertising operation Simulmedia has brought in a new Chief Scientist, and it is a person known for his experience in media research, audience measurement and understanding data.
A radio station ownership group co-created by Chad Graves and Scot MacDonald is officially bigger, as it has closed on the purchase of a collection of AMs, FMs and FM translators it agreed to purchase in October 2024. The transaction sees Kalil & Co. serve as the broker.
The main source for PBS and NPR programming across The Peach State is starting 2025 with a new visual identity, an updated sonic logo and several other branding updates that can be seen or heard across 20 radio stations and nine television stations.
It was released on the final day of 2024, and adopted on December 30 — just in the nick of time to make the FCC's 2024 Communications Marketplace Report timely. And, it may take a lot of time to pour through it all. No less than 11 individual PDFs were distributed, including a principal document of more than 500 pages.
An NBC affiliate that was launched by Pulitzer as a sibling to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that has been associated with TEGNA since its days as Gannett and Combined Communications Corp., which purchased the station in 1979, is preparing to leave downtown St. Louis and sell its home of 40 years.
Audacy/New York sales associate Billy DiMaio had traveled to New Orleans to celebrate New Year’s Eve and attend the Sugar Bowl with friends. He lost his life during the early morning hours of January 1 in New Orleans in a vehicular terror attack on the tourist and entertainment center of Bourbon Street.
A heritage television brand that's been somewhat lost in the sea of Korean, Chinese and Japanese brands for a generation is poised to make a comeback of sorts next week at the annual Consumer Electronics Show. And, it is all being fueled by ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast technology.
NEXTGEN TV broadcasts are coming soon to a second Caribbean nation, joining Jamaica in transitioning its signals to the ATSC 3.0 standard. And, a demonstration station is now on the air for those in a nation entering 2025 under a state of emergency due to heightened crime and violence.
There's a new General Manager to start the New Year at a pair of Gray Media television stations. One is in Mississippi, while the other is in the Rocky Mountain State.
There's a new Brand Manager for the Audacy Inc. Sports Talk station serving the city affectionately known as "Charm City." He joins the company after serving in a key role for Beasley Media Group.
The new year has brought a new Managing Member to the Lerman Senter law firm. It sees a successor to a highly respected woman who joined Lerman Senter in the late 1980s and has been a Managing Member since 2017.
Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, Chairman-Elect of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, has announced the Committee’s Senior Staff members for the 119th Congress. The House Committee on Energy and Commerce senior staff will work under the direction of Staff Director Megan Jackson and Deputy Staff Director Sophie Khanahmadi.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) has delivered a farewell address on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, concluding her tenure in Congress.
With a focus on high-impact and investigative reporting, the awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and other print publications.
It is being heralded as a "revolutionary" 24/7 over-the-air gaming channel that could influence video game discovery and accessibility. How so? "Its innovative application of NEXTGEN TV technical capabilities" are one of the reasons being offered by GameLoop TV.
A Federal Appeals Circuit on Thursday negated the Rosenworcel Commission's 3-2 vote that brought back the controversial rules first introduced by the Commission during the leadership of Tom Wheeler. Soon-to-depart Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel commented on the ruling, which the forthcoming Carr Commission will likely applaud.
In this conversation, Keith Pelletier shares details about what Sinclair Inc.-owned tower manufacturing company Dielectric is focusing on for its broadcast media industry customers in 2025. He also hints at what's in store for CES attendees in this conversation with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. It's the latest episode of the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.
Bible Broadcasting Network has received the FCC's permission to obtain a Paris, Tex., FM translator it agreed in November to purchase. Now, closing is expected to transpire without a hitch.
Two of three stations licensed to a company owned by author Stephen King are believed to be silent, as he noted in early December that financial losses and his advanced age prompted him to conclude operations at the end of 2024. A buyer was found for his Rock station in Brewer, Me., however. Now, an FCC filing offers new details regarding WKIT's future.
