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In February 2021, a former SVP overseeing Emmis Communications' radio stations in St. Louis was appointed Market President for the iHeartMedia cluster in the Gateway City, later adding Area President duties. Now, he's embarked on what the company calls "the next chapter of his career."

The President of Editorial and Newsgathering at CBS News and Stations is taking a moment to praise her team for their part in strengthening its weather network while concurrently expanding the company's use of AR and VR technology for its climate-focused news and information coverage. 

The news organization associated with the main NPR spoken word-focused member station serving Southern California is teaming up with CBS News & Stations' two Los Angeles broadcast TV stations, forging a partnership designed to "significantly enhance local news coverage" for consumers.

The latest in a series of insights offered by Borrell Associates suggests that, for some 1,130 local ad buyers, the vast majority plan to spend the same in 2025 as they did last year. For those spending more, however, radio isn't in the mix, nor is broadcast TV.

CBS News & Stations parent Paramount Global’s partnership with VideoAmp will provide the entertainment-focused media company "with a comprehensive view of its audience, enabling both demographic and advanced audience measurement across VideoAmp’s footprint of 40 million households."

A coalition of local television broadcasting companies have come together to form a joint venture dedicated to providing high-speed data transmission services — a key benefit of the new ATSC 3.0 digital TV broadcast technology — to clients across the U.S.

Gigi Sohn, who withdrew from consideration to become a FCC Commissioner after two failed attempts by the Biden Administration, has published commentary in a broadband-focused blog suggesting the lame-duck Commission move ahead with an effort to challenge the license renewal of a Fox Television Stations property in Philadelphia.

New radio segment focuses on the business of the entertainment industries

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What is CES 2025 expected to bring to radio and TV? Mary DelGrande, CEO of vCreative + PromoSuite, believes attendees in Las Vegas will see "even more groundbreaking advancements that can reshape the way radio and TV operate in an increasingly digital-first world."

Brett Guthrie has stepped in to take the role previously held by retired Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.). The new House E&C Committee Chairman has revealed who the chief counsels for the 119th Congress will be for the House E&C's various subcommittees.