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A digital multicast network offering from Sinclair Inc. is poised to enjoy greater national coverage, thanks to a new distribution agreement with FOX Television Stations.

A sports betting live show and podcast hosted by Femi Abebefe and Nick Kostos is expanding its reach to the NBC Sports free ad-supported streaming television channel, starting today. It's thanks to a fresh partnership between NBCUniversal and the audio content creator and distributor with majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management.

While FOX enjoyed consumption gains from its coverage of the 2024 World Series, which saw the New York Yankees lose to the Los Angeles Dodgers; NFL regular-season games and coverage of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, it is YouTube's popularity with consumers that broadcast TV leaders should note.

91.9 WCLK(FM) and 104.7 KCAW(FM) are the latest NGWS grant recipients for emergency alerting improvements

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She’s known as “Sweet Tea” on the radio and earlier this year gained control of a South Carolina FM through her Sweet Tea Radio LLC. Now, Sweet Tea — a.k.a. Christy Andrulonis — is a buyer once again at year's end.

Sinclair Inc.'s local news content-focused streaming service NewsON has upgraded its app on the Roku platform, with new features and an updated user interface now available for its users.

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The 39th annual awards will be presented during the March NAB State Leadership Conference

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The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV and Spot Ten Cable reports are out, and for broadcast TV's national activity, there's no bigger advertiser by play count for the week ending December 15 than the venerable department store chain that sponsors the most famous Thanksgiving Day parade in the world.

Local media marketing technology and managed services company Compulse has forged a strategic partnership with an ad sales, operations and revenue management software firm. The collaboration integrates that company's platform with Compulse 360, an automated omnichannel ad activation offering.

Established in 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards bring national recognition to radio stations for their year-round commitment to serving communities. A panel of judges representing the broadcast industry and community service organizations review applications and select 50 finalists and 10 winners.

Radio should provide to listeners at least what the music streamers do

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Cox Media Group (CMG) will continue to be getting cross-platform viewership measurement data and advanced audience insights from a company that seeks to vigorously compete against dominant competitor Nielsen.

What do a community radio station that broadcasts "a diverse and vibrant program schedule" to rural Southeast Alaska and a public broadcast service in one of America's largest markets have in common? Each are receiving a significant sum of money from CPB to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting.

The strike price, says Audacy Inc., is $20 per share. What will the company that sees a majority stake held by Soros Fund Management do with the proceeds? The additional equity capital will be used to repay existing debt, it says. 

A new exclusive partnership is in place that will make Westwood One, the national radio arm of publicly traded Cumulus Media, the lone syndicator and distributor of one of the nation's leading sports talk-focused radio programs. This will see a big change to the time period offered to stations for the three-hour show.

Two Hubbard Broadcasting FM radio stations serving Chicago now have a new VP of Brand and Content, an individual that will oversee programming for the properties. He is inbound from Cox Media Group, where he was a Sr. VP of Audience and Programming, directing the company's on-air and digital content strategy.