On Tuesday, Inside the Beltway insiders spread the word that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was teeing up an Order for consideration at the Commission's August Open Meeting addressing the nation's media ownership rules. We know know that it will not involve AM/FM radio station ownership rules as the Commission seeks to repeal the 39% national television multiple ownership rule.
A New York federal district court has declined to grant a motion to dismiss the case. This clears the path for DirecTV to continue litigation against Nexstar Media Group on the grounds that it engaged in antitrust activities when it failed to reach a retransmission consent accord with the DBS provider in 2022.
It has already inked an agreement with Eastlan to provide the advertising community with ratings currency in such markets as Atlanta, where Cumulus Media relied on Nielsen Audio data until a legal spat put a stop to that. Now, it is the flagship launch partner for Xperi's AutoStage Radio Audience Measurement Service.
WBD and Paramount Skydance were asked to refrain from closing their game-changing merger until after the judicial process concludes by way of a lawsuit filed Monday in federal court by a group of state Attorneys General. With a hard "no" from the companies, the coalition moved forward with the filing of a temporary restraining order.
NRG Media has exited Omaha, ending some 21 years of operations following the merger of Norman Waitt Jr.’s Waitt Radio with Mary Quass’ NewRadio Group. The $2.15 million sale of three AMs and two FMs is complete, putting the properties in the hands of Usher Media.
He previously served as Vice President of Ad Sales for C15 Studio. Before that, he led the advertising business at FuboTV, now a part of the Walt Disney Company. Introducing the new Director of Sales for Connoisseur Media's radio stations serving New York's Long Island region.
A Cato Institute fellow states, "the FCC is correct that Congress and the courts have allowed the agency to wield power that can trample broadcasters’ expressive rights." Fortunately, he adds, the Commission's own Public Notice that “reminds broadcasters of their public interest obligations" also illustrates "how weak the case for that power is."
The new arrival at KHCB brings more than two decades of Christian media leadership to the role, including time with the K-LOVE and Air1 networks. He previously served at Hope Media Group, where he led creative teams at KSBJ in Houston and oversaw the launch of Spanish-language Christian brand Vida Unida.
For Nielsen and the nation's biggest radio station licensee, removing AM/FM radio "is a multibillion-dollar gamble for automakers." The declaration in a new report comes as the FCC is expected to introduce rule changes at its August Open Meeting that would loosen media ownership limits for radio and TV licensees.
If the FIFA World Cup hasn't captured your attention, then perhaps the Women's Volleyball World Cup is ripe for your consideration. And if that's the case, stations owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. and its ION broadcast TV network are your forthcoming destinations to catch all of the action.
Broadcast TV station ownership group Gray Media has committed to participating in some way at a quartet of investor conferences on the calendar in late August, in September, and during the month of December.
The Sinclair Inc.-owned CBS affiliate serving Southern Ohio and Northern Kentucky will be airing its final local weekend newscasts on July 18 and 19, concluding 35 years of Saturday and Sunday coverage of Cincinnati and its surrounding communities.
He's worked at a wide range of radio ownership groups since joining Mid-West Family Broadcasting's WSJM-FM in Benton Harbor, Mich., in 1994 as a Production Director. Most recently, he served as Executive VP of Content for the former Alpha Media. Starting July 20, he'll be taking a key Cox Media Group role.
The Media and Democracy Project has submitted a mandamus petition with the D.C. Circuit that would compel the FCC to act on the advocacy group's desire to appeal a Media Bureau decision granting the license renewal of a FOX-owned property, ignoring MAD's concerns tied to news reports deemed false and ownership character issues.
The CEO of MultiDyne joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to share more about a recent acquisition that marks a significant advancement for a company that for 50 years has offered broadcasters and video production professionals products focused on signal conversion and fiber-optic-based transport systems.
For KARE-11 President/GM Doug Wieder, “Bringing Lynx basketball to fans across Minnesota and the team’s local broadcast territory means giving hometown fans more access to their hometown team. That's exactly the kind of local connection we're proud to support."
The strategic development, operational infrastructure, and business growth of New England multimedia company Binnie Media's expanding Connected TV and integrated marketing division has been put in the hands of a woman with a quarter-century of marketing and brand strategy experience across Northern New England.
A federal appeals court has upheld an injunction won by Cumulus Media against ratings giant Nielsen, agreeing with a lower court that the company likely violated antitrust law by leveraging an alleged monopoly over national radio data to pressure broadcasters into buying local data they didn't want.
As streaming services face more competition than ever to capture viewers, success is no longer determined by programming alone. With inflation concerns higher than they were a year ago, affordability has become an increasingly important factor in evaluating their monthly spend.
NOAA's National Weather Service has entered into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement with SpectraRep LLC, an affiliate company of BIA Advisory Services, to evaluate how broadcast television datacasting can provide "a resilient, redundant pathway" for delivering NOAA Weather Radio audio and data during emergencies.
