As far as Brendan Carr is concerned, the October Open Meeting of the FCC is on, signaling his confidence that the shutdown of the U.S. government will be resolved within the next three weeks. That may be good news to the roughly 1,000 FCC staff members who received temporary furlough notices last week.
Comcast's FreeWheel streaming advertising platform and Roku are expanding their partnership by bringing activation of the latter's premium Connected TV supply. The pact also creates greater scale for buyers to transact more efficiently with Roku inventory, with a direct path to the FreeWheel Advertiser Suite.
So, are you so over that pre-roll ad one sees when accessing streaming audio on one major platform? Perhaps fresh data from a "Viewer Experience Lab" initiative is of importance to both the agency who create the spot, and the media company in control of what's shown.
Roku is known as a key TV streaming platform. That said, in 2023 it has set its sights on the television set marketplace in an environment where built-in free ad supported streaming television (FAST) channels are quickly capturing consumers and advertisers. Now, a new line of Roku-branded TVs are available for purchase.
Weekly audio listening in the United Kingdom remains strong, albeit varied between age and gender. That's the key takeaway from RAJAR's Summer 2025 audio survey, known across Britain as "MIDAS."
The founder of "a leading independent subscription media company" who hosts the podcast Honestly whose resume includes stints as an op/ed writer at The New York Times and, before that, at The Wall Street Journal is the new Editor-in-Chief of CBS News. It's thanks to the purchase of The Free Press by Paramount.
The Department of Transportation has awarded the NAB a $744,000 contract to advance field testing of the Broadcast Positioning System in partnership with Dominion Energy. BPS is designed to complement and backstop GPS by using high-power, frequency-diverse broadcast signals to deliver precise and traceable time.
Floyd Abrams is renown as one of nation’s foremost First Amendment attorneys. He will deliver the luncheon keynote address at Forecast 2026, broadcasting’s premier executive event, presented by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink and Radio + Television Business Report.
That's a very good possibility, according to a London-based global news organization. And, its report has helped propel iHeartMedia shares above the $3 mark once again.
Kokusai Denki Electric America, which rebranded from Hitachi Kokusai Electric ahead of the 2025 NAB Show in April, has added an industry veteran to its sales team. He reports to National Sales Manager Kenneth Cyr.
Even with the FCC in stasis during the government shutdown, Commissioner Anna Gomez is on the move. On her First Amendment Tour, she’s warning that the 2022 Quadrennial Review and any rollback of radio and TV ownership caps could silence local voices.
The quest to make a retailer known for power tools, generators, jacks, and tool boxes a household name has very much involved the use of spot cable to help draw customers. For the week ending October 5, that effort put this one brand well ahead of any others when it comes to the amount of spots seen by viewers.
Nexstar Media Group has completed construction of a new transmitter tower for WDVM-TV, branded as "DC News Now." The company believes investment in the new facility will enable the station to expand its delivery of local news, weather and emergency alerts to nearly 700,000 more households.
How, when and where AI will upend the advertising value chain ended up dominating the discussion at the eighth annual Advertising Day hosted by MoffettNathanson. Just how artificial intelligence will impact advertising yielded the use of a favorite quote from The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.
NBCUniversal is touting the fact that it has exceeded advertising expectations for the long-awaited return of pro basketball action to the company. In particular, close to 170 ad partners are committing to the NBA on NBC, and "nearly all" of the inventory is sold out.
For Sinclair Inc., 2025 has proven to be a challenging year for growth on Wall Street, with its stock price down 10.8% year-to-date. Could the third quarter earnings report spark an uptick in share value?
Yes, the FCC is effectively shuttered due to the federal government shutdown due to lack of funding amid Capitol Hill squabbling between Republicans and Democrats. But that didn't stop Chairman Brendan Carr from circulating a proposal on Friday to set interim rate caps and to review the IPCS framework.
There's a new Sr. VP/GM at Kroenke Sports & Entertainment's KSE Radio Ventures arm, and he shared the news via LinkedIn earlier this week. "I am incredibly excited to join an organization with such a passionate fan base and an unparalleled portfolio and venues," says Joel Clary.
The rate of new Chief Executive Officers who are female is at its lowest percentage in five years, new data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas indicate. At the same time, the rate of outgoing women CEOs is slightly higher than it was at this time in 2024.
A 24-hour global marathon is in progress Friday as hundreds of college radio stations across more than 50 countries are uniting for "World College Radio Day." This year's commemoration incorporates the theme “Tune In To The People.”
