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Otto Padrón, who led Los Angeles-based Meruelo Media for nearly a decade before stepping down earlier this year, has named his next move - Co-President, Co-Owner, and Chief Operating Officer of a national broadcast group operating five television networks.

Today marks the Broadcasters Foundation of America's Giving Day - a rallying call for the broadcast community to aid radio and TV professionals, past and present, facing severe financial hardship due to illness, natural disasters, or unforeseen personal crises.

Olivia Trusty has formally begun her tenure at the Federal Communications Commission, taking the oath of office on Monday to become the agency’s newest Commissioner. The swearing-in was shared on social media by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr.

Wisconsin Public Radio has notified at least 15 staff members that they will be laid off as part of a broad restructuring driven by budget shortfalls and the looming threat of federal funding cuts. The station will also end three nationally syndicated programs.

It is part of a new family called Studio Essentials

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AdLib, a provider of the leading DSP-agnostic media buying platform for in-house programmatic teams and independent agencies, and programmatic audio buying platform Audiohook, have agreed to a strategic integration of their services. This, the companies say, is designed to widen access to performance-driven audio campaigns.

Technology companies active in the broadcast media space are already gearing up for IBC2025 in Amsterdam in September, and among the companies debuting new and/or updated products at the global affair in the Netherlands is Avid. For this company, "a pivotal update" to a popular music and audio postproduction product is here.

Lawsuit alleges a “Rest of the Story” broadcast was used in "Landman" without consent

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The bill's future scheduling in Congress remains uncertain

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Urban One may be the next broadcast group to conduct a reverse stock split as pressure mounts to keep one of its publicly traded share classes in compliance with Nasdaq rules. Following a shareholder vote, the company’s board now holds the authority to consolidate shares as regulatory deadlines approach.