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‘Eroding Reach and Poor Ratings’: MAGNA’s Gloomy Linear TV Outlook

Digital momentum led MAGNA to raise its 2024 advertising market forecast by 9%. But, what does this mean for linear TV? The outlook is hardly welcoming, while "the erosion of linear radio" is also weaved into a narrative that could point to another bumpy year for broadcasters.

High Plains Radio Network Files For Chapter 11 Protection

In late 2017, Monte Spearman and his High Plains Radio Network were singled out by multiple brokers as an active buyer. By March 2020, Spearman emerged as an asset shedder. Now, with the first quarter approaching its conclusion, HPRN has filed for federal bankruptcy protection.

Adell Wins Fifth FCC Session To Push WADL Sale

Adell Broadcasting's quest to gain FCC approval of its proposed $75 million sale of a full-powered UHF facility presently serving as Detroit's MyNetwork TV affiliate is getting an unprecedented fifth push at the FCC. The latest session, to be held via Zoom, involves one of the Commission's key Democrats.
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Local Media Leads Following Baltimore’s Key Bridge Collapse

As listeners across the Baltimore region began their day, local radio and television stations were actively sharing the latest details regarding the overnight collapse of the Key Bridge, taking calls while asking for social media shares of photos or video. It again demonstrated the power of local media.

Ray Carter Is Retiring. Who’s The Next WSB-2 Head?

After nearly 40 years of leadership in local television, Ray Carter will depart on April 1 as President of Content for Cox Media Group and as VP/GM of its flagship station, WSB-2 in Atlanta, which RBR+TVBR first reported on January 5. We now know who will take on Carter's dual roles at CMG.
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Adell Amendment Extends WADL OK Date To June

The owner of a Detroit UHF station who has agreed to sell the facility to Mission has signed off on a deal amendment that pushes the termination date by nearly three more months. The move by Kevin Adell is indirectly tied to the FCC's investigation into Mission Broadcasting and Nexstar.

A Weak February For Media Deals

S&P Global Market Intelligence data for February show 96 North American M&A deals valued at $160 million. That, S&P Global says, is the sector's softest showing in M&A activity in 13 months. Even though that news is glum, there could be a bright spot for some.

The InFOCUS Podcast: Steve Jones

What excites Skyview Networks President/CEO Steve Jones about GenAI and its use at broadcast radio? What are the other big conversation topics he's expecting to discuss at the NAB Show? We find out in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.
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Discrimination Claim Filed Against Two NYC FMs

A former VP of Digital Operations and Monetization for Hot 97 and WBLS in New York is taking Mediaco Holding Inc. to court for alleged violations of the New York Labor Law and the New York Human Rights Law.
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A White-Label New Revenue Opportunity For Radio

Radio stations are always eagerly seeking new ways to drive more non-traditional revenue to the bottom line. Now, a white-label ticketing, marketing and discovery services opportunity has come to fruition, thanks to a partnership between Evvnt and a leading media workflow software provider.
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Early Debt Swap Deadline Window Extended By Cumulus

On February 27, "Cumulus Media New Holdings" launched an initiative to extend its debt maturity by three years while increasing the interest rate by two percentage points. Now the first wave of that Exchange Offer and Consent Solicitation will see a second extension.

Relevant Radio Secures More Indiana FMs

An asset purchase agreement has been filed for FCC approval that sees Relevant Radio, the Wisconsin non-secular broadcaster, agree to acquire three FMs and two FM translators located in the state of Indiana.

Mundo Hispano Growth Will Include iHeartMedia Partnership

The digital arm of Rene Alegría-led MundoNow.com seeks to expand its content distribution while growing its revenue further. As such, it is teaming up with the nation's No. 1 owner of radio stations.

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Family Flip Puts ‘Ticket’ Under MacDonald Garber Ownership

MacDonald Garber Broadcasting has leased a Class A FM just west of Cadillac for 12 years. Now, it is acquiring the facility in what is truly a within-the-family transfer requiring the FCC's blessing, bringing "The Ticket" under full ownership control in Northern Michigan.

Want A Virtual TV News Anchor? ENCO Has A Solution

With GenAI rapidly becoming one of the leading topics of interest at next month's NAB Show in Las Vegas, many may be curious as to the extent of artificial intelligence usage by broadcast media that could come in future years. ENCO will most likely be turning heads with its latest offering.

Arena Football League Coming To Gray Stations

Gray Television has signed a multi-year agreement with the Arena Football League — a pact that will bring Saturday arena football games to local broadcast TV stations owned by the publicly traded company in at least 34 U.S. markets.

Retro TV Comes To Rip City

Add the city known for its craft breweries, quirky arts and culture and the Trail Blazers to the roster of markets that will have a broadcast TV station airing Get After It Media’s Retro TV digital multicast network.

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Livestream Presentation Planned For Maximizing Radio’s Political Dollars

Gen Media Partners and the Ten-Minute Trainer Network will hold a free livestream event in late April, following the 2024 NAB Show, aimed at empowering political campaigns of all sizes in upcoming mid-term elections.

A Tool That Meshes TV Ads With Content, With Emotion The Gauge

A company known for data-driven connected TV solutions has launched a GenAI-based connected TV tool designed to empower advertisers to align their ads with content in real time. And, it is using emotion and context of the programming in real time to make it happen.

Deloitte: Consumer Dissatisfaction Over SVOD Growing

The 18th annual Digital Media Trends Survey has been released by Deloitte, and one of the key takeaways is worth noting — especially for linear television leaders and managers. More than one-third of those surveys believe the content they're paying for on a OTT platform isn't worth the money.

Vertical Bridge Wins Exemption On Some FCC Tower Lighting Rules

Vertical Bridge and Drake Services have been granted a FCC waiver of lighting inspection requirements for antenna structures that use a state-of-the-art continuous monitoring system. Details came on Tuesday in a Memorandum Opinion and Order.

Bold Gold Converts Historic Theater Into Studio Hub

Bold Gold Studios, which also houses Vince Benedetto's stations serving Sullivan County, N.Y., will also be available for lease opportunities and offers new professional audio and video recording gear, along with experts to aid in the recording, production and marketing of podcast productions.

Veritone Launches A GenAI Chat Tool

Between April 1 and the end of June, the broadcast media industry will gain access to a new product from Veritone that is designed to give users of its digital media hub the ability to quickly extract actionable insights and execute dynamic workflows from their media archive data.

Inovonics Brings New RDS Encoder To Market

The INOmini 704 Dynamic RDS Encoder is a dedicated hardware product in a 1/3-Rack profile. It will make its public debut at the 2024 NAB Show.