Mud Radio was just over one month late with its license renewal application. Why? It was due to an "inadvertent oversight." Now, the Audio Division Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau is willing to resolve the matter with a Consent Decree. And, it sees the licensee of a Vermont FM pay a civil penalty to the U.S. Treasury to wipe its slate clean.
U.S. ad market prospects have been cut by half a point by WARC, as its global growth forecasts for advertising spend have been downgraded further this year. This follows an initial $20 billion cut seen in March by the research firm.
Since the end of May, the FCC's lone Democratic Commissionerhas traveled to California to meet with television studio executives, labor unions in the entertainment sector, and companies in the space industry. The purpose of these visits by Anna M. Gomez? To learn first hand of broadcasters' challenges.
It is a locally owned radio station launched in 1994 to target the growing Hispanic population in Memphis. Now, it is scrambling to resume over-the-air broadcasts of its AM radio station after becoming the victim of copper theft at its transmitter.
With a blend of legacy and urgency permeating the conversation, the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference opened in Houston on Wednesday with a wide array of Hispanic media executives including Spanish Broadcasting System founder, Chairman and President/CEO Raúl Alarcón Jr. on hand.
Disney CEO Bob Iger in September 2023 suggested the company was “open to considering a variety of strategic options” for its linear businesses. It is now clear that Iger is no longer actively seeking a buyer for its traditional TV properties.
The partnerships with Fubo, LG Ads, Philo, Plex, TCL Ads, Telly, and Wurl, among others, are what FreeWheel calls "a major expansion" of its premium video marketplace and commitment to unifying the programmatic advertising ecosystem for advertisers, agencies and publishers.
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) and Xumo, Comcast’s and Charter’s streaming platform joint venture, are celebrating the addition of the Lucky Dog Channel FAST channel as an exclusive offering to Xumo Play consumers.
The updated framework, adopted on a 3-2 vote in June 2024 and partially effective since August 15, requires radio and television licensees to verify whether airtime lessees are acting on behalf of a foreign governmental entity and to disclose that relationship at the time of broadcast.
A trio of Senior Analysts at MoffettNathanson has released an investor report that explains how, despite all of the tales of "cord-cutting" by U.S. consumers, traditional cable TV service providers aren't collapsing. But, they offer words of caution for those ready to shoot fireworks off in celebration of the findings.
Digital video ad platform Universal Ads has brought to market what the Comcast unit is touting as "a first-of-its-kind TV Business Partner Program" — one that presents advertisers with "cutting-edge, hand-picked creative and measurement solutions to strengthen their media buys" across the Universal Ads inventory mix.
Futuri's interactive platform, Tether, has been renamed. The company says the rebranding reflects "its renewed commitment to its foundational mission: empowering audiences to actively participate in shaping their listening experience." Current clients will see no disruption in service, as the platform’s core features stay as is.
The GAB Radio Talent Institute returned to Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Georgia in Athens, Ga., on May 12-17, while the inaugural Illinois Broadcasters Foundation’s Audio Media Career Academy took place in Bloomington-Normal, Ill., from May 12-17.
A presently dark FM translator licensed to use a tower on the north side of Scranton, Pa., is being traded by the media company founded and led by Vince Benedetto to a regional media operation under the direction of Managing Member Benjamin Smith.
Technology has helped in paving a divergent path for a news organization that vigorously competes against NBCUniversal, Nexstar Media Group's storied KTLA, KABC-7 and FOX Television Stations' KTTV "FOX 11." Now, the tech advantage is tilting toward CBS L.A., they believe.
She's known by many as the co-anchor of ABC News' "Nightline" newsmagazine. And, she'll be hosting the upcoming 50th annual Gracie Awards Luncheon at Cipriani 42nd Street, the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF) has announced.
It is an owner of radio and TV stations based on Maryland's Eastern Shore, and it is ready to grow. That's thanks to a transaction that sees Michael J. Bergner serve as the seller's broker of record, with Lynn Deppen signing off on the divestment agreement.
With the start of the 2022 NFL season, the team inked an English-language flagship broadcast deal with iHeartMedia's stations serving the National Capital Region. The team and the local management leading the stations owned by America's largest radio broadcasting company have just agreed to a contract extension.
The Hearst Television-owned NBC affiliate serving the Susquehanna Valley of Pennsylvania and cities including York, Hanover, Harrisburg and Lancaster has a new Local Sales Manager. He takes over for an individual who rose to General Sales Manager at the end of 2024.
The results of the 2025 NAB Executive Committee elections have been released by the National Association of Broadcasters, and taking the role of NAB Television Board chair is an Executive VP of Hearst Television.
