Advertising-focused media measurement company VideoAmp has appointed the former Senior Vice President of Ad Sales Strategy for FOX Sports to serve as its new Head of Sports Strategy — a position that sees VideoAmp seek to spur growth in its sports practice and "enhance the company’s measurement efforts within the industry."
Audacy Board of Directors member Kelli Turner will serve as interim President/CEO, effective immediately. The company, which is now privately held and has majority ownership held by Soros Fund Management, made the announcement shortly after 9am Eastern. Field will take a new position as Special Advisor to the CEO and the Board.
It was an exciting end to the 2024 college football season, and CP Communications was on hand to help bring the January 20 telecast of the national championship matchup between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Ohio State Buckeyes to viewers across North America.
The Nexstar Media Group-owned NBC affiliate serving Georgia's Coastal Empire and the nearby Hilton Head-Beaufort-Bluffton region of South Carolina is getting a new News Director. He'll start his new role on February 17.
Chris Monk is retiring from radio at the end of January. Succeeding him as the head of Cumulus Media's radio stations in two Mitten State markets is an individual who is returning to the company after leading a Sports Talker in Columbus, Ohio.
An Executive Order from Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has raised concerns among radio and TV broadcasters across the state, a stop to all Medicaid advertising was put into play. Has this impacted locally owned broadcasters? J Chapman, President and owner of Woof Boom Radio, shares his thoughts on this all-new InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.
The trade association of the nation’s local broadcast television industry is welcoming the former Chief Marketing Officer at Tom Wood Group for the role. It's a role formerly held by Abby Auerbach, who retired in late 2024.
The organization that operates WYPR, the NPR Member station offering spoken word programming to Baltimore, and Adult Alternative sibling WTMD, has selected the President and CEO of Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore to lead its Board of Directors.
A "unique voice to European regulators on all policy matters related to audience measurement" in the context of the adoption of the European Media Freedom Act has been formed thanks to the creation of "major" European joint industry committees, media owner committees and professional research companies.
Add the 2023 World Champions of Major League Baseball to the list of sports teams taking their game-day play-by-play in-house. On Monday, the club announced the formation of the Rangers Sports Media & Entertainment Company, and the Rangers Sports Network to produce and distribute games and other content.
Nielsen’s December 2024 Media Distributor Gauge results are driven by "a dynamic month for TV that included the seasonal uptick in demand for holiday movies, a large appetite for football with more games moving exclusively to streaming, and a post-election downturn in news viewing."
There's a new Program Director at iHeartMedia's R&B station serving the Oakland-San Francisco market. It's a Bay Area native who has been holding down the midday shift.
Rob Bertrand joins current partners Mike Dorris, Brian Sapp, Shaun Dolan, and Cameron Boswell in leading the 14-person Inrush Broadcast Services operation forward "with his technology experience and passion for sustaining strong, healthy teams."
RTW, known for its pro audio metering and monitoring products, is now offering its TouchMonitor 5 in two distinct versions — offering full compatibility with either Dante or RAVENNA/AES67/ST 2110 networked audio protocols.
A company formed in early 2024 as a joint venture between MaxxKonnect, Angry Audio and Logitek is welcoming a Director of Technical Services for MaxxKonnect and MK Technical. It's also making a promotion from within to fill the role of Regional Field Engineer.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr on Monday ended the Commission's consideration of 2024 "Biden-Harris Administration" proposal that sought to regulate "bulk billing" arrangements — directly impacting MVPD and broadband bills in multi-unit dwellings.
In August 2024, RBR+TVBR reported on the sale of a group of radio stations in Colorado to a 50/50 partnership between Emily and Jake Rishavy for $1.75 million. On January 21, the FCC was told by the seller that the deal has failed to close.
Two Hispanic media leaders and a Cumulus Media C-Suite executive have each been appointed to the NAB Radio Board of Directors to fill vacancies. The appointments are effective immediately and were made by NAB Radio Board Chair Collin Jones in accordance with NAB bylaws.
He was retired from broadcast news management and enjoying life in Charleston, S.C. Now, many across the television industry are pausing to remember William Andrew "Bill" Payer, who died suddenly on January 21. He was 78 years of age.
A Class A radio station offering Adult Contemporary music to a rural area of the Volunteer State due east of Jackson is trading hands. What could this mean for listeners of "Sunny 106.5?"
