Headlines
Radio, Podcasts: Dominating Ad-Supported Audio Time
News/Talk still tops the dial, but radio’s youngest measured listeners are finding their favorites in Country, Pop, and Alternative. Nielsen’s Q3 edition of The Record finds steady listening across the board as football season began and baseball ended.
Pew: Confidence In Local And National News Rises
Americans’ confidence in local news organizations continues to exceed their trust in national news outlets, with both categories recording gains over the past year, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Viant Buys Waymark For $20 Million, Because CTV Needs More Ads (More!)
Viant had a pretty good third quarter. The open internet apparently had nothing to do with it, though.
Randy Michaels' Cincinnati Radio Collection Gets Bigger
Randy Michaels is adding to his Cincinnati-area radio collection again.
Television
Manuel: TV News Can’t Bolt Transformation On To A Linear Dayeck
Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020: I hit the studio three times — 7 a.m., 9:30, 3 p.m. — because every shift needed to hear it straight from me. We were about to dismantle the newsroom as we knew it
Radio
Cuba Libre? Newsmax Puts Storied AMs On Its Tab
While the whole of South Florida is today a ribbon of flags and voices representing all of Latin America, Cuban Americans remain a vital part of the political and economic engine that is El Gran Miami.
Funnier, Broader, Bigger: 6 Tips for Radio's 2027 Ad Playbook
Radio’s advertising pitch for 2027 just might be less targeting and more personality.
Pay TV
Spectrum Reach Will Sell Hurricanes Game Ads Across the South
Spectrum Reach will serve as the Carolina Hurricanes’ regional ad sales representative, selling commercial time on Hurricanes Hockey Network game telecasts across a multistate broadcast footprint.
Verticals
Political ads surged in Georgia during the midterms. Here’s who benefited.
Political advertising surged in Georgia during the 2026 midterms, surpassing the presidential election just two years ago, as high-profile races for the U.S. Senate and governor propelled hundreds of millions of dollars in spending.