Headlines
Political, Automotive and Legal Ad Spending Fueling OTA TV
BIA Advisory Services founder and CEO Tom Buono provided a fresh snapshot of local broadcast TV industry advertising revenue estimates for 2024 on Thursday in an address to TVB Forward virtual conference attendees.
Broadcaster’s Legal Considerations for Early Season Political Ads
With the 2024 election looming, broadcasters are already receiving requests for political advertising time, from PACs and other issue groups, and from both established candidates and newcomers eager to make an early splash to enhance their public standing.
Mergers & Acquisitions
SBS Calls Off Mega TV Sale To VOZ Media
After what the Miami-headquartered company calls its “careful consideration and a thorough review of the circumstances” surrounding the sale of its Mega TV operation to Voz Media, the transaction — agreed upon by both parties on February 9, 2023 — has been terminated by Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS).
Station Sales Week Of 9/22
iHeartMedia will purchase 107.9 K300CP Denver from Hope Media Group for $500,000. iHeartMedia has operated the translator since it launched in 2015 with it currently rebroadcasting 95.7 KDHT-HD2 Denver simulcasting Rock 107.9 KBPI Fort Collins.
Television
RTDNA Publishes Study On Trust In Local News Elections Coverage
According to the study, 62% of local news viewers and listeners say it is “very important” that local sources and journalists “ask tough, but respectful questions to get answers,” and 61% said it is very important they fact-check those candidates. Fifty-eight percent of the local news audience said it was very important those outlets have regular fact-checking segments.
Talking TV: How One TV Reporter Goes Niche For Win On TikTok, Instagram
Julie Baker, a reporter at KXRM Colorado Springs, has landed strongly with users on TikTok and Instagram for her weird, funny, antic-y videos. Social platforms reward such a niche, she says, with the side benefit of letting her real self break through the TV reporter artifice.
Radio
What Will The Future 98.7 New York Sale Tell Us About The Radio Business Going Forward?
What happens following Tuesday’s revelation that Good Karma Brands will conclude its LMA of Emmis Communications’ “98.7 ESPN” WEPN-FM New York when its contract comes to an end in August 2024 will tell a lot about the state of the industry going forward.
With The Future Of AM Unclear, A Look Back At The Powerful Role Radio Plays In Baseball History
Growing up in the Boston suburbs, Suzyn Waldman fell madly in love with two things: baseball and Broadway shows.
During the 1950s and ’60s, the long arm of AM radio brought both into her home.
Dashboard Tactitional
You programmers are either going to love me or curse me for today's post. For everyone else in and out around the world of broadcast radio, I hope it's an eye-opener about how radio's relationship to the car in general, and the infotainment screen in particular is changing.
Verticals
Automotive Dollars Moving Forward … To The Internet
An ad dollar shift to streaming and online advertising is not expected to ebb when it comes to the Automotive sector.
