Headlines
‘Media Landscape Perspectives,’ From Nexstar’s Eyes
The nation’s leading broadcast TV station ownership group on Monday released a new investor presentation that highlights its perspectives on “recent events” impacting the media industry and their “positive impact” on both the broadcast television industry and the company’s own business endeavours.
For WRAL, A News Streamer Circles Profitably Back To Linear TV And Radio
Capitol Broadcasting’s WRAL Raleigh, N.C., launched a news streaming channel so popular out of the gate that the company carried it over to linear TV and radio simulcasts. A quick turn to profitability followed.
BIA
Driving Streaming Video Revenue with Premium Weather Inventory: Webinar Discussion
BIA recently collaborated with The Weather Company and Magid on a webinar examining the value of local news and weather content for streaming video services offered by local TV stations.
Mergers & Acquisitions
NewsNet Grows Again, This Time In Ohio
It’s been quite a 2023 for Bridge News LLC, the Vince Bodiford-led licensee funded by 5-Hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava, who seeks to convert a digital multicast all-news network into an owned-and-operated entity.
Television
Sinclair To Launch The Nest Broadcast Network
The new multicast network premieres Oct. 30 with shows including Sell This House, Wahlburgers, Growing Up Gotti, Ice Road Truckers, Dog the Bounty Hunter and Cold Case Files.
Radio
Answering AI's Next Questions With Futuri CEO Daniel Anstandig
Radio, like most other industries in the world, is set to be revolutionized and forever changed by artificial intelligence.
If Radio Went Away Tomorrow, Would Gen Z Miss Us?
Radio connects with people of all ages, and contrary to popular belief, even to millennials and Gen Z. According to a recent study conducted by Katz Radio Group, the average time an adult 18 years or older has had a favorite radio station is 18 years.
Sales
14 Ways To Create More Time Spent Selling
If you manage sellers, the job is to motivate sellers, help make their jobs easier, and pump up their time spent selling. We talk about time spent selling a lot because it is at the super core of revenue lift.
Establishing Lucrative Radio Sales Habits
Whether or not we are successful in sales depends in large part on how we spend our “billable hours” each day.
National
Radio People Know Why The Podcast World Is Upside-Down
When I think about the state of the podcasting industry, it occurs that many who have made their way to the top may be missing an import component of the craft: research.
