Headlines
Exploring the Impact of Streaming on Local News and Sports Broadcasting
What does the future hold for local news and sports? As the world shifts to streaming, the answer isn't as straightforward as you might think.
Saga Tells Investors There’s An ‘Unfairly Casted Cloud Over The Whole Industry.'
Saga Communications CEO Chris Forgy on Thursday implored the investment community not to paint the entire radio business with the same brush.
Television
Talking TV: Improving TV News’ Leaders At The Kneeland Project
The Carole Kneeland Project for Responsible Journalism just marked its 25th year of training newsroom leaders to be more ethical, empathetic and inclusive in their management. Joan Barrett, president and GM of WCNC Charlotte, N.C., and Anzio Williams, SVP of diversity, equity and inclusion at NBCUniversal Local, both Kneeland board members, explain its unique value.
Radio
October Format Counts: Religion Continues To Lead The Way In Station Growth
While country remains far-and-away the most programmed format on commercial U.S. stations according to Inside Radio/PrecisionTrak's counts for October, it's the second-ranked religion format – encompassing religious teaching, hymns, and other related content – that's setting the pace for growth. In the past year, the format has added 33 stations (up 1.6%), with 31 (up 1.5%) since January 2023, and six more just in the past month.
Print Media
Alabama Reporter And Publisher Are Arrested For Publishing Grand Jury Information
The newspaper business is roiling over the arrest of a small-town publisher and reporter in Alabama for allegedly publishing an article containing grand jury information.
FCC
Fla. Official Calls on FCC to Stop Use of National WEA
Says nationwide WEA test in October scared millions of Americans
St. Louis FM Gets Warning From FCC To Pay Up, Or Face License Revocation.
The last time a St. Louis station paid its annual regulatory fee was in 2009 and now after more than a decade of nonpayment, the Federal Communications Commission is threatening to pull the license for talk KSLQ (104.5).
Media
We're In A Tough News Cycle
There's quantitative research – all those numbers. And of course qualitative research – focus groups, one-on-one interviews. And then there's word of mouth. That's when your ear is to the ground and you're listening to people around you.
Fox, Paramount, Sinclair, Roku, BCE, M6, TF1, Pinterest and More 3Q23 Results
The last two days have seen a frenzy of earnings releases for companies focused on the advertising industry, which I review here along with several other scaled players who provided new data over the past week.
