Headlines
Games People Play
The more time Paul and I spend with teams of media pros – content creators, marketers, managers – the more sensitized we've become to assessing the ROI of digital.
Nikki Haley To Launch $10M Ad Campaign In Bid To Overtake DeSantis
Nikki Haley ‘s presidential campaign will reserve $10 million in television, radio and digital advertising across Iowa and New Hampshire beginning in the first week of December, a massive investment designed to give the former United Nations ambassador an advantage over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at a critical moment in the GOP nomination fight.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Rocking M Media Moves To Sell Its Remaining Stations At Bankruptcy Auction.
A federal judge in Kansas has not yet given his approval, but it appears likely that the remaining Rocking M Media stations will be sold.
Station Transfer Solution For Marital Dissolution
A Palm Beach County Circuit Court has cleared the way for the transfer of control of two AM radio stations and their respective FM translators from the ex-wife of the man who will be granted ownership, pending FCC approval.
Television
Sinclair Continues To Make Cuts to Local News at Smaller TV Stations
For several years, Sinclair has been cutting back on how many stations offer local news to reduce costs as cord cutting continues to grow in popularity. Local stations are facing increasing challenges to remain profitable in a soft ad market.
WADL Owner Kevin Adell Serves WMYD Detroit With Cease and Desist Letter
Past and future affiliates battle over The CW
Radio
NAB Fights Back As Automakers Try To Wriggle Away From AM
In the wake of a bitter blog post targeting the radio industry from an automaker interest group, the NAB is firing back on behalf of broadcasters and AM radio.
More Than 85 iHeart Stations Have Flipped The Christmas Format Switch.
For a consecutive year, iHeartMedia used the second weekend of November to flip the switch to the Christmas format on 80+ stations
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 6 to November 10, 2023
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information as to how these actions may affect your operations.
Verticals
Strike Over, Dealers Have Cars For Sale.
America’s car dealers stocked up on new cars to sell over the last few months as a strike by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union appeared inevitable. With the strike now likely over, they find themselves sitting on a better-than-expected inventory, according to Kelley Blue Book.