Headlines
NAB’s Deadline Has Passed. Now Will It Sue FCC Over Media Ownership?
The National Association of Broadcasters drew a line in the sand when it told the Federal Communications Commission last month that it would take legal action unless the FCC acted on its request to delay moving forward with the 2022 quadrennial review until it wraps up the long-delayed 2018 proceeding.
Radio Is Top Measured Media In America, With A Weekly Reach Of 85%
The latest Nielsen Audience Insights data from fourth quarter 2022 show radio continues to play a dominant role in consumers' lives – even as the media landscape evolves.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Dallas AM Sold
HAMMOND BROADCASTING GROUP, LLC is selling Vietnamese Variety KNGO-A (VIET RADIO)/DALLAS to VIET MEDIA, LLC for $1.1 million. The buyer programs the station under a time brokerage agreement.
NewsNet Secures a Western N.Y. O&O
Thanks to funding from Bridge News LLC Chairman Manoj Bhargava, the creator of 5-hour ENERGY, the parent of the NewsNet digital multicast TV network has emerged as one of the most active buyers of broadcast television stations over the last six months.
A South Jersey FM Translator Trades Hands
It holds a construction permit for a 120-watt FM translator with a highly directional signal pattern covering such southern New Jersey communities as Woodstown and Glassboro, due south of Philadelphia.
Television
Got Those Sick Of Subscriptions Blues?
The concept, of course, has been around forever: paying a monthly fee for goods or services. That's how newspapers and magazines were purchased from their very beginnings.
What If The Multiple TV Currencies Used This Upfront Clash?
There has been a lot of talk over the past year about the future of measurement and currency in the TV ad market.
NBC Builds Viewer Engagement In A Crowded Programming Landscape
With thousands of programs and hundreds of viewing platforms available in this era of audience fragmentation and Peak TV, one of the challenges viewers continue to face is where to find programming.
Media
Agency Analyst Says Media Inflation Will Be Less Of A Hurdle For Ad Buyers This Year
Like prices at the supermarket, media prices have been higher during the past year as inflation pushed CPMs (cost per thousand impressions) up across the media spectrum, including audio.
