Headlines
NAB CEO Presses for AI Protections for Radio, TV
“Broadcasters’ expressive content is particularly valuable for AI ingestion precisely because it is vetted and trusted”
Traditional Pay-TV Services See Continued Decline
U.S. cable and satellite pay-TV services are set to face subscription declines in the coming years as their remaining viewers increasingly shift to over-the-top (OTT) streaming services.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Gois Broadcasting Buys Translator To Boost ‘Mega Boston’ Coverage
G&G Media Services has filed a $465,000 deal to buy classic country “99.7 The Star” WWIS-FM and AC “The Hill” WWIS (1260) from Dan Smith. The deal also includes the Black River Falls, WI-licensed translator W287CT at 105.3 FM that simulcasts the AM.
Radio
LeGeyt Gets Candid About AM On Texas Public Radio
NAB President Curtis LeGeyt made an appearance on Texas Public Radio for an in-depth discussion on the state of the AM for Every Vehicle Act.
Monday, Monday
When we began measuring all audio in 2014 with our Share of Ear® product, at-home listening accounted for about 50% of all time spent with audio.
Digital
X CEO Yaccarino Defends Musk' “Go F@ck Yourselves” Statement
The owner of the social media platform launched a foul-mouthed attack on brands boycotting it
FCC
Sage Alerting Systems Customers Get Later EAS Deadline
Emergency Alert System (EAS) participants that are customers of a particular equipment vendor have been granted a 90-day extension of a new requirement that prioritizes the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP)-formatted version of an EAS message when it receives both a legacy version and a CAP-formatted version of the same alert.
Media
Study Benchmarks Cheapest/Most Expensive Ad Media
With median CPMs in the two-dollar range, digital display and out-of-home transit shelter ads), are the most cost-efficient of any major advertising media, according to a new analysis being released by the Out-of-Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA).
Verticals
Restaurant Sales, Traffic Make Comeback
Restaurant sales and traffic performance rebounded in October, providing some relief that a disappointing September was somewhat of an anomaly and not the start of a severe industry downturn, Nation’s Restaurant News reports.
