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.
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.
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
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.
