Headlines
ATSC 3.0, Hybrid Radio, AI: Takeaways from the 2023 NAB Show
Get a perspective on three important topics from BIA’s Managing Director, Rick Ducey when he shares what he saw and heard around ATSC 3.0, hybrid radio, and AI. Rick explains what each means to the broadcast industry and what we can all expect next.
Why This Veteran TV Leader Is Trying To Buy A Newspaper
After a long career in television, I’m hoping to do my bit to secure the future of trusted information and civility in media by launching a not-for-profit newspaper company in Maine.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Norsan Media Spends $5.5 Million To Grow In The Carolinas
Station sales, translator sales and closings
Television
Radio
Localism and Community Connectivity: Key Tenets For Hubbard
“I like to say that I got into the family business through the birth canal, and I’ve been at it since the beginning.”
That’s how third-generation broadcaster Ginny Morris, Chair and CEO of Hubbard Radio, answers how she got into the family business and, today, runs what veteran radio industry personality and All Access Music Group head Joel Denver calls one of “the best companies out there.”
Study: 89% of Gen Z Listens to Radio Because its Free
According to a new online survey from Edison Research of over 1,100 Americans ages 13+ in the U.S., when asked about reasons they listen to AM/FM radio in-car, 85% of Gen Z radio listeners said they listen because it is free (85%).
AM Listeners Enjoy Music & News on Thousands of Stations
As automakers cut corners on new electric vehicles, trimming out AM radio reception in some models, AM radio listeners to more than 4,000 stations risk losing access to breaking news, weather alerts, farm reports, favorite music, and informative talk programs.
Digital
Fox To Move Digital Businesses Into Tubi Media Group
The new division will house Fox’s standalone digital businesses — including Tubi, Credible and Blockchain Creative Labs — as well as the digital platforms and teams that underpin Fox’s wider digital business in News, Sports and Entertainment.
Verticals
S&P: Recovering Auto Inventories Could Mean 'Big Win For Consumers.'
Auto dealers challenged during the COVID era may have more reason to advertise in the coming months. According to S&P Global Mobility's automotive forecast for 2023, the combination of more cars on lots and lower prices could heat up automaker competition closer to levels seen before the pandemic.
