Headlines
Forecasting Revenue, Retrans And Reverse Comp In 2025
BIA Managing Director Rick Ducey will offer projections for local TV advertising and subscription revenue as well as trends in reverse compensation and other key costs during the opening session of TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies conference.
Americans Turn To Radio Coverage As Election Upheaval Grows
After the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the news that President Biden is bowing out of the race, audiences are growing at radio stations as Americans seek a trusted live platform for election news and reactions.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Mississippi-Owned Radio Group Buys Darkhorse Press
It’s official: the owner of six radio stations and a digital company serving Mississippi and Alabama has acquired locally focused community-based Darkhorse Press, described as the “fastest-growing news source in Mississippi.”
FCC
Stations Get Extra Time for EAS 'Missing Persons' Add-On
The Federal Communications Commission plans to give broadcasters and others impacted by its proposed new addition to the Emergency Alert System 12 months to come into compliance.
Television
Gray Television To Enhance Paris Olympics NextGen TV Signal With HDR, Immersive Audio
Gray’s Rob Folliard discusses the rollout of Dolby Vision and Atmos for the games
Radio
For News Radio, The Opportunity is Now
The news cycle over the last four weeks has been spinning faster than anything we’ve seen since early 2021.
Radio Could Use A Good Fixer
The worlds of media and marketing are roiling. Consumers and advertisers alike are turning to new platforms, as old media continues to feel pressure from competitive fragmentation and marketer needs for accountability for their ad spend. The landscape is sure not what it used to be.
Is Radio Stepping On Its Long Tail?
The concept of “The Long Tail,” popularized by Chris Anderson, is increasingly relevant in the radio industry as it adapts to digital transformation and more intense competition than ever.
Digital
Google To Keep Cookies
Google said on Monday that it will scrap its years-long efforts to eliminate third-party cookies on Chrome.
Verticals
Election 2024: Harris smashes fundraising record, raises $81 million in 24 hours
Kamala Harris is smashing fundraising records as the Democratic Party’s donors — big and small — open their wallets for the vice president in the immediate aftermath of President Joe Biden’s stunning decision to step aside.