Headlines
Local CTV: 2025 Roadmap to Revenue Growth
BIA is pleased to be hosting a local CTV panel at TVOT’s New York Conference on November 21st, featuring an impressive lineup of speakers from Disney, Magnite, MNTN, Sinclair/Compulse, and Premion.
BIA
Experts Predict Broadcast Revenue Trends Post-Election
As is the opening tradition at Forecast, economic analysts and advertising experts set the tone for the day in a discussion about the future of broadcast revenue amid changing market dynamics as the industry heads into a year without political ad spend.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Charter To Acquire Liberty Broadband
Deal is part of a larger move by cable pioneer John Malone to simplify his media and telecom holdings
DirecTV Drops EchoStar Merger Bid
DirecTV said Wednesday it will drop its bid to merge with EchoStar due to concerns over financing of the deal. The merger would have created the nation’s largest satellite TV service in an industry that launched just 30 years ago.
Television
Trump May Usher In Massive TV Station Land Grab
Flush with political ad dollars and anticipating a deal-friendly environment, moguls are eyeing big moves to roll up lucrative local broadcasters.
Will Skydance Transform Paramount, CBS Into A 'Modern' Media Company?
Could CBS make a dramatic move now with Jeff Shell at the helm as president of Paramount Global -- in cutting back on programming in certain time periods?
Radio
Audacy CMO: AI Will Make Ads Better, But Audio’s ‘Human Connection’ Will Hold Fast.
Artificial intelligence will impact marketing, but it will not replace it. Instead, Audacy CMO Paul Suchman sees creative advantages for the AI community as it approaches audio campaigns.
Media
LeGeyt, Portnoy, Paskalis Take Up The Fight To Save Local News
Among all the engaging sessions at Forecast 2025, perhaps the most intense unfolded about the critical battle to preserve local news and the vital role of advertiser support as presented by a panel of experts, including NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt.