Headlines
Broadcasters Exit Q3 With Political Windfall, Plus Dereg Hopes
Broadcast companies wrapped up another round of quarterly earnings flush with political cash, well-performing streamers and prospects of a dramatically deregulated playing field from the incoming administration.
Preparing Radio for Consumer Behavior in the Gen Alpha Era
“The trajectory of my career has been studying the new consumer,” said futurist, marketer, and Forecast 2025 keynote speaker Matt Britton. So as radio sometimes struggles to keep up with Gen Z, how can the industry best prepare for the rapidly advancing Gen Alpha?
Mergers & Acquisitions
Station Sales Week Of 11/15
Aaron Ishmael’s Mid-Century Radio purchases Classic Hip Hop “Jump 104.5” 870 KJMP Pierce/K283CN Fort Collins CO from Northeast Digital and Wireless’ Brahmin Broadcasting Corporation for $50,000.
Television
Nielsen Says You Shouldn’t Count Out The Old Guard Just Yet
Change is hard for a company like Nielsen, which has been around so long it even predates the first publicly available television sets.
Radio
A Noncompete Ban For Radio Faces Unlikely Future Under Trump
For those in radio hoping that the Federal Trade Commission’s nationwide ban on noncompete agreements would put an end to the controversial practice, those dreams are likely to be put on ice as the incoming Trump administration is expected to halt the rule.
Audience Data, AI, and Autos are Radio's Top Tech Trends In 2025
Forecast 2025 attendees got a taste of CES 2025 at the Harvard Club of New York City as Consumer Technology Association Senior Director of Innovation and Trends Brian Comiskey laid out a tech roadmap for radio broadcast leaders with the help of Fred Jacobs.
FCC
FCC Proposal To Finalize ZoneCasting Rules Gets Commission Vote Next Week
The Federal Communications Commission will vote next Thursday (Nov. 21) on a proposal that would finalize rules and procedures enabling FM and low power (LPFM) broadcasters to use FM booster signals to originate program content.
Media
Measuring Cross-Platform Ad Effectiveness Using A Single-Source
By using automated content recognition, Beatgrid can measure cross-platfrom ad exposure by individual as well as the effectivess of a media schedule in real time.