Headlines
Meet BIA’s New Forecasting Voice: An Interview with Senan Mele
After years of working inside some of the world’s largest media agencies, Senan Mele joined BIA Advisory Services as VP of Forecasting and Data Analysis in April.
Connoisseur Media’s Jeff Warshaw Eyes Further Expansion After Alpha Media Deal
After past attempts to purchase Cumulus Media and Saga Communications were denied, Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw has found a group to acquire and expand his company’s reach.
Mergers & Acquisitions
It’s Official: Connoisseur Media Is Acquiring Alpha Media
For weeks, media brokers and industry observers have been awaiting news on a transaction that many believed would be announced one month ago, as radio business leaders gathered in Las Vegas for the 2025 NAB Show. Now, rumors have become reality: Jeff Warshaw has secured the financing needed to move forward with his Connoisseur Media‘s acquisition of Alpha Media.
Television
Not Dead Yet: Ad Spending On Linear TV Up Despite Decline In Impressions, iSpot Q1 Report Says
Streaming is gaining, but linear TV is not yet extinct. Especially as far as advertisers are concerned.
Analyst: Trump Tariffs Would Have ‘Chilling Impact On TV Production’
While much of the coverage of President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on imported films has focused on the theatrical industry, the levies on imported movies would also have a negative, though indirect, impact on TV production.
The Local aims to reinvent TV news in four states, and beyond
Across the country, the kinds of budget cuts that have decimated newspapers over the years are now slicing into local TV news stations.
Radio
What Medium's Underused for Movie, Video Advertising? That's Right: AM/FM Radio.
Conventional wisdom suggests that advertising movies or streaming video is more effective and efficient in its reach on a visual medium such as television.
Radio's Next Generation Is Closer Than You Think
Did you hear the story of the University of Texas student journalists who drove 16 hours to cover their women’s basketball team in the conference tournament a few months back?
Media
White House Clarifies Trump Movie Tariff, Says No Final Decisions Made
Although the entertainment business is still grappling with President Donald Trump‘s post suggesting that a tariff on foreign-made films is in the works, the White House said in a clarifying statement Monday that “no final decisions on foreign film tariffs have been made.”
FCC
FCC Chief Insists Donald Trump CBS Lawsuit Unrelated To Paramount-Skydance Review
Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr insisted today that its review of the proposed merger of Paramount Global with Skydance is not connected to a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against CBS and 60 Minutes.