Headlines
BIA Publishes Inaugural Hispanic Radio Stations Directory
A large and growing list of radio stations in the U.S. are serving a diverse and fast-growing portion of the Hispanic population. To deliver a resource for this important and vibrant segment in media, BIA is pleased to publish its inaugural Hispanic Radio Stations Directory.
Can Nexstar Finally Turn The CW Into A Profitable Network?
Nexstar has spent the past two years building its national media business with The CW as a central part of that strategy. The CW will soon be put to the test as its third iteration hits viewers.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Purchase Price For WDRQ Detroit Revealed: $10 Million.
Family Life Broadcasting System will pay $10 million to acquire “New Country 93.1” WDRQ Detroit from Cumulus Media to expand its presence in Michigan.
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $1,550,000
The purchase of KVVV-LD Houston by Bridge News tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
FCC
More Groups Co-Sign Gomez FCC Nomination
The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC), National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters (NABOB), US Black Chambers, and others have jointly endorsed the nomination of Anna Gomez, and the renominations of Brendan Carr and Geoffrey Starks to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Television
CoxReps, Gamut Merged Into Local TV Ad Sales Org Spanning Streaming, Broadcast
Media sales groups CoxReps and Gamut are being combined into one company focused on selling local advertising across broadcast and streaming, named Locality.
Radio
Audio Ads in Mobile Gaming: A New Reality For Radio
Is it additive or yet another concern for traditional AM and FM radio’s sales executives?
Media
Deep Concerns Emerge In Generative AI’s Media Applications
While AI has been a powerful tool for media across multiple functions, generative AI poses numerous threats that should give all companies pause as they assess its potential upsides.
Tech
Nielsen Launches 'Media Data Room,' Precursor To Clean Room
In a deal with cloud-based data-management platform Snowflake, Nielsen this morning rolled out what it describes as a "media data room" (MDR) enabling clients to access a "census of first-party data" that can be matched to Nielsen's media audience attributes.
TVision, DoubleVerify Strike Ad-Attention Partnership For CTV
TVision has struck a partnership with DoubleVerify in an effort to offer marketers advertising attention data attached to ad exposure and viewable data for connected TV (CTV) commercials.
Local
Crumbling Estate: A Look at Charlotte's Local Media
Charlotte has no shortage of local media outlets. But they struggle with a problem common to journalism these days: shrunken staffs, scant budgets, and limited resources. What, and whose, stories are going untold?
Verticals
Big spending in 2024's highest-profile Senate race has already begun
Millions of dollars are pouring into the West Virginia Senate race — even though the incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin hasn’t said if he’s running for reelection.