Headlines
How To Make The Most Out Of Budget Season
Three words that strike fear into every media company leader’s heart: It’s budget season.
Tuning Into Financial Stress: Why Radio Is the Medium for Money-Minded Americans
Today’s news headlines reflect consumers’ economic outlook – uncertain. A quick internet search on Americans’ financial outlook reveals a flood of polls and surveys that highlight widespread concern about the economy and personal financial futures.
FCC
FCC Chair rejects stricter social media regulations
FCC Chair Brendan Carr on Tuesday declined to endorse the idea of stricter regulations on social media companies as several of the world’s largest platforms face increased scrutiny over content moderation on political issues.
Television
Fox TV Stations Join Madhive’s Local Live Sports Marketplace
The partnership provides local advertisers expanded access to inventory from live games and premium sports moments across CTV, including NCAA college football
Nielsen: Football, Back-to-School Trends Boost Traditional TV Viewing in August
Both broadcast and cable increased their share of total TV viewing as broadcast notched its largest viewing share since May
Many Sports Fans Unhappy With How Much It Costs To Watch Games
A patchwork of expensive subscriptions, cable packages and password shares is common for many sports fans, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, and it leaves them beholden to multiple platforms at a cost no one seems to like.
Radio
Radio And The Need To Dumb Technology Down
Since dashboards transitioned from two knobs and a bunch of preset buttons to the screens they’ve become today, complaints in those J.D. Power automotive surveys have skyrocketed.
Radio Journalists Face Greater Threats As Political Divide Grows
The assassination of Salem Media’s Charlie Kirk has cast a grim light on rising threats in political broadcasting, as a new RTDNA/Syracuse University survey confirms 2024 brought escalating dangers for radio journalists navigating a volatile election year.
CTV/OTT
TV news’ FAST era: Can free channels bring back younger viewers?
Now you can be a cord-cutter and a TV news junkie too. That’s because consumers who are giving up pay TV are finding a growing array of options outside the cable bundle providing national and local news.
Verticals
Trump pushed for grisly anti-fentanyl ads airing now
President Trump was a key booster of a series of grisly TV ads portraying the dangers of fentanyl — commercials that are now drenching the airwaves in several U.S. cities.