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Analysis: NextGen TV reaches the awkward middle stage
NextGen TV has entered the least glamorous phase of any major broadcast transition: the point where the technology is real, the infrastructure is partly built, the policy is unsettled and the business case still needs a clearer path.
Infinite Dial 2026: Radio's Biggest Audience Is Going Digital
AM/FM remains the undisputed king of in-car audio in 2026, but the kingdom is facing the fastest digital challenge it has ever seen.
Television
Nielsen's New Insights Could Help Shift Ad Budgets in the Upfront
Today, Nielsen released a new upfront planning guide, which takes a more granular view of ad-supported TV viewership trends across key audience demos and sports.
Radio
Nielsen To Shut Down SIGMA Radio Ad Monitoring Service
Nielsen has informed clients that it will discontinue SIGMA Radio, its long-standing radio advertising monitoring and verification service, marking the end of a product widely used across the broadcast industry.
Urban One Positions Itself For ‘Offensive Opportunities’ If FCC Rules Change.
Radio executives have mostly been muted in whether they see potential portfolio moves if the Federal Communications Commission loosens long-standing media ownership restrictions. But Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins is shooting a flair signaling his company may be looking to do some deal-making.
CTV/OTT
OpenX, TVision Launch 'Attention Targeting' For CTV
OpenX Technologies Inc. and TVision have introduced OpenX Attention Targeting, a first-to-market capability allowing advertisers to target high-attention CTV inventory in real time.
Out of Home
Streaming Ad Platform Is Buying OOH Billboards
Out-of-home (OOH) advertising is increasingly becoming a channel for B2B technology companies looking to reach decision-makers in the real world.
FCC
FCC to Commemorate 30th Anniversary of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Two events will mark the anniversary of a landmark bill that helped helped spur the development of the internet and transform the telecommunications industry