Headlines
Has AI Upended the Online Visibility Playbook?
Among the areas that AI continues to disrupt, one high-stakes segment is online visibility. Traditionally, the domain of SEO, the evolving ways that AI engines surface content means there are new rules for making sure your business is invited to the party.
Television
DRM And The Cost Of Waiting On NextGen TV
The longer the industry debates digital rights management, must-carry and tuner mandates, the more audience behavior shifts.
Radio
Format Counts: Religion Has More Than Doubled Its Lead Over Country
Since February, religion — including stations featuring religious teaching, hymns and other related content — has been the most programmed format in the U.S. based on Inside Radio/PrecisionTrak’s monthly station counts, ending country’s long run at the top.
America at 250: Radio’s Long Enduring Role in Connecting a Nation
As America approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026, the milestone offers an opportunity to reflect on the people, innovations and industries that helped shape the nation.
CTV/OTT
Frequency Introduces In-Scene Advertising For Streaming TV Channels
Frequency, a streaming television infrastructure company, today introduced In-Scene Advertising, a set of ad formats that place contextually targeted ads directly into the viewing experience across the company’s global distribution network.
Out of Home
What the FBI’s DOOH Strategy Teaches Marketers
Digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising has traditionally been viewed as a channel for building brand awareness, driving store visits, and influencing purchase decisions.
FCC
FCC Sets Deadlines for Comments in ABC License Renewals
The regulator is requiring eight ABC-owned stations to go through an early license renewal process, something no network O&O has ever been ordered to do
NAB to FCC: ‘Big Tech’ Should Pay Up, Not Radio
The NAB is pushing back on a proposed 46% fee hike from the FCC and calling on the Commission to make “Big Tech” pay its share, with the filing landing the same week several small radio station classes crossed the de minimis exemption threshold for the first time.