Headlines
Cost of Ad Buys Rises Ahead of ‘24 Presidential Race
Advertising wars are already heating up in the 2024 presidential race, but increasing costs for ad buys on television and social media are leading some marketing strategists to reevaluate their approach.
Twitter Vs. Brand X: What Will TV News Do Without The Bird?
TV news has long relied on Twitter to fuel the fire of its “reporting” on news and current affairs.
Will they make the same use of “X” in the wake of Elon Musk’s decision to trash the Twitter brand?
Mergers & Acquisitions
Multi-Million Dollar Deal Sees 15 Signals In 2 States Change Hands
What was once a failed purchase of numerous Arkansas stations in 2020 has turned into a multi-million dollar transaction in The Natural State. Broadcast Industry Group LLC has reached an agreement to acquire eleven radio stations and two translators in Arkansas and Mississippi from High Plains Radio Network.
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $50,000
The purchase of KEVA-LD Boise, Idaho, by Roseland Broadcasting tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Phoenix-Area AM-Translator Combo Sold
1TV.COM, INC. and ROCKET RADIO CORPORATION are selling Classic Rock KBSZ-A (97.3/1260 THE RATTLER)/APACHE JUNCTION, AZ and K247CF/PAYSON, AZ to WILLIAM TUCKER's WOOK RADIO DC INC. for $850,000 ($50,000 and $75,000 deposits, $725,000 in a promissory note).
Trustee Moves To Auction-Off Royce Stations, With VCY America Getting First Dibs
The trustee that has been placed in charge of the stations owned by Royce International Broadcasting by a federal bankruptcy judge has asked the court to approve his plan to move forward with an auction of the three FMs, three FM translators, and one AM held by the company in three markets.
Television
Five Reno Stations Launch NextGen TV
The stations, all hosted by KNSN-TV, flipped the switch on ATSC 3.0 service this week
Radio
A Change Will Do You Good
Change is in the air, whether we're talking logos, brands, or the changes we're trying to engineer in our own companies.
Digital
Diller Says: Publishers Are Ready To Sue The Tech Giants
Media mogul Barry Diller reiterated that he and other top publishers are prepared to take legal action over use of copyrighted works to train AI systems.
Twitter Announces Coming Restrictions on How Many DMs Non-Twitter Blue Users Can Send
Twitter’s trying another way to boost Twitter Blue subscriptions, this time by implementing limits on how many DMs non-subscribers can send each day.
FCC
Former FCC Commissioners Still See Tax Break As Best Way To Grow Minority Ownership
There is plenty that the Federal Communications Commission and Congress can do to improve the odds of success for minority broadcasters, according to a group of former FCC commissioners.