Radio & Television Business Report

The VP/General Manager of "FOX19" in Cincinnati who has been in the role since the end of 2021 has been named to a similar role at Gray Local Media sibling WBTV -3 in Charlotte, starting November 16.

A privately held media company with a dominant presence in Oklahoma is ready to expand on a fresh partnership announced in late August with the NBA team that has literally transformed a sleepy Plains metropolis into one of the most under-the-radar business and tourism destinations in the U.S.

Shreyan Daulat and BeatNews co-founder Renil Gupta have what they believe is a solution to the often-demanding task of monitoring key sources for news worthy of covering. Two major-market TV stations are already live with the product. Once Daulat and Gupta graduate college, their goal is for an industry embrace of their creation.

Adam Symson, CEO of The E.W. Scripps Co. since 2017 and its former Chief Digital Officer, is convinced that he's scripted the best playbook for the company in a time when consumers may be getting their news first from TikTok or a social media alert on their smartphones. Now, he's being candid about "the cost of this transformation."

A Petition for Rulemaking from key low-power television station groups would authorize permissive use of the 3GPP 5G Broadcast transmission standard for LPTV stations under Part 74 of the Commission's rules. The NAB and Sinclair Inc. have each told the Commission to deny the proposal.

The sports, media, and entertainment assets of a company founded with the purchase of CHFI-FM 98.1, today under the "Rogers Sports" banner, will likely see the infusion of funds from a minority investor before Canada Day 2027, parent company Rogers Communications Inc. revealed alongside its Q3 2026 earnings results. 

It’s the one asset "Big Tech" can’t buy: Being known, trusted, and needed by the people next door. It has carried independent and small-market broadcasters through every wave of disruption, and today it is paired with smart digital integration. At Forecast 2027, Main Street gets its own session. The larger groups would be wise to take notes.

He served as VP and Market Manager for the stations in Charlotte owned by Entercom, now known as Audacy Inc. and was Midwest President for the former Citadel Broadcasting. Now, many are pausing to remember the life and professional accomplishments of Matt Hanlon, who has passed away.

Spotify on Thursday reported that global ad-supported revenue grew by 9% in constant currency terms, Madison & Wall's Brian Wieser points out. There's much growth ahead, too, as Jeff Wlodcarzak of Pivotal Research Group raised his target price on the company's stock.

With the long-delayed 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s local ownership rules still in process, two longtime radio industry antagonists have now chimed in, with an in-person meeting with an FCC official serving as a platform for their desire to retain local radio ownership rules and market "subcaps."

Local radio took center stage in Manhattan on Tuesday evening as the Marconi Radio Awards named winners in categories running from major market personalities to college stations. Broadcasters gathered at the Edison Ballroom to find out who won, one night ahead of NAB Show New York.

She's well-known as the "retired" Sr. VP and General Manager of the FOX Broadcasting Stations duo serving the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market. Now, she's returning to a role in which she will have day-to-day oversight of three broadcast properties across two Florida markets operating under the TEGNA banner.

The latest look at the top brands investing in spot television, and spot cable, has been released by RCS's Media Monitors unit. For the week ending October 25, the activity at national broadcast television was squarely focused on two key categories: Pharma, and accident attorney giant Morgan & Morgan.

Some 73% of respondents in a newly released Pew-Knight Initiative study said press freedom is extremely or very important to the well-being of society. However, when asked to prioritize press freedom or accuracy, 53% said preventing inaccurate reporting is more important — even if it limits press freedom.

Gray Media Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland will serve as Television Co-Chair of Forecast 2027, which has an agenda that keeps growing by the week. Now in its 24th year, the annual broadcast and finance leadership summit will be presented on November 12 at the Harvard Club of New York.

As ad dollars pour in ahead of the 2026 midterms, costly mishaps like a GOP super PAC accidentally spending $25,000 in Portland, Ore., instead of Portland, Me., underscore the need for better local advertising intelligence. That's why Madhive and AdImpact have inked a new strategic partnership.