Sunday, May 3, 2026

The Phoenix sign as seen from Usery Mountain in Mesa, Ariz.

The Hispanic Radio Conference Heads To Phoenix

For the first time, Streamline Publishing's annual opportunity to share ideas, discuss and debate challenges in a multi-platform world, and network in a unified setting is heading to the Valley of the Sun. The agenda is available for this May 2026 event, and registration is open, too!
Rosemary Ravinal

What You Can Learn From Speakers You Admire

Public figures known for their oratory gifts exert influence by their example. But there may be lesser-known individuals in your company or community; perhaps a podcaster or digital influencer you follow. What makes them special and noteworthy? This column from public speaking coach Rosemary Ravinal answers that question.
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Sinclair Unveils ‘Strategic Evolution’ of Sales and Content Divisions

A "reimagined" advertising sales and integrated marketing division at Sinclair Inc.'s broadcast group and a "dynamic new brand focused on news-news content and original programming" has been launched by the company led by Chris Ripley and Rob Weisbord.

‘Unified Content Measurement’ Comes To Comscore

Comscore Content Measurement (CCM), a new cross-platform product offering, has been brought to market by the data analytics and consumer consumption firm seeking to build a greater presence in the broadcast TV space.

Media in 2025: Defined by Abundance, Driven by Algorithms

WARC says global ad spend has more than doubled over the last decade, growing 2.8x faster than global economic output since 2014, with more media channels available to marketers than ever before. But, should that excite linear media leaders who continue to experience core ad weakness with few growth prospects?

SVOD’s Ad Hole: Plugged With Broadcast, Says TVB

For some viewers, having an ad-free for a fee experience is worth it. While some lament that marketing messages won't be seen, the TVB — the nation's advocacy group for ad-supported television programming outlets — has a new study that suggests broadcast TV ads will reach this audience successfully.
Rosemary Ravinal

Step Up Your Public Speaking Game for 2025

New Year, new beginnings, new opportunities to convey your expertise and step up your public speaking. Whether you’re speaking to an audience of one or 1,000, what you say and how you say it demonstrates your competence and confidence, public speaking coach and veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal shares in this fresh column.

TikTok And Adults: What Broadcast Media Can Learn

Despite efforts in D.C. to limit its use in the U.S. due to its ties to the Chinese government and a new effort led by 14 state attorneys general to impose "significant penalties" on it for its harms to American youth, TikTok is a major social media platform that isn't fading away anytime soon. Data from Pew indicate that adults — not kids — are big-time users.

Ad Results Media Partners With Stagwell

In an announcement, ARM said it is joining forces with Stagwell Brand Performance Network to augment and accelerate the global marketing network's audio buying power and capabilities across its portfolio of agencies, to help clients capitalize on the channel's mass reach, audience engagement and cultural influence.

MFM, Creditsafe Partner On Industry Credit Reports

The Media Financial Management Association (MFM), the professional association that serves financial professionals in the media and entertainment industry, and credit risk and business intelligence firm Creditsafe have forged a strategic partnership designed to help businesses in the media industry take a more data-driven approach to credit risk management.

Bi-Directional Integration Comes For Mediaocean, CTS Users

The Comcast division that provides media and entertainment technology to advertisers has widened its partnership with omnichannel advertising platform Mediaocean that brings to fruition a "bi-directional integration" between their respective product offerings.

Local Advertisers: Not Increasing Radio Ad Spend?

The latest in a series of insights offered by Borrell Associates suggests that, for some 1,130 local ad buyers, the vast majority plan to spend the same in 2025 as they did last year. For those spending more, however, radio isn't in the mix, nor is broadcast TV.

Paramount Global, VideoAmp Renew Measurement, Currency Pact

CBS News & Stations parent Paramount Global’s partnership with VideoAmp will provide the entertainment-focused media company "with a comprehensive view of its audience, enabling both demographic and advanced audience measurement across VideoAmp’s footprint of 40 million households."
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‘Enhanced Measurement Capabilities’ For Audacy In Claritas Deal

Radio station owner Audacy Inc. and data analytics firm Claritas have forged a partnership just in time for this year's mega-sized affair. This, says Audacy, gives it enhanced measurement capabilities for clients through "a cross-platform multi-touch attribution solution for analyzing the impact of broadcast and digital audio campaigns."

Simulmedia Welcomes a Chief Scientist

Cross-channel television and connected television advertising operation Simulmedia has brought in a new Chief Scientist, and it is a person known for his experience in media research, audience measurement and understanding data.