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The 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference is set to bring together some of the biggest names in radio, advertising, and media advocacy for two days of conversations shaping the future of Spanish-language broadcasting from AI to Gen Z.

The Media Financial Management 2025 conference concluded Wednesday in Arlington, Va., and the MFM association and its CEO Joe Annotti are already looking ahead to its 2026 affair, which will see a full integration with Financial Executives International (FEI) for the first time.

VideoAmp’s VALID identity graph is being integrated with Captify’s Search Intelligence and proprietary semantic technology. This, says VideoAmp, is designed to deliver "breakthrough, intent-based insights" into ad effectiveness.

The trade organization dedicated to educating and advancing the growth of addressable TV advertising is officially welcoming six new supporting members, including a privately held broadcast television ownership group and one of the leading connected TV measurement organizations.

The E.W. Scripps Company is partnering with FreeWheel, Comcast's global technology platform for television advertising, to increase advertising opportunities across women’s live sports content on ION, Scripps’ national sports and entertainment network.

With more than two decades of experience specializing in the operational and financial structures of broadcast and media clients, Miller Kaplan partner Andrew Rosen has a unique perspective of the state of Radio and TV finance. In this conversation, Rosen speaks about current trends, tariff troubles and more.

The labor market remains steady, but anticipated tariff impacts this summer may introduce new headwinds. That's the conclusion of a new report from workforce measurement specialists Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

A new study reveals that the radio audience doesn’t just overlap with podcast listeners – it often outperforms other platforms entirely, making AM/FM one of podcasting’s most engaged and loyal pipelines for fan growth, monetization, and audience retention.

For fifteen years, the Hispanic Radio Conference has proudly and deliberately centered itself around Spanish-language broadcasters and Hispanic audiences, yet its sessions also tackle universal radio concerns. This year's event is no exception. Here is what's in store.

Having an accent in English has long been considered a disadvantage. Many of Rosemary Ravinal's public speaking coaching clients come to her with concerns. She believes embracing one's unique speech patterns and focusing instead on intention, message clarity, articulation, and delivery erases any word-delivery worries.

Global consumer spending on overall media content and technology grew at a 4.4% rate in 2024 to $2.371 trillion. This, says PQ Media, marks the third consecutive year of decelerating growth after a 4.5% increase in 2023, and that followed the strongest growth in consumer media spend in a decade the prior year.

A new WARC report led its research and analytics head to state, "While AI tools, in particular, bring new speed and scale to measurement, advertisers still lack a complete framework for understanding advertising return on investment."

Q1 2025 data makes it official: Under Nielsen's new measurement, Hispanic radio has broken away from the pack. At Hispanic Radio Conference 2025, attendees will get the exclusive breakdown from top industry leaders on how to turn that info into revenue.

The 50th annual Gracie Awards are coming May 20 at the Beverly Wilshire in Beverly Hills, Calif., and ahead of the event and a subsequent June luncheon in New York, the Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) has unveiled "a bold and modern brand refresh that honors its legacy and embraces the future of all women in media."

“Verizon is an incredibly important and valued partner to the radio industry,” said RAB President/CEO Mike Hulvey, who also serves as chair of the Radio Creative Fund. “The brand’s messaging is always culturally relevant."