Thursday, June 25, 2026

The Multicultural News Source Portrait, from Pew

Pew Research Center just published a new fact sheet about the trends in Hispanic- and Black-oriented news outlets. The analysis, part of the Center’s bi-annual state of the news media project, finds that largely, newspapers and television aimed at both of these groups have recently had audience declines. What, if anything, does it say about Radio?
Dan Day, former Research Analyst for Media at B.Riley Financial

B.Riley Goes Big With Significant Stock Offering

B.Riley is a publicly traded financial services firm that's home to radio industry analyst Dan Day. Its shares, which can be found on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol "RILY," have been soaring since an April dip and today are at a 52-week high. Now, B.Riley has announced it has priced an underwritten public offering of 1,818,182 shares of its common stock.
Rosemary Ravinal

Five Ways to Look and Sound Bigger

At a recent workshop, some audience members asked public speaking expert and veteran PR professional Rosemary Ravinal how they could appear taller than they are, particularly when they pose for photos next to people who tower over them. That got Ravinal thinking about ways that attitude, mindset, energy, and vocal dynamics combined with some wardrobe styling hacks can help someone “grow” taller.

The InFOCUS Podcast: Tom Cheli

Tom Cheli, the nine-year CEO of ad sales automation and workflow company Frequence, got thinking about how its local ad partners have benefited from an omnichannel approach during this period — something that could benefit broadcast radio and TV. He joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, to share his thoughts. LISTEN HERE
Sam Peterson

The Attraction of Cloud-Based Archiving to Broadcasters

In this exclusive column, Bitcentral COO Sam Peterson examines the opportunities available to broadcasters by leveraging their archive content in the cloud while providing helpful tips on how best to approach the task of converting mountains of tape to video files.

The InFOCUS Podcast: Orlando Salazar

Why did Orlando Salazar buy Mega TV from Spanish Broadcasting System? What is his motivation for the creation of VOZ Media, having no media experience whatsoever? In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Salazar shares why he believes the time is ripe to take the content on his website and place it in front of the cameras.  LISTEN HERE

Roku Brings Shopify Checkout to TV Streaming

Television streaming platform, FAST channel brand and nascent TV set manufacturer Roku has forged a "first-of-its-kind partnership" that provides viewers the ability to purchase products from Shopify merchants directly from their TV.

Three Ways to Positively Impact Your Workplace Culture

Every workplace has a culture—but the strongest ones are created through intentional, consistent practices encouraged at every level of an organization. In this column written exclusively for RBR+TVBR by the Director of LRN's Ethics & Compliance advisory practice, the key take away for media companies is to take a values-based approach to crafting an ethical workplace culture.

Marketron Webinar To Explore Local Media Sales Trends

Media sales software company Marketron is preparing for a no-cost webinar scheduled for July 18 that will put a spotlight on the state of local media sales and what the future of the industry will need to sustain growth and adapt to a changing environment.

Ad Tech Innovator MediaMath Submits Chapter 11 Filing

In the late 2000s, it was a digital advertising pioneer. Now, MediaMath is in the midst of its dissolution, following a Chapter 11 filing made Friday in a Delaware federal bankruptcy court.

NBCU Commits To ‘Enhanced Advertising Outcomes for Agencies and Brands’

A technology company "making the future of privacy-focused, data-driven TV advertising possible" is partnering up with NBCUniversal for a plan "to optimize first-party data activation" for the media and entertainment industry.
Jeff Smulyan, appearing at Forecast 2023 in New York in November

Emmis Puts Its Dollars Into In-Game Advertising

It considers itself to be "the most advanced intrinsic in-game advertising" platform in the world. And, it has just announced a $48 million Series B funding round, which "significantly increases" its valuation. The infusion of dollars for Anzu involves "several new high-profile investors." Who led the funding round? Look no further than Jeff Smulyan.

WideOrbit Brings To Market ‘WO Traffic v23.0’

As part of WideOrbit’s "commitment to continuous innovation" and helping stations and station groups generate new revenue, reduce costs, and improve efficiencies, next week, the broadcast tech firm is rolling out the newest version of its flagship broadcast media ad traffic operations platform.

Benztown Selects ARC for Affiliate Management

Developed by former CEO of Sun Broadcast Group, Jason Bailey, ARC allows networks, producers and other service providers to quickly research, negotiate, digitally sign and maintain affiliate relationships with any station in North America.
Veritonic Founder and CEO Scott Simonelli

Veritonic Begins YouTube Audio Streaming, Podcast Measurement

Audio analytics and research firm Veritonic has moved forward with the market launch of a new audio attribution product that's giving agencies and brands precise measurement capabilities of traffic originating from Alphabet-owned YouTube, as well as podcast and streaming audio channels.