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Across the 2022 NAB Show, there’s been one topic that’s captured much attention from session to session — Radio’s importance and omnipresence in the vehicle. To be clear, in-car listening remains “dominated” by AM and FM consumption. But, Edison Research finds that the gap is narrowing against a growing number of vehicular audio choices.

It's been grabbing the television industry's attention for its nascent efforts in Boise, Idaho. Now, Evoca — a NextGen television service that harnesses ATSC 3.0 technology — is readying a launch in a Midwestern market.

Thomson Broadcast has signed a definitive agreement to acquire GatesAir from an affiliate of The Gores Group. An announcement was made Saturday afternoon.

NEWSnet is putting the final touches on its first-ever NAB Show expo floor appearance — a move designed to elevate the network beyond past NATPE Miami showcases as it enjoys millions of dollars injected by the largest single shareholder of Gray Television stock.

BitPath, the technology entity helping bring ATSC 3.0 and NEXTGEN TV broadcasts to markets across the country, has shared for the first time its plans to launch its broadcast data network this year. This will see, for the first time, the availability of new Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) services.

Those opposed to the TEGNA buyout plan, and those who favor it, have the opportunity to share their thoughts with the FCC. A pleading cycle has been established by the Media Bureau so it may consider any opposition to an offer put forth by Soohyung Kim's Standard General, in partnership with Cox Media Group majority shareholder Apollo Global Management.

"After reviews of recent audits of Nielsen’s Audio PPM service, the Media Rating Council (MRC) and its Radio Committee have noted ongoing performance declines in a substantial number of currently accredited PPM Audio markets." As a result, MRC and Nielsen agreed to the process. Here are the details.

While the demand for streaming content has never been higher, the desire for live, local and linear content remains as strong as ever. Nielsen stresses this point in a newly released study that reveals insights from a custom survey among U.S. television consumers that provide a deeper, highly positive look into consumer viewing behavior in OTA households.

TelevisaUnivision has scheduled its Q1 2022 Univision Communications earnings call for 11am Eastern Tuesday morning — just as some 60,000 NAB Show attendees will be starting a jam-packed day in Las Vegas.

In a deal brokered by Greg Guy of Patrick Communications, a longtime NBC affiliate in the Buckeye State and its four radio station siblings are being sold. The buyer? The Maryland operation led by Brian and Patricia Lane.

Cumulus Media's Q1 2022 could get outsized attention from Wall Street, thanks to an unsolicited buyout offer presented by Jeffrey Warshaw and what he's calling a consortium of partners. Little is known about Warshaw's offer, but one source close to the matter tells RBR+TVBR it's one that in its current form likely won't pass muster with the Cumulus Board.

BitPath, which is developing new data broadcasting services, led the planning process and coordinated efforts across the five television stations. The "lighthouse" station is a station operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group via a LMA.

TV Azteca has just inked a content partnership with an entity considered until now a competitor to Azteca América. What does that mean for the network owned by HC2 Holdings, and what does this bring to the company led by CEO Peter Markham from the Empire Center in Burbank, Calif.?

For Evoca TV, the transmission of television content using the cross-polarization functionality of the ATSC 3.0 standard is something the company believes will make it a success, banking on a unique business model reliant on NEXTGEN TV.

By popular demand, RBR+TVBR’s reader-generated Honor Roll is back. And there are big changes in the ranks from 2021. Here's how you can get the full list, available ONLY in the Spring 2022 RBR+TVBR Special Report, our 40-page full-color magazine.