the HOT List

RBR+TVBR first learned August 19 that NEXTGEN TV was coming to Atlanta. It is now known that that's not the only new market now offering local viewers broadcast TV channels powered by the ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard.

Television viewers with the latest NEXTGEN TV-equipped capabilities in the largest city in the South can now enjoy viewing programs delivered with the new ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard.

NBCUniversal is urging all measurement companies to offer alternative means of tracking viewing across multiple platforms. The request is in an open letter signed by Kelly Abcarian, the former Nielsen veteran who recently became EVP of Measurement and Impact for NBCUniversal.

Add Beasley Media Group to the vaccination mandate list. The company headquartered in Naples, Fla., follows Cumulus Media, Gray Television and Urban One as publicly traded broadcast media companies requiring "the jab" for employees.

Phil Valentine, the conservative Talk radio host who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and became seriously ill, has died. Valentine, who initially spoke out against the use of vaccines to combat the coronavirus, was a key air personality at Cumulus Media-owned WWTN-FM 99.7 in Nashville.

The media company known for its ownership of broadcast TV stations and the struggling NewsNation has agreed to acquire one of the leading political news brands covering Congress and the Federal government in Washington.

On Friday, welcome news for those who are electing not to travel to Las Vegas due to the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus arrived. However, full details as to what will be delivered digitally from the NAB Show come early October won't be revealed until September. Furthermore, it is unclear if digitally delivered Radio Show offerings are in the mix.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded grants to public media stations in areas with high COVID infection rates. The extra funds are designed to help them address “misinformation” in their communities.

Earlier this year, respected Local TV Leader Marla Drutz revealed that she's retiring. Now, the Graham Media Group executive who oversees its flagship property in Detroit is formally ready to pass the baton to her successor. Who's getting the role?

She’s spent 27 years as an active member of the Chicago local TV world. Now, ViacomCBS is appointing her to the role of President/GM of CBS News and Television Stations’ local businesses in Chicago.

Television industry entrepreneur Frank Copsidas is now getting recognition for an act that doesn't even involve a Form 314 filing with the FCC. Yet, it has everything to do with how Washington, D.C., and Wall Street impact and shape the low-power television business.

National Association of Broadcasters EVP/Managing Director of Global Connections and Events Chris Brown has revealed that all attendees and participants must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination should they wish to attend any of the Las Vegas conferences and vendor expos.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) on Tuesday formally announced in an email communique that CES 2022, the world's biggest technology event and an increasingly important convention for radio industry leaders, will require in-person attendees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

The E.W. Scripps Co. is agreeing to purchase a LPTV construction permit in the Southernmost City in the U.S. At the same time, Scripps is adding a LPTV in a swath of Southern California it presently has no presence in. Could this point to an expansion of Scripps' digital multicast networks?

While the NAB reiterates that it welcomes the opportunity after a year and a half for "Coming Together, Safely," it's also asking its audience to weigh on potential mask and/or vaccination mandates for all participants.