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A French technology company that has established itself as a digital television testing and video decoder compliance product provider is cheering the availability of the industry's first test suite for what will become Brazil's 'TV 3.0' digital terrestrial television broadcast system.

Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson participated on Tuesday morning at the BofA Securities’ Leveraged Finance Conference at the Boca Raton Resort and pulled no punches when it comes to broadcast radio's ongoing core revenue woes. As he shared with attendees, the broadcast business is in a slow, secular decline, with National never coming back. 

The world's top producer of Spanish-language media content is moving ahead with the implementation of what CEO Daniel Alegre calls "significant and necessary changes" — "all aimed at strengthening our position for 2025 and beyond." The changes are triggered, in part, by the decision of Jesus Lara to leave.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation and the Broadcasters Foundation of America are blending holiday generosity with the chance to win extraordinary opportunities with a special silent auction that concludes on Giving Tuesday, which is December 3. Proceeds support both vital organizations with the Fantasy Gifts and Experiences for Good Auction.

According to a new analysis based on latest advertising spend data from 100 markets worldwide, plus projections of advertising investment patterns based on more than 2 million data points, some 22.1% of dollars spent on ads outside of China is paid to Google.

It presents itself as a faith-based network dedicated to spreading the word of Christ in an omnichannel way across the globe. Founded by Marcus Lamb in 1993, Daystar TV is now dealing with an ugly family feud of sorts — one that involves allegations of abuse from the founder's son, who has been ousted from the organization as a result of his claims.

Accessible emergency information requirements are at the heart of a waiver extension request that has been made alongside a Petition for Rulemaking submitted by the NAB with the FCC, an action designed to clarify rules pertaining to aural representations of visual, non-textual content such as radar maps and other graphics on a secondary audio channel.

Brendan Carr has issued a formal missive to the CEOs of Meta, Alphabet Inc., Apple Inc. and Microsoft seeking an explanation as to how their "NewsGuard" works and how it is squelching viewpoints, resulting in "censorship." It sends a clear message that the forthcoming FCC Chairman has zero tolerance for what he views as free speech impediments.

A 35-year career focused on radio and advertising will be coming to a close for the President of Eastman Radio, a Katz Media Group arm, as he has announced his retirement. Tucker Flood will depart at the end of the year, KMG announced late Friday.

With a nod to last week's Forecast 2025, how to become an enabler when it comes to innovation and new technology served as the focus of a forward-thinking television industry discussion moderated by Pearl TV Managing Director Anne Schelle at the in-person TVB Executive Summit, held Thursday in New York.

It calls itself "a foundational partner for omnichannel advertising." Now, it is set to grow in a significant way, as it has agreed to purchase a publicly traded independent software platform focused on the creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization of advertising.

Gray Television announced following Wednesday's Closing Bell on Wall Street that it has completed a series of transactions that collectively reduced the company’s principal amount of debt outstanding by $278 million since October 1 — bringing its total principal debt reduction to $519 million since the start of 2024.

Her term is formally up in the middle of 2025. But, she's exiting with the change in administration from Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to President-elect Donald Trump and J.D. Vance.

Brendan Carr, soon to be the FCC's Chairman, suggested to FOX News Channel's Dana Perino that the pending acquisition of National Amusements, Inc.'s shares in Paramount Global by Skydance will undergo scrutiny based on claims CBS News manipulated interviews with Vice President Kamala Harris, resulting in "distortion."

"Ambitious" small and medium-sized businesses seeking to grow their consumer base, and sales, turned to multiscreen television across the first half of 2024 to achieve measurable results. In fact, new VAB data indicate some 169 first-time TV advertisers spent $380 million through June 30 of this year across some 43 categories.