Legacy

In the final days of 2018, RBR+TVBR reported on the supposed lack of a suitable buyer for Univision’s Gizmodo Media Group. The company was “still struggling to find a buyer” some six months after going on the market. On Monday, a deal was finally reached.

Cumulus Media shares plummeted during Thursday's trading on the OTC exchange, following the Atlanta-based company's Wednesday evening announcement that it has elected to file for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The filing by the nation's No. 2 radio broadcasting company by number of stations was made in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. 

As the ATSC 3.0 Security Authority, or "A3SA," sees it, we live in an era when content providers are under continual threat from piracy. That's what led a pair of electronics manufacturers to develop Home Gateway content viewing options for NEXTGEN TV consumers that wish to watch "free secure broadcast NEXTGEN TV signals" throughout the home.

Be part of the 18th annual Forecast conference, presented virtually this year as Forecast LIVE. The event will play out over two sessions: Tuesday, December 8, and Wednesday, December 9. Still on the fence? Streamline Publishing Chairman Eric Rhoads shares some of the key reasons why this is THE year you'll not want to miss out on this conference.

When you're in attendance at the Harvard Club in New York, you won't miss out on the chance to hear from leading experts, inside and outside the industry, who will provide perspective and insight into what to expect in the next year. Few seats remain, so be sure to register today!

While macro forecasts are downbeat and warning signals abound, they conclude that most media executives and ad forecasters, including two MoffettNathanson analysts, are still expecting this year’s ad market to be stronger in the last six months of 2023 than in the first half of year. Yet, there's one unanswered question: Where is this confidence coming from? 

As radio faces competition from an ever-increasing number of platforms, radio marketing firm DMR/Interactive is projecting a 14% increase in station marketing budgets across the radio industry in 2025, following years of single-digit declines.

At a press conference held Monday afternoon, the executive leaders of four of the nation's biggest TV ownership groups shared more about their joint venture created to provide robust wireless data services powering the "Internet of Things."

At NAB 2022, Evertz’ BRAVO Studio was presented within the Digital Experience Solution, a collaboration between Microsoft, Lumen, Evertz and MediaKind. BRAVO Studio was used to produce a live, multi-camera podcast at Microsoft Booth throughout the NAB event.

It's a promotion to the C-Suite for the woman who until now has been the Senior Vice President and Market Manager of Audacy Inc.'s Chicago radio stations. We know who her successor is for a group of stations largely comprised of former CBS Radio properties.

Disruption, conflict, crisis, loss of revenue, combatting or conforming to digital media, bad attitudes, apathy and Band-Aid solutions. These are some of the most significant concerns for broadcast operations to date, notes Media Information Bureau columnist Kelly Orchard. In this column, Orchard helps busy executives answer one question they probably haven't had time to even think about.

Has iHeartMedia staged a surreptitious "fraudulent and otherwise wrongful" plan to shrink the dollars they believe are owed to them? That what the company's legacy noteholders claim is the biggest problem with the media company's Chapter 11 restructuring plan it has submitted to a Texas bankruptcy court, and on Wednesday moved forward with an adversary proceeding in the case.

He joined Coastal Television Broadcasting Group in November 2021 as Chief Revenue Officer. Now he's tacking on the title of President at the broadcast TV station owner.

The 2020 Radio Show was jam-packed with crazy good inspiration this year! Get the inside scoop and top four takeaways you can’t miss in this new article. [Sponsored Content from Revenue Analytics]

For CEO Chris Forgy and his team at Saga Communications, its Q3 call placed a spotlight on the pros and cons of being late to the game on digital revenue generation. Forgy also shared how expenses being incurred today are fueling long-term dollar generation opportunities.