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A 21-year-old broadcast television station licensee of properties in six markets across the eastern U.S. — all operated through a shared services agreement with Gray Media — has renewed and expanded its multi-year services agreement for local TV measurement with Nielsen.

What are some of the nation's biggest media company leaders thinking, and where do they see broadcasting headed next year and beyond? The Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session, sponsored by ABC Audio, saw NewsNation's Lee Harris ask four major industry leaders to share their perspectives and insights.

You’ve heard about the legendary Forecast conference. The leaders – broadcast media's agents of change – are going. In fact, high-level executives have been gathering at the Harvard Club in New York every year since 2002. Wednesday promises to be no different. Do you have your seat secured?

The Cox Media Group-owned NBC affiliate serving Western Pennsylvania is preparing for a big change on its 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts. On December 13, a 40-year veteran of the station's news team will depart the station.

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.

It turns out that Urban One made a mistake, and didn't mean to have its earnings come out on November 7 after all. Instead, the media company super-serving African American consumers will release its Q3 fiscal report card on Tuesday.

In June 2017, media broker Richard A. Foreman shared the news that all of Radio Vermont Group’s radio stations were up for sale. This would end the Squier family’s time as a radio station owner, which began in 1935. In January, employees of the radio stations were told that a buyer has emerged. Now, an asset purchase agreement finalized in October has finally arrived at the FCC.

CTS’ Cloud TV is designed to provide companies "a complete multi-platform TV experience, both broadcast and OTT, delivered from the cloud via a managed 24x7 service."

The publicly traded radio station ownership group with properties in markets such as Philadelphia, Boston, Tampa-St. Petersburg and Detroit has decided to release its third quarter earnings report prior to the Opening Bell on Wall Street this Tuesday — Election Day in the U.S. 

Fifteen years ago, Steven Fuchs signed off on a Time Brokerage Agreement allowing Fox Radio Network to control a 25kw Class C3 FM serving a Missouri city along the Black River, in the southeastern corner of the Show-Me State. Now, he is converting that long-term lease into an outright purchase.

Castelli Media, the low-power TV station licensee led by Vincent Castelli, has received regulatory approval for a deal announced in September that sees the sale of a low-power television station in Santa Barbara, Calif., by the LPTV entrepreneur.

In Rosemary Ravinal's view, the truth is that many bosses use jargon-filled language to conceal their weaknesses or fears. Yet, she says, no amount of colorful language can compensate for the lack of leadership and know-how.

TelevisaUnivision's third-quarter 2024 performance in the U.S. bested that of Mexico. It is thanks to retransmission consent revenue gains, and big political ad dollar growth. This positions new CEO Daniel Alegre, who has a tech background, in a positive spot as further monetization of digital assets appears likely for the Hispanic media Goliath.

It says it is the radio operation "with the power of heaven" and holds four construction permits for new noncommercial FMs across Nevada, California and Utah, respectively. Two of those CPs are mutually exclusive, and the FCC was asked to resolve the matter. The result? Three of the remaining four CPs are going to Remanente Broadcasting Network.

The Financial Services category is a ripe one for media advertising dollar growth. For the week ending October 20, one banking brand greatly stood out among the rest when it came to the amount of spots shown on cable TV channels tracked by Media Monitors.