Legacy

In this exclusive chat, conducted in early June, Pio Ferro opens up about working for a privately held broadcast group, how great content can drive revenue and advertiser ROI, and why a Foo Fighters/Becky G mashup may not be the best of ideas. It's all in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

"We're improving digital FM radio service." That's how FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel posits a coming vote by all five Commissioners at the September Open Meeting on a plan that would streamline the process for allowing digital transmissions at different power levels on the upper and lower digital sidebands.

YouTube moved into the lead among media distributors in the July 2024 Media Distributor Gauge report, Nielsen’s monthly view of total TV consumption by media company. Thank the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which began on July 26, for the big bump, which also positively impacted NBCUniversal.

A quartet of FM radio stations are moving forward with filings seeking the FCC's approval for the use of GeoBroadcast Solutions' "ZoneCasting" technology as part of plan to make their stations "hyper-local" — and potentially more lucrative in an addressable advertising world.

Can fiscally strained Corus Entertainment, with its shares at 15 cents CDN going into Tuesday's trading on the TSX, benefit in any way from the premiere of new seasons from returning and first-time series airing on its Global television network? That's a question some investors may be asking today.

With SiriusXM just days away from finalizing its stock-consolidation merger with Liberty Media Corporation, shareholders have approved a plan where Liberty Media will exchange existing SiriusXM shares for new shares in “SplitCo,” which will get a new name next month.

The two-day curriculum presented by RAB, in conjunction with BMI, the MIW not-for-profit group and Xperi Inc., focused on the specific needs of women in radio leadership or those aspiring to move into leadership positions. The program worked to enhance their overall knowledge and skills.

He joined ABC News as a freelance video editor based in London in 1998 and for the past 26 years has held various roles within ABC News. Now, he's been elevated to President, reporting to Debra OConnell, the President of News Group and Networks under the Disney Entertainment arm.

The new Chief Product & Technology Officer for Disney Entertainment and ESPN has been selected, and Disney Entertainment Co-Chairmen Alan Bergman and Dana Walden and ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro all came together to share the news.

A major water main break near the Jacques Cartier Bridge brought significant troubles to the city of Montréal on Friday morning, with Bell Media's broadcast radio and television station studios and offices shuttered following the incident.

The Appellate Division of New York's Supreme Court has affirmed a July 2023 ruling that requires the nation's largest owner of broadcast television stations to repay direct broadcast satellite TV services provider DirecTV for fees associated with what is today an unaffiliated TV station branded as “DC News Now.”

On August 1, a Daytona Beach radio station serving the Orlando market with Alternative rock music as "FM 101.9" since the end of 2017 dropped the format — a favorite of the parent company's CEO. Now, Audacy Inc. is preparing to end Alternative music on a Kansas City FM.

The multimedia company superserving African American consumers that wants a Virginia casino gaming resort approved by the commonwealth has decided to release its second quarter results on a day when several other companies will also be doing so. What can investors anticipate?

Four additional Next Generation Warning System grants have been given by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The recipients are PBS Member stations in Central Missouri and in Fort Wayne, Ind.; the public broadcaster serving Alaska's state capital; and a similar operation in Kodiak, Alaska.

For Cumulus Media, a look back at the three-month period ending June 30 yielded results that came in behind where the audio content creation and distribution company was a year ago. But, did the company led by CEO Mary Berner beat the Street? No, leading investors to sell "CMLS" shares.