Legacy

He hinted at an upcoming brand evolution at the CBS affiliate serving Atlanta owned by Gray Television in a recent InFOCUS Podcast. Now, VP/GM Erik Schrader can share all of the details. WGCL-TV, known today as "CBS46," is disappearing. New call letters and branding are on the way — along with a positioning away from its network affiliation. 

In German, a burgermeister has little to do with hamburgers. Rather, it is a chief magistrate or mayor. Thus, it is a bit fitting that Michael Burger has been given the top leadership position for a group of radio stations owned by iHeartMedia.

For those attending the European trade show IBC2022, the planet's second-largest broadcast media technology expo, a visit to ENCO's booth will yield demonstrations of the fifth generation of the Novi, Mich.-based company's AI-enhanced enCaption automated captioning and transcription product.

It's great news for the National Association of Broadcasters and the entire radio broadcasting industry, and perhaps not-so-great news for former Congressman Joe Crowley and pro-music industry advocacy organization musicFIRST.

In this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Tony Michaels offers more details on why he's super-pleased to be celebrating a quarter century in Siouxland with Powell Broadcasting and why he's not chased after other radio jobs in bigger markets. "After sharing your heart on the radio for 25 years, it feels like I have thousands of friends," he shares. Learn how you can find your happy in Radio from Michaels by listening to this podcast now! LISTEN HERE

Broadcast audio technology company The Telos Alliance doesn't plan to be simply exhibiting its wares at the upcoming IBC 2022. Rather, the Cleveland-based company will use the conference to introduce new Professional Services offerings while demonstrate its technology in strategic partner booths.

MultiDyne Video & Fiber Optic Systems returns to IBC with power extension in mind for camera operators seeking to free themselves from the limitations of SMPTE cable, and cleanly merge broadcast and digital cinema signal chains. The company’s new APE family seeks to achieve both by adding advanced power extension capability to MultiDyne’s SMPTE HUT and SilverBack systems via integrated DC power supplies.

Daniel Loeb of Third Point, an activist investor, on Tuesday suggested to The Walt Disney Company that it engage in a variety of stock-sparking initiatives — such as shaking up the Disney board, jettisoning ESPN and taking 100% ownership of Hulu by acquiring Comcast's stake in the OTT platform. Disney responded by essentially snubbing him.

What does Quicklink have in store for the upcoming IBC 2022 show in Amsterdam? It plans to unveil a video production product expressly designed for creating professional virtual, in-person and hybrid events.

ARK, led by CEO and co-founder Joshua Weiss, joined the industry forum comprised of leading companies from the online video ecosystem to further their development and use of the new television standard ATSC 3.0.

The contract will now be sent to the membership for ratification, with the National Board recommending a “yes” vote. SAG-AFTRA represents actors, announcers, broadcast journalists, DJs, news writers, news editors, program hosts, voiceover artists, influencers and other entertainment and media professionals.

While viewed by many as a replacement for cable television, can FAST channels grow revenue while gaining audience by weaving commercials into the mix? Yes, a new report from LG Ads Solutions says. But, consider the source.

Serving Lee County, Va., is an AM/FM Country-formatted combo that serves a geographical area to the northwest of Kingsport, Tenn., and to the south of Cumberland, W. Va. Pending FCC approval, this radio pair will be heading to a new owner.

The Baltimore-based owner of broadcast TV stations, MVPD-distributed Tennis Channel and the Bally Sports regional sports networks enjoyed an incredibly strong Q2 for political ad dollars. The trends for Q3 are bright, too, leading to "crowdout" for core advertising that one analyst wanted more details of.

For many in the U.S., Sinclair Broadcast Group is viewed as the owner of broadcast TV stations and the parent of Bally Sports regional sports networks. But, Sinclair is perhaps the one free-to-air TV station owner that's done more to advance ATSC 3.0 in the U.S. than its peers. Now, Sinclair has taken another step designed to further the development and implementation of NextGen TV not only stateside, but in South Korea.