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"After a thorough effort aimed at exploring whether a higher and better offer for Nielsen could be obtained," Nielsen's Board "confirmed its view" that an acquisition proposal from a consortium led by an affiliate of Elliott Investment Management "represents an attractive outcome" for its shareholders "by providing a cash purchase at a substantial premium."

Friday the 13th could be unlucky if you aren't registered for the 13th Hispanic Radio Conference. That's because «el madrugador» is flying away at the end of the day, and the registration price increases by $300 tomorrow. REGISTER TODAY!

In the Kansas city of Wichita, Gray Television owns the market's CBS affiliate, KWCH-12, and the CW Network affiliate, KSCW-33. Until now, KSCW has used VHF channel 12 for its digital signal. This led Gray to ask the FCC if it could move KSCW to a UHF channel, thus improving market coverage. The Media Bureau, on delegated authority, just said yes.

One month ago, a radio broadcasting company led by David Rowell signed off on an asset purchase agreement that will give it ownership of a Class B FM located between Victoria and metropolitan Houston, Tex. Now, Rowell's buying a second FM in the region, a 100kw Class C1 property licensed to Bay City, Tex., covering the same areas as the Class B property.

As the country moves away from COVID-19 restrictions of the past two years and back into a lifestyle outside the home, U.S moms are showing adjustment in their media habits. That's a key finding from the just-released "Moms and Media 2022" report, produced by "The Research Moms" of Edison Research.

A group of minority-owned media, civil rights and public interest groups on Thursday filed a petition for rulemaking at the Federal Communications Commission calling for new data collection and reporting on the diversity of content vendors used by FCC-licensed media and telecommunications companies.

They couldn't be more disparate from one another, yet combined they represent perhaps the essence of broadcast radio today. Urban One, Saga Communications and iHeartMedia each release their first quarter 2022 earnings reports on Cinco de Mayo. What can analysts and investors expect?

On Wednesday morning, Cumulus Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group each release their respective fiscal health reports. What can investors expect?

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.

Thanks to streaming audio and Sirius XM, what was once on — and perhaps still on — the AM dial is still accessible. Do drivers know it is there for them? Do they care? What about Spanish-language programming and other content of interest to Hispanics? These questions and more will be addressed in a Hispanic Radio Conference panel discussion devoted to the Connected Car.

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New York Festivals TV & Film Awards competition announced the 2022 Storytellers Gala award winners. World-class content created by global storytellers from 42 countries were celebrated at the virtual Storytellers Gala, held Tuesday.

Mobile TV Group (MTVG) has brought to market its first-ever Cloud Control Container. ,"This latest innovation enables broadcasters to deploy all of the capability of a traditional broadcast room from a compact and lightweight container to any event location," the tech company serving broadcast and cable TV says.

Across the 2022 NAB Show, there’s been one topic that’s captured much attention from session to session — Radio’s importance and omnipresence in the vehicle. To be clear, in-car listening remains “dominated” by AM and FM consumption. But, Edison Research finds that the gap is narrowing against a growing number of vehicular audio choices.

A pair of veteran radio senior executives has teamed up with a noted digital marketing specialist to launch a new consultancy.