Legacy

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.

**SPONSORED CONTENT** With advancing technology, an ever-evolving marketplace, and constantly updated data, the pace of selling has grown exponentially! Futuri’s TopLine has partnered with SmithGeiger Elevate to bring you a research solution specifically designed for television and digital video sales executives. LEARN MORE BY CLICKING HERE

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.

That's a question WorldCast Systems, the supplier of advanced broadcast products, seeks to answer, and it has unveiled a new security feature in its Ecreso FM transmitter range to protect from cyberattacks.

"Major enhancements" include a new, cloud-native architecture; a redesigned user interface; integrated caption editing; intelligent number representation; flexible new pricing models; and an advanced API for third-party developers.

Solid State Logic is heading to the 2022 NAB Show, and the spotlight will be on the new SSL Live L650 console and V5.0 software.

It's a plus for many broadcasters, as the product is used for discovery and advertisement when streaming real-time IP audio. Previously the codecs could only connect to Livewire+ devices in AES67 compatibility mode.

The future of broadcast and broadband delivery is a focal point of nearly every TV company from Kingston, Jamaica, to Fairbanks, Alaska. As such, it's likely no surprise that ATSC 3.0 and NEXTGEN TV will be under a big spotlight at the 2022 NAB Show, which opens April 23 in Las Vegas.