Legacy

Six big names are among those shared by the Broadcasters Foundation of America, the charity devoted exclusively to helping broadcasters in acute need, as recipients of the 2020 Leadership Awards. The Awards will be presented at the Broadcasters Foundation Annual Breakfast on April 22 at the NAB Show.

Going to Las Vegas in late April to learn more about radio industry tech advancements and ways to improve your stations' bottom line? Perhaps a quintet of sessions presented by the Erica Farber-led RAB can assist.

Solid State Logic (SSL) has released the latest version of its V2.3 System T broadcast production platform, a move it claims adds various benefits to the entire range of System T consoles; S500, S500m, S300 and TCR.

Media Staffing Network (MSN) and RBR+TVBR have teamed up to present the 2020 TV Sales Compensation Study. But, the survey concludes Friday! Your contribution is essential to helping television station owners, operators, and managers become more competitive – and successful -- when hiring new sellers.

As the CMO of a global data science and marketing technology company notes, the Super Bowl isn't as super of a draw as it once was. Yet, that's not stopped networks and broadcast media companies from hiking ad rates. What does this mean for radio or TV stations airing the Big Game? Can media outlets with other "tent pole" events, or shoulder programming, also benefit?

In a deal finalized Sept. 6, 2019, DTV America Corp. — an entity that is majority controlled by HC2 Holdings — agreed to sell two low power television stations to licensee Lowcountry 34 Media. Now, Lowcountry 34 -- led by Jeff and Janet Winemiller -- is selling a full-power station in Savannah, Ga., that had been associated with those two LPTVs.

Until Monday, a legal battle that started in August 2018 against the former Tribune Media and Sinclair Broadcast Group was still on in America's First State. Now, it has concluded, thanks to a settlement that gives Tribune's new owner -- Nexstar Media Group -- cash and another TV station. The resolution also brings Nexstar the Rio Grande Valley's CBS affiliation.

Thanks to its just-struck sale by Entravision Communications, a Las Vegas TV station is poised to drop Spanish-language programming in favor of English-language second-run crime dramas and a smattering of original shows and movies, delivered by the West Palm Beach-headquartered company led by Brandon Burgess. It ends three years of Entravision ownership.

John Fullam recently announced his retirement as SVP/Market Manager for Entercom's five-brand, four-station Denver-Boulder radio group. We now know who is succeeding Fullam in the role.

Back in July 2017, Symphony Asset Management attracted the radio industry's attention for its role as the holder of some $280 million in iHeartMedia term loans. Today, the San Francisco-based unit of Nuveen has declared a position in iHeart, based on its acquisition of a notable chunk of publicly issued stock on Dec. 31, 2019.

The Conservative D.C.-based think tank that has the ear of the FCC under the leadership of Ajit Pai offers an opinion piece from a visiting fellow who argues that the newly enacted California Consumer Privacy Act is a state law worthy of Congressional action. What could this mean for your stations' digital data gathering, and other online issues?

Some of the key leaders in technology, media, marketing, and entertainment are scheduled to participate Wednesday at the annual ShellyPalmer Innovation Series Summit, a CES event staged by the longtime advertising, marketing and tech consultant and business adviser. They include the President of Westwood One and two key representatives of The CW Network.

If you're a DirecTV customer, you could lose access to any Hearst Television-owned broadcast TV stations as of 3pm Friday. Times a tickin', and as of midday Thursday no deal had been reached for all Hearst stations with the AT&T-owned provider. However, a second extension avoiding a Thursday afternoon "blackout" arrived.

When it comes to the products getting the most exposure via spot television for the week ending Dec. 29, nothing beats Guaifenesin. Well, at least the cold medication and cough suppressant that goes by a particular brand. According to Media Monitors, it's the big No. 1 advertiser in its latest TV report.