Snelson elected to second term as SBE president
The membership of the SBE has elected Joseph Snelson, CPBE, 8-VSB to a second term as national president. He will begin his one-year term on October 8. As president, Snelson leads the organization and presides over its national board of directors that determines policy for the 5,000+ member professional society.
Federal court rejects Aereo request to be a cable company
Aereo's last-ditch argument to save itself won't be given an airing in court, according to the Second Circuit
MFM-Borrell: Benchmarking local media’s digital revenues
Most local TV, radio and newspaper outlets are leaving money on the table by not focusing on digital
Nielsen digs deep on Back to School
A recent study by Nielsen found that, like other “holidays,” Back-to-School season is increasingly influenced
NAB EVP, CTO Matheny to keynote SBE Awards Dinner
Sam Matheny, the new executive vice president and chief technology officer at the NAB, will be the keynote speaker at this year's SBE National Awards Dinner on 10/8.
wywy opens NYC office
wywy, a Germany-based cross-screen advertising and real time TV-ad tracking company, announced the appointment of Alan Ives as its vice president sales and business development, North America.
Nebraska Broadcasters Association inducts two into Hall of Fame
The Nebraska Broadcasters Association has welcomed Rod
GroupM: Global ad spend to be up 4.5%
GroupM issued its biannual This Year, Next Year futures report, forecasting global ad spend will
Plura buys Alpermann+Velte
Plura, a global manufacturer of digital broadcast and video production solutions, announced the acquisition of Alpermann+Velte, manufacturer of timecode products, production timers
ValueAct buys stake in 21st Century Fox; suggests “re-visit”
Hedge fund ValueAct Capital said it had taken a $1 billion stake in 21st Century Fox. Fox recently
Univision restructures management nationwide
Univision is undertaking a major restructuring of its local media leadership. It has announced
Who are the millennials?
“Millennials” are the hot demo target these days. But how well do you know them?
NAB: FCC should grant waiver of all LPTV construction deadlines
The NAB has filed comments with the FCC in support of a request for a
Social Media: The Great Democratizing Force
In decades past, social change moved at the speed of leafleting, justice was often something that
New Nielsen “Local Watch” report
At 12 noon ET Thursday, Nielsen released only its third-ever “Local Watch” report, featuring insights