Thursday, July 23, 2026

A Broadcast Lesson from the Corner Grocery Store

A look at a grocery store battle through a broadcast prism.
Broadcast Tower

Big announcement from BIG

There’s a new kid on the broadcast organization block

Cars sales both flat and up YOY in August

TrueCar’s latest report on auto sales indicates that dealers are going to hit just about the same number they
MIB Reports Movies

Millennials spotted paying attention to ads

The young millennial age group is a treasured demographic.
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Consumer confidence surges in August

The base confidence benchmark established all the way back in 1985 is within sight.
Dollar Sign

Fine sales opportunity for I-95 broadcasters

A Brooklyn-based pasta sauce maker thinks its ingredients are a cut above what its competitors are using...

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.
Aereo

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

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