Meet Saga’s Board Of Directors For The Next Year
Who are the seven individuals who will comprise the board of directors of Saga Communications for the next 12 months. With voting on Monday at the radio broadcasting company's annual stockholders meeting, seven men secured their seats at the board room table.
Skyview Goes Upfront With Its Summer Agency Events
Big television networks aren't the only media organizations that are making pitches to marketers and advertisers ahead of the 2019-2020 broadcast season. Skyview Networks on Tuesday released what it calls its "star-studded, agency-focused, pre-upfronts events calendar."
Does Radio ‘Lag Behind’ Streaming On New Music?
A new study suggests "mainstream radio" is playing a different role in the music landscape than it used to. "More and more, artists are finding widespread exposure on streaming platforms first and radio second (if at all)," the study finds. Is this "indisputable paradigm shift" real?
Marketron’s C-Suite Shift Puts Howard In CEO Slot
Enterprise revenue management and digital software provider Marketron has shuffled its executive team by naming a new CEO and selecting a new SVP of Product. The new Chief Executive is tied to the private equity firm that acquired Marketron in 2018.
Broadcast Sales Training A Top Draw For Kansas State Students
P1 Learning’s P1 Futures Program, sponsored by underwriters, aims to put broadcast on college students’ radar screen across the nation. The program offers broadcast sales and marketing tactics used by industry professionals, and networking opportunities with media.
Triton’s Moody Selection To Power Digital Delivery
One of the oldest Christian radio networks in the U.S. has selected The E.W. Scripps Co.-owned global technology and services company serving the digital audio and podcast industry to help bring its broadcast mission to the tech-savvy masses.
A Flat Q2 Ahead For Salem, Following A Dreary Q1
Salem Media Group took the unusual step of releasing its Q1 2019 earnings at 2pm Eastern on Friday, rather than before the start of trading on Wall Street. For the company focused on Christian and Conservative Talk programming, the positive news lies in its Q2 forecast.
Emmis’ Final Quarter of Fiscal ’19: Short of Strength
With less stations to draw income from and NextRadio also now in Emmis' rear-view mirror, how did Emmis do in its fiscal Q4 of 2019? The results were lackluster, but "significant strength" is being seen as the company led by Jeff Smulyan begins fiscal 2020.
Saga Sees Stock Bounce Despite Q1 Dip
The parade of quarterly earnings continued on Friday morning, with Saga Communications sharing with Wall Street some 30 minutes before the Opening Bell just how it performed in Q1. The answer: Not great. CEO Ed Christian is "not content," and spoke at length about it.
You Can’t Trump This: A Reborn Radio Group Dedicated To Donald
No, it's not a stunt. A trio of FM radio stations left for dead by its previous owner following Hurricane Michael, which was just upgraded to a Category 5 storm, will each broadcast speeches from President Trump from today through the 2020 presidential election.
Veritone’s Net Loss Grows, Despite Record Revenue
It's been stated many times that record revenue growth is meaningless if it doesn't translate to net income of significance. In the case of Veritone Inc., no net income was seen in Q1. In fact, its net loss widened despite the strong surge in revenue.
Midwest Exec Makes His Case For FCC Radio Rule Relaxation
On April 19, an RBR+TVBR OBSERVATION offered an editorial opinion on the hotly debated topic of further deregulation of local radio ownership rules. Michael Wright, COO of Midwest Communications, believes relaxing local radio ownership restrictions is overdue.
With ‘Mix’ News Still Pending, WPLJ Reveals Sign-Off Date
It's official: Cumulus Media's sale of WPLJ-FM in New York to Educational Media Foundation will close on June 1. As such, the station's final day on the air will be May 31. Meanwhile, there's no word on what the fate of D.C. sibling WRQX-FM will be.
Translator Swap Gives Salem Added Faith In Tampa Bay
Until now, Salem Media Group has been serving the sprawling Tampa-St. Petersburg DMA with Christian Talk and Teaching programming across two AMs -- one of which has an FM translator serving Lakeland, Fla. Now, it has a Tampa-market FM thanks to iHeartMedia.
Coming To Android Automotive: iHeartRadio Access
Here's some fresh news from the Google I/O conference that will certainly be of interest to every radio industry C-Suiter: Google has revealed that iHeartRadio will be participating in developing an Android Automotive OS experience as an early access partner.