At the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas, one of the most talked-about news announcements at the broadcast media industry affair had little to do with a radio or TV station mega-deal or a freshly minted regulatory policy codified by Washington wonks. Rather, an affiliate of The Gores Group signed off on a definitive agreement to sell GatesAir to France-based Thomson Broadcast.
Now, GatesAir — a renowned company in the broadcast industry with a history of powering over-the-air networks worldwide for the past 100 years — has landed in the hands of a new owner.