What do NAB Chief Legal Officer Rick Kaplan, Motion Picture Association Sr. Executive VP and Global General Counsel Karyn Temple, and NCTA-The Internet & Television Association Chief Legal Officer Russell Hanser have in common? The three disparate organizations all agree on how the FCC should proceed in MB Docket No. 19-41, focused on the TV […]
A noncommercial FM radio station licensed to Jonesboro, Tex., that is presently silent under special temporary authority with the FCC is being acquired by a religious institution that's more about Jesus Christ than the "solid rock" one may have heard on stations like WLS some 55 years ago.
Founded in 2023, Crush Yard is growing via a franchise model focused on "community, connection, and premium experiences on and off the court." That's convinced Sinclair Inc. to align its Sinclair Ventures arm with the pickleball-themed eatery and entertainment center brand.
In recent weeks, the Spot Ten Cable crown has been taken by a brand that until recently had been largely quiet with its marketing efforts. That's what makes Coca-Cola's Spot Cable activity noteworthy, and last week's spot play totals are certainly headline-making.
The Motion Picture Association, which today very much includes "Big Tech" behemoths Amazon and Netflix, has asked the FCC to refrain from "intervening" in the video marketplace "in light of increasing innovation, intermodal competition, and viewer choice."
She's a well-known personality across the Triangle region of North Carolina, thanks to her role as the midday host for "Foxy 107/104." Now, she's expanding her role within Urban One by taking a key marketing role in Raleigh-Durham.
In a move the Apollo Global Management-controlled broadcast media company believes will strengthen its leadership "in driving digital revenue growth and innovation across its markets," Cox Media Group has named a Senior Director of Digital Sales.
In 1987 she took the role of an account executive at the former WDBN-FM in Medina, Ohio. She then joined WNIR in Akron before shifting to a pair of stations in Mansfield, Ohio. Over the years, that station group grew to become a seven-station cluster, one that she would lead. Now, Margie Tasseff is retiring.
She's a San Diego-based veteran of the U.S. Hispanic media marketplace, and from May 2005 through July 2023 was associated with Univision Communications, exiting as President and Regional General Manager of the company's San Diego, Las Vegas and Rio Grande Valley radio stations. Now, she's joined the RAB.
As many of the top leaders in Spanish-language radio and on-demand audio prepare to gather at the Hispanic Radio Conference, Nueva Network and the newly renamed North Atlantic Media have unveiled "strategic leadership" shifts in an announcement distributed by former longtime Entravision executive Jeffery Liberman.
He most recently served as Local Sales Manager for WRTV-6 in Indianapolis and exited with its sale to DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting. Meet the new VP/General Manager of Sinclair Inc.'s two stations in the Cedar Rapids-Iowa City market.
With a “hold separate” court ruling being appealed in the Ninth Circuit and a D.C. court hearing a separate challenge, TEGNA has named a Chief Executive Officer — a sign that Nexstar’s quest to merge could take years.
The NAB has entered the FCC's ongoing competition proceeding with a data-heavy argument for structural reform. In formal comments, the group frames current local radio ownership caps as incompatible with a marketplace now ruled by unregulated Big Tech.
It is an award bestowed annually that honors individuals or teams who demonstrate exemplary leadership in advancing the ATSC’s mission "and embody the vision, tenacity, and commitment" that defined the legacy of former longtime broadcast standards association's president, Mark Richer.
The 2026 recipient has been named.
LAWO, known for its networked media infrastructure, are moving forward under a memorandum of understanding forged at the 2026 NAB Show that sees it incorporating swXtch.io's groundSwXtch software-defined multicast overlay for on-prem and hybrid ground/cloud networks.
For the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, Nicole Rutherford brings "a tidal wave of knowledge, experience, and entrepreneurial flair" to PPDS. She is based in Hudson, Fla., and reports to Director of North America Marketing Megan Lipinczyk.
Ravenna AoIP connectivity with built-in AES67 and ST 2110-30 is now available for the brand’s audio interfaces, including the Thunder | Core series, Penta series, and AX32 via a new Ravenna Card and free updates to the DADman control software and device firmware.
Political advertising remains healthy for broadcast radio and TV. However, Brian Wieser of Madison and Wall predicts 2026 will bring tempered growth. That's due, in part, to the ongoing desire among marketers and consumers to shift to digital and social media platforms when it comes to visual entertainment.
Combining the ease of plug and play USB sound with the security of a physical hardware buffer, JetPak is designed to minimize direct network exposure from host computers, helping improve both system security and operational stability. It’s also small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, says MaxxKonnect head Josh Bohn.
An involuntary transfer of control approval request has been filed with the FCC that would give control of a group of low-power television stations associated with the late Vince Castelli to a longtime media broker.
