Radio+Television Business Report

The Chris Ruddy-led cable television network moving ahead with an initial public offering of stock is welcoming three industry veterans to serve as Executive Producers for some of its key shows.

Public radio stations serving California's Central Valley; Erie, Pa.; and the Wasatch Front of Utah are eligible to receive grants from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting to upgrade their equipment in order to provide enhanced emergency alerting to their respective listeners.

As RBR+TVBR previously reported, Bob Longo is retiring at the end of 2024 as the head of Cox Media Group's television station in Jacksonville, and as the leader of its joint service partner owned by Hoffman Communications. Now, CMG has announced who is taking Longo's role.

Seven Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts were honored at a Tuesday luncheon reception presented by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation in New York.

Starting in January 2025, Nielsen will move to a 3-minute qualifier to count a radio listener (from the previous 5-minute mark). As a result of this enhancement, radio and its advertisers will get credit for more of the audience that hears their ads and content.

Two-thirds of marketers queried by WARC Research expect business conditions to improve next year. That could have a positive trickle-down effect for broadcast media advertising, giving core ad dollars a potential needed boost in 2025.

An Indian scalable playout services company with SaaS services at its forefront has brought to market a real-time ad delivery tracking dashboard designed to stop revenue leakage that can occur in "high pressure live sports playout environments."

A collection of 11 radio stations spread across the Delmarva Peninsula has a new leader. At the same time, social media posts confirm that the entire news department at HeartMedia's News/Talk radio station serving Southern California, which last week saw the resignation of its longtime PD, has been dismantled as part of widespread job cuts.

A Beasley Media Group-owned Rock station serving the Tampa-St. Petersburg market has officially been "relaunched," and is now "fully powered" by an artificial intelligence-driven operating system developed by Super Hi-Fi.

The multimedia company superserving African American consumers lowered its net loss during the third quarter. While there was no profit, investors in Urban One may be pleased nevertheless, as the decline in the net loss was seen even as net revenue slumped.

As RBR+TVBR first reported in August, Desert Valley Media Group agreed to sell a collection of FM stations serving the Phoenix market to Zelus Media, in a deal brokered by Kalil & Co. That transaction has now closed.

Real-time graphics and live production product creator Vizrt has named a new Chief Executive Officer, "marking the next phase of the company’s global growth." What does this mean for Michael Hallén?

The new CTO will oversee the unified structure of iSpot’s Engineering, QA, Infrastructure, Security and Data Science teams. "This alignment of core teams streamlines focus on delivering top-notch quality, reliability, accuracy, and efficiency across iSpot’s data and methodologies, all while enhancing iSpot’s commitment to measurement excellence," the company says.

You’ve heard about the legendary Forecast conference. The leaders – broadcast media's agents of change – are going. In fact, high-level executives have been gathering at the Harvard Club in New York every year since 2002. Wednesday promises to be no different. Do you have your seat secured?

An eczema drug jointly developed by pharmaceutical companies Regeneron and Sanofi continues to stand above all comers when it comes to the amount of spot plays detected last week at Spot TV.  That's according to new data from Media Monitors. How does the Spot Cable report compare?

Starting January 1, the ABC affiliate in the sprawling Tampa-Lakeland-Sebring DMA owned by The E.W. Scripps Company will have a new VP/GM, as the company has promoted from within to find its new leader.

The Cox Media Group-owned NBC affiliate serving Western Pennsylvania is preparing for a big change on its 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts. On December 13, a 40-year veteran of the station's news team will depart the station.

There's another change in the employee roster at the nation's No. 1 audio content creation and distribution company, and it will see a new individual take on its engineering and technology needs. After 32 years, Jeff Littlejohn will be leaving iHeartMedia.

For the first time, the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation and the Broadcasters Foundation of America are blending holiday generosity with the chance to win extraordinary opportunities. And, it is all to support both vital organizations with the Fantasy Gifts and Experiences for Good Auction.

One Top Local TV Leader could not be more satisfied with his leadership roles within ABC Owned Stations, which have seen him recently relocate from Fresno to Houston. "Make no mistake, this is an amazing time to be a part of the television industry," says Michael Carr.