In a month that saw the Olympic Games Paris 2024 across both NBC and Telemundo and numerous breaking news stories, broadcast TV's total share of the viewing pie came in lower than that of cable television. That said, streaming is clearly the dominant way U.S. consumers are watching video content.
Thomason Broadcast-owned GatesAir last week formally introduced a new high-efficiency, low-power offering for two product lines that "offer insights into the changing requirements for RF infrastructure." In particular, low-power radio and TV broadcasters are the focus of these new "solutions."
With the exponential growth of content volume and the proliferation of distribution platforms, media companies are under immense pressure to ensure that all content meets the highest quality standards. In response to these media quality challenges, Telestream is announcing the immediate availability of Qualify, a cloud-native quality control product on AWS Marketplace.
"The release of Viz Libero Free puts cutting-edge sports analysis technology, including AI capabilities, into the hands of any sports content creator that wants to learn and upskill; ensuring more operators can enhance their storytelling capabilities with detailed and engaging sports content," Vizrt says.
French audio specialist and equipment manufacturer Digigram has announced the release of a new Dante sound card as part of its ALP-X range. Available from Digigram’s network of distributors early October 2024, ALP-DANTE-LE is the eighth addition to the fast growing range of sound cards launched in 2022.
RTW, the Cologne, Germany-based AV company, has announced that its TouchControl 5 product will now include support for dialog-gated measurements, enabling compliance with dialog-based specifications, which are aligned with Netflix delivery standards.
The Nexstar Media Group-owned broadcast TV station serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia will serve as the host for the October 2 debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senator from the state.
The Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report for the week ending September 15 shows that two QSRs dominated by spot play across the cable television networks it measures. At the same time, a weight loss drug is now in the Spot Ten, adding some irony to the list of key cable TV advertisers.
If you're a RBR+TVBR Premium Member, you’ve already received a VIP e-mail with your link to the Radio + Television Business Report's all-new Summer 2024 Special Report. It’s a 40-page digital magazine available via PDF download and contains exclusive interviews with Michael J. Hayes of Hearst Television, a cover interview with Leo MacCourtney and lots more — including our Broadcast Best Finance Leaders rankings for this year!
They were once rivals. Now, they are siblings under the PBS SoCal banner. That partnership has led the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to select the noncommercial broadcast TV operation serving the Los Angeles market as the lead stations for a national public media civic content and engagement initiative.
The team led by Vincent Létang has issued a report that backs up a forecast from Brian Wieser released earlier this month, concluding that full-year non-cyclical ad spend will grow by 8.9% — up from its previous prediction of 8.2% growth. For MAGNA, this represents one of the best performances in 20 years. That said, the headwinds will continue for broadcast radio companies.
In recent years this FM has been a Top 40 station devoting its coverage to Northeast Kansas from the home of the University of Kansas, in Lawrence. Now, a change is in the works for KKSW-FM, as a new owner will take possession of the station pending regulatory approval.
Pending FCC approval, an AM/FM combo serving South Lake Tahoe, California will be heading to a new owner. This will officially conclude the tenure as licensee of D&H Broadcasting LLC, which in May voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
A Class B AM with 4 towers serving Wisconsin's biggest market with a Smooth Jazz format has been sold, along with its FM translator covering the city. Who's the buyer, and will they keep the current programming once this transaction brokered by Greg Guy of Tideline Partners LLC and Griffin Media Partners closes?
"The FCC is continuing to do its due diligence to reevaluate the population count information for AM and FM broadcasters for FY 2024 regulatory fees." That's how the Commission is responding to a matter that saw some radio stations being asked to submit regulatory fees that are actually higher than the ones adopted for the current fiscal year.
An AM radio station with a companion FM translator serving a city in Western Tennessee is being sold by Hunt Communications, a FCC filing made late Friday shows. Who is the buyer?
A fresh retransmission consent agreement has been signed by DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company — a deal that early Saturday put an end to an ugly 13-day battle that saw the direct broadcast satellite TV service provider take an aggressive stance in seeking its demands for a la carte pricing and flexibility.
It appears DirecTV got a lot of what it has been advocating for.
Castelli Media, the low-power TV station licensee led by Vincent Castelli, has signed off on an agreement that will see the sale of a TV translator facility serving the city of Santa Barbara, Calif., from a peak above the bucolic Central Coast city.
The deadline for United States-based foreign media outlets to submit their next John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act report to the FCC has been set by the Media Bureau.
Rogers Sports & Media will represent all ad sales across Canada for Wondery’s portfolio of on-demand content, including shows such as Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, Business Wars, New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce, 48 Hours, Ten Percent Happier with Dan Harris, How I Built This hosted by Guy Raz, and Scamfluencers.
