Radio+Television Business Report

With Tesla deciding to end both AM and FM radio access in two of its entry-level models, Congressional passage of the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act" is more urgent than ever. For NAB EVP of Public Affairs and Chief of Staff Michelle Lehman, getting the bill to the full House for a long-awaited vote is a must.

He's been leading up sales for the Gray Local Media trio of TV brands serving Cleveland. Starting December 1, he'll be among the Fighting Irish and the surrounding community of South Bend, Ind., and nearby Elkhart as General Manager of Gray's NBC affiliate in the market.

Talk about a bump in market size: the individual who has been serving as General Manager of Gray Local Media's TV station in Paducah, Ky., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., for the past seven years has just been given the keys to the company's trio of TV properties serving Northeastern Ohio.

That accident attorney specialist with roots in the Sunshine State has again conquered the most-seen spot report for broadcast television, according to the latest data from iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. But, there is Pharma category activity that's certainly worth noting.

The Carr Commission is considering a mandate that would require all sellers of televisions in the U.S to include a NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver. The lobbying group that's responsible for the annual CES conference, led by an individual trying to kill the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act," doesn't want that to happen.

It's being hailed by Comcast Advertising as "a step change for the advertising industry." What, precisely, does that mean? Agencies and brands can buy targetable, biddable ads on linear TV for the first time.

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Don't get spooked, but viewers of ABC Television Network stations who rely on YouTube TV to deliver the local broadcast station aligned with the Disney-owned offering could suffer a "blackout" come Halloween, as a retransmission consent impasse appears likely.

At the end of October, he'll be celebrating 46 years in the radio business ... hopefully as a new retiree. He tried once before, but that attempt 2 1/2 years ago was unsuccessful. Will this second goodbye prove to be the trick for Bruce Law?

"Every year, we work with our advisory board and industry thought leaders to make sure that our categories recognize the innovative content being created today world-wide across all genres and reflect our commitment to the passion of independent filmmakers,” said New York Festivals EVP Rose Anderson.

As veteran public relations and public speaking expert Rosemary Ravinal sees it, "Accents build bridges, not barriers." Here are some powerful ways you can use what you may have thought was a crutch and turn it into a conquering device.

The world's largest producer and distributor of Spanish-language audio and video content saw its total revenue decline by 3% in the third quarter. That performance was largely due to a significant decline in domestic advertising revenue, which failed to offset a rapidly rising Subscription & Licensing dollar-generation engine.

He's a Rosario, Argentina-born businessman who in the last decade has risen to become one of the most influential members of the nation's media sector. Now, he's acquired one of the country's biggest television networks. The seller? Paramount Skydance.

Xperi took full advantage of its presence at NAB Show New York to announce an enhanced version of its DTS AutoStage Broadcaster Portal launching on November 1, introducing expanded audience analytics that will now stretch across 250 US markets.

In the U.S., it is aligned with FOX. In Canada, the ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) platform known as Tubi has struck a deal with the parent of CTV and a group of radio stations operated by iHeartRadio.

On Monday, November 10, the executive leadership team at Townsquare Media will be unveiling the company's third quarter earnings results at the start of the day. It is now known that the radio industry's biggest single owner of radio stations will do the same after that day's closing bell for U.S. financial markets.

The latest three-month review of how U.S. consumers spend their time listening to ad- supported audio is out, courtesy of Nielsen Audio. It's based on data compiled by the audience measurement giant and third-party partner Edison Research. What's the key takeaway? Ad-supported audio represents two-thirds of total listening. 

Former interns are in the spotlight, as they are making a positive impact across the media, technology and tech sectors.

She's a very familiar figure in radio industry circles, and following an organizational shift in April departed Skyview Networks. At the time, there were hints that she'd resurface soon.  That announcement arrived on October 23, and it sees Jeanne-Marie Condo-Bucknell take a role at Audacy Inc.'s Infinity Networks.

It's the parent of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club — in addition to a mobile phone service provider, cable TV service giant, and local radio and television stations as well as the Citytv network. All helped Rogers Communications beat Zacks Equity Research's third quarter earnings forecast.