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A former longtime Emmis Communications leader in the Gateway City and ex-Market President for iHeartMedia/St. Louis has pivoted by becoming the newest broker at Media Services Group, joining a team that includes George Reed, Eddie Esserman, Bob Heymann and Roger Rafson.

The sports betting network based in Las Vegas linked to the Musberger family has attracted legions of wager-minded consumers over the past several years with its audio programming. Now, the cameras have been turned on for more than social media and YouTube, as VSiN has debuted a Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) channel.

A new global look at ad trends has come from Brian Wieser-founded Madison & Wall. Outside of TV (at least in 2026) and out-of-home, "the environment remains weak for audio, publishing, direct mail, and directories." In fact, Madison & Wall concludes, "These revenue pools no longer represent much of the total market."

In April 2018, the Chief Information and Technology Officer for Time Inc., exited the company following its acquisition by Meredith Corp. and joined TEGNA Inc. as its Chief Technology Officer. Now, under newly minted CEO Patrick Paolini, the "hold separate" unit of Nexstar Media Group has elevated this senior-level executive to an executive role.

He shares a name with one of the most famous professional athletes of the modern era. And, he's just joined Spanish Broadcasting System's national audio arm for a key sales position. It follows roles at AdLarge, ESPN and at Cumulus Media, respectively.

It's been a minute for Coca-Cola. And with the FIFA World Cup now underway across North America, one of the world's most recognizable American brands has invested significantly in one of its biggest Spot Cable campaigns in years.

AI-driven broadcast technology company Futuri has brought to market a revenue intelligence platform for media sales teams. As the company founded by Daniel Anstandig believes, TopLine Enterprise streamlines disparate research, outreach, creative, and attribution tools into a single workflow for media sales teams.

The Radio Advertising Bureau is celebrating what it calls the successful completion of its 2026 Media Career Academies program series, including the GAB Media Career Academy, IBF Media Career Academy and Kellar Media Career Academy.

The availability of Akta on OCI gives media organizations a new way to modernize video infrastructure without stitching together separate tools, cloud environments or workflow systems, the company says.

Broadcast groups appear to be lining up for an audience with Carr

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