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Also, Caroline Beasley was inducted into the Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame

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FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has taken aim at a campaign from ABC designed to gain viewer support in its quest to maintain the "bona fide news program" equal time exemption for daytime chat program "The View."  As Carr sees it, "We're going to follow the facts and the law wherever they take us."

The annual Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity has been a regular epicenter of ad partnership pitches for iHeartMedia for the last several years, and this year is no exception. From C-Suite leaders to Questlove, Ryan Seacrest, Eva Longoria and Diplo, three days of activity have already been seen.

The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday adopted rules to modernize the Emergency Alerting System (EAS) and "preserve the public’s trust in EAS" by requiring targeted cybersecurity improvements that the FCC believes will protect against hijacking by cybercriminals and U.S. adversaries.

Since 2024, Jacobs Media's "Jacobs D.R." has worked across secular and religious stations to unlock their digital potential. A July 16 webinar will share some of the key conclusions from those experiences.

TitanTV Inc. is welcoming a new Technology Specialist, and he'll be charged with supporting the company’s technology infrastructure and help ensure its systems, tools, and services continue to meet the needs of broadcasters, partners, and customers across the country.

She's been a key ad sales leader at Bahakel Communications in Charlotte since joining its Bahakel Digital arm in summer 2020 as Director, becoming VP/Sales for the company to begin 2023. Now, she's joining Gray Media to lead its NBC affiliate in the Florence-Myrtle Beach, S.C., market.

The FCC is moving ahead with several important changes

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As America marks its historic 250th birthday, TEGNA is "telling the story of the nation through the people who shape it every day" through a year-long, cross-platform storytelling initiative highlighting everyday Americans "whose acts of service, generosity and leadership are strengthening their communities and the country."

The RAB, Commercial Radio & Audio Australia, Radiocentre UK, and Radiocentre Ireland jointly commissioned and presented research under a unified global case for audio’s role in the media mix at the Cannes Lions festival, which concludes on Friday in the South of France.