Radio+Television Business Report

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The legal and financial battle over the future of the embattled outlet has escalated, as the original bidder of a St. Louis noncomm FM seeks compensation for its early involvement.

Comcast’s Universal Ads, designed to open new doors to brands seeking premium video opportunities, has initiated a new $5 million fund that provides resources to help e-commerce businesses drive incremental sales through TV advertising.

The parent company of TiVo, DTS AutoStage and HD Radio will see members of its executive leadership team appear at a pair of events attended by institutional investors.

It was founded 25 years ago, and offers more than 1,400 online-only music channels to an adult audience with an advertising-supported platform attracting what the company says is "a loyal audience of over 1 million listeners a month." Now, the Kurt Hanson-helmed AccuRadio has filed for bankprutcy.

The Chairman of the FCC is praising the agency's initial findings and anticipated savings resulting from a top-to-bottom review of its contracts — a task carried out under an executive order from the White House drafted by the Department of Government Efficiency.

The Acting Chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau has signed off on a Consent Decree that will settle a matter involving a pirate broadcaster in Broward County, Fla.. And, the FM buccaneer will pay a small price for his felonious airwave use.

Daily audio consumption in Q1 amounted to 3 hours and 45 minutes of daily listening across both ad supported and all ad-free platforms. That's the conclusion found in a just-released quarterly report card from Nielsen with research compiled in partnership with Edison Research.

Salem Media Group on Wednesday released its fiscal report card for the first quarter of 2025. Like many companies, net broadcast revenue declined, fueling a wider net loss in the three-month period. Unlike many of its peers, its net digital media revenue was slightly down in Q1.

At the end of 2021, a trust headed by Alfonso de Alba agreed to purchase an FM radio station serving the Bakersfield market from Juan Carlos Rodriguez, Managing Member of Deportes y Música Comunicaciones LLC. Now, the de Alba trust is selling the facility known to listeners as "Qué Buena."

The National Hockey League franchise serving the Tampa-St. Petersburg market will soon be bringing its telecasts to broadcast TV, following the lead of its in-state rivals, the Florida Panthers, and two NHL teams in the Western U.S.

He's a prolific buyer and seller of low-power TV stations across the U.S. and one of the more visible licensees of these mini broadcast facilities that could one day power 5G Broadcast technology in the U.S. Now, he's saying farewell to a LPTV station on the Jersey Shore.

The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) has issued a statement in which the Washington, D.C. advocacy group "strongly believes" that the recent attempts to mischaracterize and eliminate the Digital Equity Act (DEA) "misses the point of the legislation."

The labor market remains steady, but anticipated tariff impacts this summer may introduce new headwinds. That's the conclusion of a new report from workforce measurement specialists Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

A high-ranking Democratic Member of the Senate Commerce Committee and a colleague who serves as his party's Ranking Member for the legislative body, have written to the Chairman of the FCC pleading for a vote on the proposed merger between the parent of CBS News and Stations and Skydance Media.

A 44-year career in broadcasting is coming to a close for Jim McKernan, who is retiring as the GM of the NBC affiliate in Omaha owned by Gray Media. We now know who is succeeding him, and who will be filling that person's role once she settles in at WOWT-TV.

A fledgling artificial intelligence studio and streaming distribution service focused exclusively on AI-generated content is ramping up, and it can do so thanks to a $4 million seed round from a syndicate of investors led by Viant Technology Inc.ly

A new study reveals that the radio audience doesn’t just overlap with podcast listeners – it often outperforms other platforms entirely, making AM/FM one of podcasting’s most engaged and loyal pipelines for fan growth, monetization, and audience retention.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has announced the results of the 2025 NAB Radio and Television Board of Directors elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin in June 2025.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report is out, and once again a big pharmaceutical brand is tops, based on play count. Taking the silver crown is one of the nation's largest accident and injury specialty law firms.