Curiosity Adds 3M+ New Subs with New Distribution Deals
The five new deals will push its subscriber count to about 23M and expand its local language offerings to 11
Solotech Acquires XR Studios
The deal will expand its extended reality and virtual production services with an L.A.-dedicated campus
FCC Reviews Comments on Network Resiliency
The first batch of comments in the FCC’s “resilient networks” proceeding — possibly mandating broadcaster compliance to submit status reports after hurricanes and other natural disasters — are now in, and broadcasters are expressing concerns over the logistical challenges such a requirement could present. Broadcaster participation in the web-based Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS), which […]
CES 2022 Adds New Health Protocols And Will Offer COVID-19 Tests
The organizers also announced that confirmed exhibitors have surpassed 2100
Winners of Best of 2021 Awards Announced
Radio World announced the recipients of the Best of 2021 Awards. This award program normally is held in conjunction with the IBC Show, which was postponed and later cancelled this year. The winners are: APTmpX – WorldCast Systems Adthos Platform – Adthos These products will be featured in an upcoming issue. The full list of recipients from […]
New Survey Shows Effectiveness of TV Political Ads
A TVB study found that TV was the most important influence in voting decisions during the 2021 Virginia gubernatorial race
Would Tower Climbers Quit in Droves Over Vaxx Mandate?
(Flaticon/Freepic/AomAm) Most of the people and companies that climb communications towers for a living in the U.S. don’t want a vaccine mandate. And their industry association is telling the government so. NATE: The Communications Infrastructure Contractors Association said its member companies are worried about retaining their workforce if a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate is implemented. […]
Another GMR Extension Offered for Commercial Radio Music Licenses – And a Possibility of a Settlement of the Litigation with the RMLC?
According to a joint letter posted on the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) website, GMR and the RMLC are discussing a settlement of their long-running litigation over the royalties that the commercial radio industry will pay for the public performance of music written by GMR composers. We last wrote about GMR here when, earlier this […]
Build Some Buzz Through Billboards
So maybe you think you need to invest your entire brand advertising budget in digital/online/social platforms only. The music industry knows better. The new cutting-edge platform being used for many top-tier artists? Billboards! It seems counterintuitive that great billboard advertising can get fans talking on social media, but it is a fact that the music […]
Broadcasters Foundation to Honor Gray TV’s Hilton Howell With Its 2022 Golden Mike Award
Howell will receive the Golden Mike Award at the March 14, 2022 fundraising gala, which is returning as an in person event