Casey Kespohl Named VP of CBS Stations Brand Strategy And Development
In the newly created position, Kespohl will work to improve CBS Stations’ branding and marketing
EKTRA Selects CommScope’s Home Networks
Will supply its Balticum TV customers in Lithuania with CommScope’s VIP7100 UHD set top solution
Merves to Head Digital at Cumulus
Jared Merves Jared Merves has been named senior vice president, digital, of Cumulus Media. The company called him “a proven leader in digital revenue growth strategies, audience monetization and branded content.” Merves founded a company offering digital support services called Wundervue. It was acquired by Distributed Media Lab, where he became chief revenue officer. He […]
8K Association Enhances TV Certification Program, Announces New Members
Amazon Prime Video is among the new members of the group
NTCA: Rural Broadband Systems Expand Their Fiber Deployments
About 55% of rural broadband subs now have access to gigabit services, but only 9% subscribe to the higher speeds, the NTCA reported
Radio At 100: ‘KDKA: The Morning After’
The election was over, the motor generators had spun down, and the tubes had cooled; the big question at KDKA as Nov. 3, 2021 dawned was certainly “what do we do now?” (Getty Images) The evening of Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1920, had come and gone. KDKA, 8MK, and perhaps others had taken to the airwaves […]
In Defense of Public Service Media News
The author is senior news editor and head of the Eurovision News Exchange at the European Broadcasting Union. Let’s face it — there are too many podcasts for any of us to listen to in our combined lifetimes. This wasn’t always the case — far from it — but it is true now. And there […]
Broadcasters Ask Court to Block Disclosure Mandate
Several prominent U.S. broadcast associations are asking a federal court to block an FCC order that mandates disclosures for foreign government-sponsored programming. The request was filed Wednesday by the National Association of Broadcasters, the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council and the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District […]
FCC Grants iHeart Petition on GMEI Foreign Investment
The FCC Media Bureau has okayed a petition from iHeartMedia regarding foreign investors that hold its stock. iHeart had asked the bureau to approve foreign interests held by Global Media & Entertainment Investments Ltd. and related entities totaling 6.8% equity and 8% voting interests in iHeart. It also asked for advance approval for GMEI and […]
Fresh Media Bulgaria Deploys Triton Services
From our Who’s Buying What page: Triton Digital said radio group Fresh Media Bulgaria is using its audio streaming technology and services. “Fresh Media Bulgaria will be able to provide Triton Digital’s cutting-edge Dynamic Ad Insertion technology to its publishers to effortlessly control and monetize content through precision-targeted audio ads,” the supplier said. Fresh Media […]