RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast

Tieline: The Codec Company is an entity many radio and television industry owners and executives are likely familiar with. But, they may not even know what a Codec is. What’s the quick explanation as to how this Australia-based company’s products aid the production and technical side of a broadcast media property’s operations? We asked Jacob Daniluck, who is an Indianapolis-based Technical Sales S...

While iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman is likely a more familiar name to broadcast media executives, Hal Pittman plays a highly important role for the United States Armed Forces. How so? He’s the Director of Defense Media Activity, and helps bring radio and television programming to Americans oversees in military and consular roles. Simply put, without you, AFN would be at a big loss. This Mr. Pittman...

The first half of 2023 is nearly done, and there have clearly been some interesting and intriguing transactions. What are the longterm trends, however? Should brokers be pitching potential overseas buyers on the U.S. broadcast media marketplace? Are the lone opportunities in television associated with low-power TV stations? Is the broker pool about to get shallower, because the deal-making marketp...

The first half of 2023 is nearly done, and we’ve seen some interesting deals pop up — including the acquisition on Monday by Nexstar Media Group of KUSI-51 in San Diego and Hearst Television's recent purchase of Waterman Broadcasting’s WBBH in Fort Myers, the market’s NBC station. Does this portend the return of some big deals, or are we seeing blips on the radar? That's just one question RBR+TVBR...

With new integrations, TuneIn access is easier than ever. And, it could be a solution for those worried about AM radio’s erasure from in-dash audio entertainment systems. To learn more, we welcome TuneIn CEO Richard Stern to the InFocus Podcast, presented by dot. FM.

For iHeartMedia in the first quarter of 2023, the net loss widened. Yet, the company had a good quarter. How so? RBR+TVBR went beyond the press release by listening to the entire Q1 2023 earnings call held on Tuesday morning for analysts and investors. On the call, CEO Bob Pittman shared some intriguing statistics about podcast consumption — and where the audience is coming from. Spoiler alert: It...

In contrast to Beasley Media Group, Cumulus Media's challenges and "National headwinds" hurt the company in the first quarter of 2023. Local businesses were flat for the quarter, but fueled by local digital. Still, operating income shrunk to $1.04 million from $14.8 million. What does this mean for Cumulus, and where is the second quarter heading? Some "greenshoots" in local are being seen amid th...

The 2023 NAB Show is now in the past. What were some of the key takeaways from the affair, which saw RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson meet with one top broadcast media CEO on Saturday ahead of exploring the expo floor, sitting in on intriguing panel discussions and sitting in on a press scrum with NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt. Radio Ink Online Editor Cameron Coats was also in attendance...

Some 75,000 individuals are en route to Las Vegas for the 2023 NAB Show. From AM radio to AI — artificial intelligence — to ATSC 3.0 and its promises, there will be lots of learning opportunities in between cocktails, conversation, and experiencing all across the West, North and Central Halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center. In this special edition of the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, ...

"For Hispanics, it is a really good way to build an emotional connection, which is what makes a difference in the sense of success for campaigns and the particular growth they are looking for." That's what veteran multicultural marketing and advertising executive Luis Miguel Messianu shares about the power of audio advertising when seeking to lure, retain and grow with one of the biggest consumer...

In just a few months, a 1,000-watt Class C AM radio station serving Marshalltown, Iowa will celebrate its 100th birthday. Today, this station meshes syndicated talk programming with a local morning show and high school football — a big draw for this town some 35 miles from Des Moines but with interests far different than what those media outlets can provide locals. That's why KFJB-AM is so vital t...

Anne Schelle, the Managing Director of Pearl TV — the business organization of broadcast TV companies with a shared interest in the voluntary rollout of NEXTGEN TV — chats with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson ahead of the 2023 NAB Show to share more about the voluntary rollout of ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV, and other updates tied to the new broadcast TV standard. What's the NEXTGEN platf...

Caroline Beasley, the Chief Executive Officer of Beasley Media Group, returns to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, to talk about what the upcoming NAB Show will bring to her team and perhaps add to her knowledge sphere. Caroline also shares a little more about an invitation-only Cocktails and Conversation reception during the show expressly for radio industry pros that is presented in par...

On February 1 Mary DelGrande rose from SVP of Sales to the role of Chief Executive Officer at vCreative. Since then, the company known for its multi-platform workflow software for broadcast media companies made headlines by signing a contract with Yamanair, the creative service for radio. What does this bring to vCreative’s clients, and what may this presage for the year ahead? She answers these q...

The owner of "The Big WECK" and "The Keys' Yacht Rock Station," Buddy Shula, returns to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, to share more about two key promotions. One involves his former boss, a veteran of Buffalo stations owned by Audacy Corp. who has excelled in radio sales. The other becomes VP/GM of a full-service advertising agency aligned with but wholly independent of Shula's Oldies...

The 2023 NAB Show is fast-approaching, and Xperi Corp., parent of the DTS brand that's getting a lot of buzz for its DTS AutoStage technology and of HD Radio, too, is gearing up for the big affair. With some 70,000+ attendees expected this year, what is Joe D'Angelo, Xperi Corp.'s SVP of Broadcast, looking forward to sharing and learning at the NAB Show? What is D'Angelo's opinion over all of the...

What has historically survived? Radio. And, AM radio "is the foundation of the national emergency response system," Craig Fugate, the FEMA director during the Obama Administration, reminds us. With much discussion about AM radio's removal from electric vehicles and a sudden response to save AM from across the industry, Fugate shares why AM "is such an interesting communication and warning system"...

Jacobs Media is one of several sponsors of a Cocktails and Conversation reception that will be held once again at the NAB Show. Radio Ink and the Radio and Television Business Report are helping to put the event together, and to share a little about it – in addition to all that he’s looking forward to at the NAB Show this year – is Jacobs Media VP/GM Paul Jacobs.

Cumulus Media President/CEO Mary Berner shared on the company's Q4 and full-year 2022 earnings call that national advertising remains a key challenge for the company. What else did Berner have to say with respect to ad trends and what 2023 looks like from her C-Suite in Atlanta? We share her thoughts in this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM. 

It was established 75 years ago and today just agreed to pick up its 15th owned-and-operated radio station — a 100,000-watt powerhouse covering a very important part of the United States. It includes towns with a population of eight. KBRY-FM 92.3 in Broken Bow, Neb., is being acquired by the Nebraska Rural Radio Association, led by Tim Marshall. Why does this group exist? What's the business sense...

Over the past year, a flurry of activity in Miami has resulted in a plethora of new conservative-leaning spoken word programming en español on the radio dial. Now, a Texas-based entrepreneur who in 2022 began a website designed to appeal to Spanish-language television viewers seeking an alternative to Univision News and Telemundo has made the big leap into broadcasting with the acquisition of Span...

It was precisely one year ago that Boston-based video accessibility provider 3Play Media became the new owner of Captionmax — a transaction that includes National Captioning Canada (NCC), the largest live captioning provider in the nation. What does 2023 look like with respect to live video captioning opportunities for broadcasters in the on-air and digital space? What’s in store for 2023 NAB Show...

Forty years ago, an FM radio station signed on the air for the first time, bringing local service to a small town many confuse for its namesakes in bordering Wisconsin and South Dakota — Madison, Minn. Today, KLQP "Q92" is a unique example of how radio can truly be live and local. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, station owner, General Manager, Program Director, News Director, Chief...

The pandemic changed many things, and according to Borrell EVP of Local Market Intelligence Corey Elliott one of them was how businesses react to a downturn. With a "phenomenal" influx of new businesses created since 2020, and many businesses learning to do more marketing in a downturn, 2023 may actually be a boom year for media and advertising, Borrell believes. To illustrate just how that's poss...

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