RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast

Nexstar Media Group's three C-Suite leaders — Chairman/CEO Perry Sook, President/COO Tom Carter and CFO Lee Ann Gliha — on Wednesday shared all of the details of the company's Q4 and full-year 2021 earnings results in a conference call for financial analysts and shareholders. The trio of executives offered commentary on the company's health, including what ad categories performed well — and didn't...

Every day we get pitched stories about FAST Channels, AVOD and connected TV and, in nearly every instance, we reply with the same statement — how is this important to the broadcast television industry and how can they benefit? That's just one of several questions RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson asks Blair Harrison, CEO of OTT linear streaming platform Frequency, in this fresh InFOCUS Podc...

The power of combining OTT with linear TV is an opportunity for broadcast television, and on Thursday afternoon Compulse Regional Sales Director Paolo Romanacci participated in an exclusive one-on-one discussion with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in an exclusive webinar. For 45 minutes, live participants gained valuable insights and intelligence on how to combine free-to-air television...

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She’s the Chief Research Officer of the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry, TVB. And, she’s the latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast guest. In this fresh episode, Hadassa Gerber talks to RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson to talk about some very intriguing new info from the just-released GfK 2022 Media Comparisons Study. In short, it’s grea...

At-home production and REMI — an acronym that non-tech leaders may not know — have grown in importance over the last several years. It was only accelerated by the pandemic. Thus, having Jim Jachetta, EVP/Chief Technology Officer of VidOvation, as Adam R Jacobson's guest on the latest InFOCUS Podcast couldn't be timelier. Jachetta shares some of the “5 Essential Elements of At-Home Live Remote Prod...

Is it a folly, with a big hurdle ahead as it needs to ink retransmission consent agreements to come close to what the now-shuttered Locast offered, but legally? Or, can it be successful as a "virtual over-the-air" TV service focused on digital multicast channels and PBS Member stations? Those questions and more are asked by RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam Jacobson in a fresh and provocative InFOCUS...

This week college radio stations and independent content creators were invited to consider the use of TuneIn On Air to connect with its users. Yes, there’s an empowerment story here, but what’s the key driver behind this opportunity? Rob Deichert, the Chief Revenue Officer at TuneIn, joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson for this new InFOCUS Podcast episode to share more about TuneIn’s in...

With the 2022 NAB Show now marking the “big return” for many a broadcast media technology vendor, CP Communications has perhaps emerged as one of the more active players of late. In this RBR+TVBR Winter 2022 Special Report preview, CP CEO Kurt Heitman shares his excitement about what lies ahead for the company in 2022 with Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson. The conversation is the centerpiece of the...

He's a five-year syndicated morning radio host whose resume includes former Miami Rocker "Zeta 4" and Central Florida Top 40 outlet "107-1 A1A." He's also a feature film star. On Friday, Brad Abrell (pronounced A-Brill) will be heard — but not seen — in potentially millions of homes that have access to Amazon Prime. How so? He’s playing Frankenstein ... for real.  In this InFOCUS Podcast, Brad tur...

Among the broadcast media tech players eager to meet and greet radio and TV engineers and C-Suite leaders at the 2022 NAB Show, scheduled for late April, is GatesAir. In late October 2021, GatesAir added audio processing to its Intraplex IP and Cloud Transport products. For those asked to sign off on a purchase order, cost savings is certainly a big selling point when it comes to auxiliary equipme...

As RBR+TVBR recently covered in its afternoon headlines e-mail, Nielsen has announced a new Streaming Signals product to provide connected TV operators and advertisers a better understanding of who is watching a show to deliver more relevant ads. From what we understand, there’s still a bit of work that still needs to be done to prove Nielsen is offering “real value” in the current media landscape...

On Wednesday, a truncated three-day CES 2022 begins at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Despite the high-profile cancellation of in-person experiences from such companies as iHeartMedia, Facebook parent Meta, Microsoft and Procter & Gamble Co., the show is on — and so are Thursday events geared to radio industry professionals. Among those gathering intelligence about potential opportunities for bo...

Of the topics that have continued to attract the attention of broadcast media’s C-Suite leaders across 2021, addressable advertising is poised to remain front and center as a big concentration point in 2022. With video-on-demand a leader in addressable advertising, how can OTA and VOD collide, providing broadcast media with some solid revenue opportunities in the coming years? That's just one ques...

Dave “Chachi” Denes, the President and co-founder of radio imaging, production library, programming and jingles company Benztown, is the latest audio content and distribution industry executive to share why he's attending CES 2022. What is Chachi looking forward to by traveling to Las Vegas to the mega-conference and expo? Is there one thing in particular that radio industry executives should keep...

CES 2022 is one of the largest events in the world. And, radio industry leaders will be there — including QUU CEO Steve Newberry.  In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, Newberry plans to network, meet with auto industry and technology industry leaders, to build relationships and perhaps collaborate with others to improve radio's visibility. With "future solutions" top of mind, Newberry sh...

In January, Joe D’Angelo appeared on the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, to offer some key takeaways from CES 2021. Today, the SVP of Broadcast at the parent of both DTS and HD Radio is here to offer a preview of sorts for CES 2022, which includes a January 6 invitation-only Radio Reception presented in part by Xperi.

Susie Hedrick, the Chief Executive Officer at vCreative, last appeared on the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, in August 2020. She’s returned today to discuss CES 2022 and Radio industry interest in this massive tech-focused event.

It’s always great to chat with a media broker about the deal-making environment for radio and TV. From our vantage point it’s … um … pretty terrible. A Class A in New York just got sold for $51 million less than it was purchased for. There’s a squabble in Orlando between a $6 million valuation for a FM that covers the metro and a $10 million asking price for it. What is Bob Heymann's assessment of...

Steve Walsh, the EVP of Commercial at Comscore, last spoke with RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson in March about how the audience measurement and data analytics company is helping both broadcast media and marketers in mastering the ability to match homes with the actual purchase behavior seen in those households. Walsh returns to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, to discuss how Com...

David Andrews is one of four shareholders in Hometown Communications LLC, the licensee of 1,000-watt Class C WIRY-AM, or “wiry,” in Plattsburgh, N.Y. He’s also the station’s General Manager and News Director, and on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot. FM, Andrews shares with the world what it’s like to crank out tunes like “In the Year 2525” with a live, local host and community-focused...

Clark Smidt is selling spots, playing the hits of yesteryear and just launched a direct mail campaign to 7 "hot ZIPs" within the listening area of a Class B AM serving New Haven and its surrounding communities. Is it a hobby, or an incubator designed to demonstrate why a licensee should never give up, and avoid turning in the license of a forlorn AM property?  This InFOCUS Podcast has the answer.

The Radio + Television Business Report is presently welcoming the broadcast technology community to communicate directly with key decision makers across the radio and television businesses. With your support, we’re planning a superb pre-CES, pre-NATPE Miami and pre-NAB Show and Radio Show magazine with distribution on December 20. With this in mind, it is a pleasure to connect with Jesse Foster to...

In one week, on November 16, American Urban Radio Networks CEO Chesley Maddox-Dorsey will appear as the Moderator of a highly anticipated Forecast 2022 roundtable discussion with two individuals who are highly instrumental decision-makers when it comes to media budgets, advertising expenditures, and determining just how all consumers — in particular multicultural consumers — are included in the me...

Brian Wieser. In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.fm, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson chats with groupM's Brian Wieser in an exclusive conversation that serves as a precursor to a Forecast 2022 discussion on Broadcast Revenue Trends and Expectations for 2022.