The coming months are expected to see a flurry of merger and acquisition activity after a long quiet period. A leading M&A broker and a media valuation expert will look at deals most likely to lead the pack and how a dramatically different regulatory environment …
The AI Creative Revolution in Action In case you missed it, Popeyes and McDonald’s are currently in the middle of a food fight. It started as a simple competition with their menus, but then the AI creators got involved. Now it’s turned into an AI-generated video …
The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) announced the 2025-26 Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship recipients. The Fellows are Emma Camp of Reason, Caroline Downey of National Review, Jordan McGillis of City Journal, Timothy Harley Nerozzi of The Washington Examiner, Valerie Pavilonis of The Dispatch, Katelyn Walls Shelton, and Maya Sulkin of The Free Press. These seven journalists will spend one year …
Accurate measurement in broadcast television has been a persistent challenge for advertisers, agencies and broadcasters alike. Despite years of discussion, the industry has yet to implement a truly effective, scalable solution that is accurate across all devices and platforms. But that may be changing. Last month, …
Beginning September 15, WBAL, the Hearst-owned station in Baltimore, Md., will expand its newscast lineup with the debut of WBAL-TV 11 News At 7:00 P.M. The newscast will be co-anchored by Jason Newton and Ashley Hinson, joined by meteorologist Ava Marie. This all-local newscast will follow …
In a move toward democratizing nonprofit access to CTV advertising, AdGood, a 501c3 nonprofit CTV media platform built for mission-driven organizations, has announced a strategic partnership with Viant Technology, a provider of CTV and AI-powered programmatic advertising. This collaboration brings together AdGood’s expansive pool of …
A few years ago, I fired off an email to my boss, the GM of a local TV station, to fight for two breakout anchors whose contacts were coming up. As senior executive producer of news & programming, I oversaw our afternoon personality-driven show. Those …
Futuri, a provider of AI-powered content intelligence, has introduced new enhanced Instant Video capabilities in its TopicPulse platform. It says “this evolution transforms video creation from a multi-step workflow into an autonomous AI agent that operates at the speed of breaking news. “Designed for speed and …
In the early 2000s, a college student working in a library at the University of Maryland pulled on headphones and carefully slipped an acetate transcription record from its protective sleeve. Despite its designation, the record was actually made of glass with a lacquer coating; it …
The world wide web as we know it has changed. Traditional web search is on the edge of completely transforming from pages of links to AI-curated answers, and entire business models are becoming extinct overnight. But AI Mode is just Google’s latest challenge for publishers. …
NEW YORK (AP) — Nextdoor, the social media site that aims to create connections among neighbors, is trying to shake off an uneven past and a nagging sense it is being underutilized. How? It is turning to professional journalists for help. The company announced a partnership …
Last week, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr released the tentative agenda for the July 24 Open Commission Meeting. Missing from that agenda, unfortunately, is any mention of long-anticipated broadcast deregulation. That said, it is still widely expected to move forward later this year. Meanwhile, signs of what’s …
