MRC Makes Sirius Choice For Measurement Audit Operations Post

The Media Rating Council has a new person responsible for leading support of its audit and accreditation activities. This will include audits of services in various media and advertising measurement lines, with an emphasis in digital, but also including broadcast media measurement.
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NAB Targets Young Broadcast Talent With New Campaign

The National Association of Broadcasters is the latest broadcasting organization looking to invigorate radio with diverse and dynamic young talent. The "You Belong Here" campaign has been deployed in collaboration with the NAB Leadership Foundation. "You Belong Here" seeks to address the urgent need for new talent in broadcasting.
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Major Xperi Shareholder Calls For Radical Board Change

Despite lowering its Q4 net loss significantly and raising revenue year-over-year, one of Xperi Corp.'s largest shareholders has determined that these efforts are not enough and is calling for change on the company's board of directors, citing what it calls a, "History of Underperformance, Poor Decision Making and Reckless Capital Allocation."
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X Targets TV Expansion As Yaccarino Explores New Revenue

In January, Elon Musk's X declared its intention to shift towards being a "video-first platform," showcasing features that mimic TikTok's viewing experience. Now the company formerly known as Twitter is venturing into the television streaming space with with a new TV app set to launch on Amazon and Samsung smart TVs.
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L.A. Rams President Takes Bigger Role For KSE

The Denver radio station owner and parent of regional sports network Altitude has promoted two individuals as part of what it is calling "a corporate-wide restructuring." This sees the President of the L.A. Rams, owned by Stan Kroenke's KSE, become President of Team and Media Operations.

Longtime C-SPAN Co-CEOs to Step Down

C-SPAN's long-serving co-CEOs will leave their posts in 2024, the nonprofit cable network announced today. That said, C-SPAN Chairman Pat Esser has been working with the two individuals on a succession plan. Now, with C-SPAN board approval, a search for a new CEO has started.
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A New Data Journalism Unit Head For ABC O&Os

A woman who formerly served as ProPublica's Data Editor has been hired to serve as the new head of ABC Owned Television Stations' Data Journalism unit. It's a role that will see her take on her new duties April 1, reporting to the President/GM of KGO-7 in San Francisco.

MVPD Association Selects Vice Chairman

The President/CEO of MVPD services provider Schurz Communications has been elected as Vice Chairman of ACA Connects and will fulfill the term of Cable One Chief Growth Officer Mike Bowker, who is completing his vice chairmanship early and plans to retire this year.
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TPR Head Loses Colon Cancer Battle

The President/CEO of Texas Public Radio, which operates seven noncommercial radio stations across the San Antonio region, was hospitalized last week due to complications from colon cancer. On Sunday, Joyce Slocum passed away, just days after entering Hospice care.

A Fabulous Inaugural HOF Class From ‘FAB’

The Florida Association of Broadcasters will for the first time recognize some of "the most impactful, inspirational, and influential broadcasting legends" to have worked in the Sunshine State on June 27 as the group reveals its inaugural class for the Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame.
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Ex-Telemundo Affiliate Sales Pro Joins Beasley

In March 2023, this longtime Hispanic media sales pro exited as GM of the Telemundo-flagged stations in Fort Myers and Tampa. Now, one year later, he's resurfaced as General Sales Manager for two FMs that superserve Tampa Bay's Hispanic listening audience, owned by Beasley.
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AGM Selects Smith To Lead Bakersfield

After one year as a Local Sales Manager for Hearst Television in Sacramento, a veteran broadcast media sales pro is returning to the lower San Joaquin Valley to serve as General Manager of American General Media's radio stations.
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Cox Locks In Key TEGNA Role As Spinosa Leads Premion

There's a newly created position of Chief Growth Officer that has just been filled at broadcast TV station ownership group TEGNA, and it is being taken by the SVP/Business Development who has also been President of the company's Premion arm.

Carter-Era FCC Chairman Ferris Dies

The individual who led the Federal Communications Commission for the majority of Jimmy Carter's tenure as U.S. President has died. He'd been a Washington, D.C., lawyer since leaving the Commission in April 1981, following the election of Ronald Reagan.

Doty Joins Sinclair For Johnson City Role

In April 2019, Scripps hired a former GM for the NBC affiliate serving Johnstown, Pa., as its new VP/GM and Director of Sales for the ABC station serving Bakersfield. Now, he's leaving the Golden State and settling in on the border of Virginia and Tennessee as a Sinclair employee.