Streaming Summit To Make Sense Of OTT Landscape
The NAB Show in Las Vegas is getting closer and it’s been announced that it will again feature the Streaming Summit Conference by Dan Rayburn, over two days, with a focus on the OTT video industry.
CBS Detroit Extends With U of M
WWJ Newsradio 950, 97.1 The Ticket, and CBS Sports Radio 1270 (WXYT-AM), in association with IMG, announced today a long-term agreement to air University of Michigan football, basketball, and hockey. This is an extension of a partnership that began more than 20 years ago.
Pirates Stay With KDKA
93.7 The Fan (KDKA-FM) will continue to be the Pittsburgh Pirates flagship radio station. The station has been the flagship since 2012.
Padres Games Moving to Entercom FM
Entercom CEO David Field announced on the company earnings call Monday that modern rocker KBZT-FM (94.9) will begin carrying the games in 2017. Padres baseball is now heard on 1090 AM which is owned by Broadcast Company of the Americas.
United Stations, ACM Talent Enter Partnership
United Stations has struck a deal with voiceover management company ACM Talent, to offer radio stations voiceover talent for their imaging needs.
Santa Delivered Many Smart Speakers In 2017
That's what the results of a new survey from NPR and Edison Research confirm, as devices like Amazon's Echo and Google's Home continue to grow in popularity. According to data from The Smart Audio Report, one-in-six Americans now own a smart speaker (16%), up 128% since January 2017.
$400K Raised For Broadcasters Foundation
The annual Golden Mike Awards gala was held Wednesday night at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Over $400,000 was raised for the Broadcasters Foundation at the event which was hosted by Deborah Norville.
California Radio Day Grows to 30 Stations
This year California Public Radio Day will take place on August 26. 2020 was the inaugural year for the campaign that creates awareness for the service public radio stations provide to their communities. 30 stations are participating this year, up from 13 in 2020.
Praise Be: Beasley Detroit Stations Are The Latest To Help St. Jude
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is getting another $74,798 thanks to Beasley Media Group Detroit's Praise Network radiothon. Hosted on 105.9 Kiss FM, the fundraiser was led by veteran air talent Randi Myles and supported by Pastor Keenann Knox.
Excelente MAXIMA!
Beasley Latin Pop station 92.5 MAXIMA (WYUU/Tampa-St. Petersburg) hosted its annual Promesa y Esperanza for St. Jude Kids Radiothon on Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8, raising a total of $162,280!