Compass Media Networks Extends Big Ten Audio Partnership
Compass Media Networks has renewed its exclusive national audio rights to the Big Ten men's basketball tournament and football championship game, while adding coverage of the conference's women's basketball tournament under a fresh multi-year agreement.
Attorney Says Radio Contracts Have An AI Clone Problem
An attorney is warning radio talent that AI voice cloning is becoming a major blind spot and largely unregulated threat in broadcast employment agreements, with many current contracts offering little protection when it comes to protecting talent’s own voices.
Would You Give Away Your Over the Air Audience?
(Mike McVay) Jan Muller, CEO of the newly purchased My 105 FM in Zurich, Switzerland, has an avant-garde approach to selling commercial time on his station: they give away the over-the-air audience and charge for the digital impressions that come from their stream.
Are You Prepared For The Day After 9/7?
(John Shomby) As a PD, I always treated the first day back after Labor Day as the beginning of a new "season" for our radio station. This is a time that calls for a renewal and refresh. You're giving your radio station a proverbial fresh coat of paint.
Townsquare Ignite Adds SC’s Midlands to Media Partnerships
Midlands Media Group is the latest in radio to form a strategic partnership with Townsquare Ignite's white-label digital advertising service, pairing the Columbia, SC, operator's local radio and news brands with Townsquare's proprietary programmatic technology.
Dan Bongino Announces Return To Syndicated Radio
Dan Bongino is headed back to radio, teaming with Shawn Farash for a new three-hour weekday program on Westwood One that marks his first regular return to the airwaves since leaving his nationally syndicated show in 2024 for a stint in the Trump administration.
MediaCo Secures Debt Waiver; Revenue Climbs For Fifth Quarter
MediaCo's bet on streaming and free ad-supported television pushed revenue higher for a fifth consecutive quarter, even as the multicultural broadcaster disclosed that it secured a lender waiver just in time to avoid a debt default this month.
CMG Latest to Press FCC on Radio Ownership Rules
The FCC's Local Radio Ownership Rule has drawn a steady stream of visitors to commissioners' offices this summer. Now Cox Media Group is the latest broadcaster to press the case for looser radio ownership rules directly to commissioners.
Meeting Quota Shouldn’t Be Your Goal
(Loyd Ford) Your sales manager is responsible for revenue, activity, forecasting, accountability, morale, and often explaining performance to someone above them. You can either become another problem they have to manage, or become one of the reasons they sleep better at night.
Make Your Customers’ Dream(s) Come True
(Jeffrey Hedquist) In actors’ training, one way to prepare for a scene is to ask ourselves, “What is my character’s dream, and what can I do to make this dream come true today?”That’s the same question we should be asking about our client’s customer.
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