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(by Renee Cassis) As podcasting attracts more advertising dollars, everyone in the space is trying to pinpoit exactly where opportunities for growth are the greatest. A panel of podcast executives discussed their views on the topic at the NAB Show New York, Thursday afternoon.

(By Paul Weyland) Some of us met up at the Radio Show in Orlando and discussed rate resistance. Several people thought advertising agencies were becoming more demanding than ever. Others complained about local direct clients. “Especially in small and medium markets, they just don’t have the budgets anymore to buy broadcast.”

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The $150 million Triton purchase by Scripps was at a revenue multiple of 3.7X ($40 million), and Scripps executives boasted on a conference call Wendesday that they "got a really good deal." They saw Triton as a target and went after it.

According to BIA's 2018 Survey of Advertising and Marketing activities, two-thirds of marketing dollars are being used on local media and the remainder is being spent on promotions. For businesses with 500 or more employees, this spending averages $4.48 million for advertising and $2.18 million on promotions. So what local media is getting the bulk of the cash?

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai will visit the Florida Panhandle, Friday to assess the damage inflicted by Hurricane Michael and get an update on recovery efforts. Pai plans to meet with service providers and government officials working to restore communications networks. Here's what the Chairman had to say about his upcoming visit...

The National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils and Skyview Networks have expanded their partnership. Skyview will continue to supply its AdView Inventory Management application to Devils broadcasts, while adding full production services.

Reporting on religion can be an illuminating, though sometimes delicate, undertaking. The NAB and the NAB Education Foundation are bringing together news directors, reporters, journalism school faculty, and members of the faith community to discuss their experiences and recommendations about reporting on sensitive stories involving religion.

From 2013 to 2018, Asian, Latino, and black audiences have been ahead of the streaming curve. The average TV viewer spends 43% of their time with live TV, 35% with streamed content. With the RIAA mid-year Latin Music Revenue Report showing a surge in paid streaming formats, could the window of opportunity for new Hispanic radio entrants be closing? Horowitz Associates' Adriana Waterston tackles the topic.

Shannon Knoepke is the Market Manager for Entercom in Minneapolis. She's been in radio for 21 years, 17 of those as a manager. One of Shannon's employees told Radio Ink how Shannon brought the Minneapolis cluster through the CBS merger could be reason enough to nominate her for one of radio's best managers, but it is one of many.