Liggins: We Had an Outstanding Quarter
Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins said the vast majority of COVID effect is behind us when he opened up his earnings call Thursday morning. He also said there is significant interest in the Urban One platform from major advertisers which is impacting Urban One's business.
Beasley Nearly Doubles Revenue in Quarter
Beasley Media Group reported Q2 net revenue of just under $60 million, an increase of 96.1% from Q1 2020, the hardest hit quarter of the pandemic. CEO Caroline Beasley says Q3 is pacing up 30%, with July up 40%, August up 29% and September pacing at 23%.
Saga Shows Significant Improvement
With revenue of $28 million in the second quarter of 2021, Saga saw its revenue jump 66% from a year ago, at the height of the COVID lockdown. April was up 83%, May was up 74% and June was up 47%.
Nielsen Unveils PPM Wearables
Nielsen has announced that starting in September it will begin placing approximately 3,000 new Portable People Meter Wearables in a subset of its nearly 60,000 active PPM panelists.
WBUR News Paid Fellowships
Boston's NPR News Station, WBUR is looking for candidates for a yearlong fellowship program. Two candidates will be selected for the paid positions with benefits.
Working Together Podcast
iHeartRadio Original Podcast is teaming up with Salesforce.org on a six episode program. 'Force Multiplier' will spotlight the impact of working together across multiple disciplines and sectors.
WSB Care-A-Thon Success
The 2021 95.5 WSB Care-a-Thon raised more than $1.6 million. The event benefits the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center of Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
HOT 97 Names New VP
MediaCo’s Hot 97 (WQHT-FM) New York, has announced TT Torrez is the new Vice President of Artist and Label Relations. She will oversee MedicaCo’s Artist event marketing, special events and promotions, and artist audio and digital content strategy and campaigns.
Albuquerque Lands Raiders & Broncos Broadcasts
The Sports Animal, KNML 95.9 FM / AM610 in Albuquerque has partnered with two NFL teams. The stations will carry all non-conflicting Las Vegas Raiders and Denver Broncos games this season.
Chicago Honors WGN Sports Producer
Legendary WGN sports producer Jack “Rosey” Rosenberg will be recognized by the City of Chicago with an honorary street sign. The southeast corner of E. Illinois Street and Cityfront Plaza Drive will double as 'Jack Rosenberg Way'.
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