Local radio and television stations are in various stages of extending the broadcasting business model from traditional over-the-air to an array of digital platforms. This allows both new inventory with different attributes to be sold and a critical revenue growth path. How these digital incentives by broadcasting firms get resourced, managed, executed and evaluated …

Seven Philadelphia CBS-TV and radio stations have combined their news resources to create a new Digital Out of Home (DOOH) News Network utilizing 39 CBS Always On “Digital Newsstands.” The Newsstands include HDTVs and a 24 hour news ticker.

The Digital Newsstands have been created in partnership with Center City Direct, a local marketing and technology company. It is a division of Alternative Media Holdings, which also provides DOOH services to retailers, office buildings and other street-level installations.

Stations included in the partnership include KYW-TV (CBS), WPSG-TV (CW), KYW-AM, WOGL-FM, WYSP-FM, WIP-AM and WPHT-AM. In addition to local news and weather, the newsstands will also feature tourist information. Ultimately, more than 120 newsstands are envisioned.

Thanks to TV NewsCheck for the scoop Philadelphia CBS-TV and radio stations have combined their news resources to create a new Digital Out of Home (DOOH) News Network utilizing 39 CBS Always On “Digital Newsstands.” The Newsstands include HDTVs and a 24 hour news ticker.

At the recently concluded NAB Radio Show in Philadelphia, BIA/Kelsey offered a session on the future opportunities in local radio. As we understand that not everyone had the chance to attend the recent gathering, all of us at BIA/Kelsey wanted to share the contents of our presentation.
There are some trends and research …

BIA’s ad revenue forecast for local radioshows several down years ahead before a slight rebound begins by 2012. If you are in the “radio business” that’s what you have to look forward to. However, if you’re in the “content and integrated advertising & marketing” business, the outlook is substantially cheerier. Just on the digital side …

Mel Karmazin carved out bookend strategies to preserve life for Sirius XM including preparations for a possible Chapter 11 filing and negotiating an apparent deal with John Malone and Liberty Media. We wonder whether this company will continue to be an important player in the audio entertainment marketplace. Clearly, it starts from a position of …

The recent deal between the radio broadcasting industry and the recording industry on adjusting the royalties associated with streaming of simulcast radio broadcasters is a welcome development during a very tough time for the radio industry. Faced with three consecutive years of negative revenue growth, with at least some more negative years to come, the …

Mark Fratrik has been watching Google’s efforts in radio sales (“Google Audio Ads”) from the inside. In the aftermath of the Big G’s decision to get out of the business, we talked to Fratrik to get his take.
“Google is facing the same downturn in the economy as the rest of us. It has exited the …

Since the FCC revised its local radio ownership rules in 2003, questions have been posed as to the procedure by which BIA Advisory Services (BIA) assigns radio stations to local markets. The FCC referenced BIA’s database, Media Access Pro™, as a source for delineating the number and owners of radio stations in areas that the …