The FCC has approved an order expanding the requirement that television stations provide audio description of televised programming to all Designated Market Areas (DMAs) in the United States. Visit here for more information.
In a landmark move on Monday, President Biden issued an executive order based on the use of artificial intelligence in America, emphasizing safety, job security, and privacy. This order comes as AI is at the forefront of radio’s attention, especially with concerns about how the technology will be used in media’s future.
An appellate panel said Texas photojournalists were wrong to believe they have a sweeping First Amendment right to film private citizens on private property without permission.
(CN) — In a loss for Texas journalists, a Fifth Circuit panel on Monday ruled a state law restricting use of drones does not violate the First Amendment.
While flying his drone over a San Marcos, Texas apartment complex where several people had died from an arson fire in July 2018, San Antonio Express-News multimedia reporter Billy Calzada was approached by a federal agent.
The agent told him he was interfering with a federal investigation and called San Marcos police.
An officer told Calzada he was violating Chapter 423 of the Texas Government Code and could be charged with misdemeanors, with penalties of up to 180 days in jail and a $10,000 fine, if he continued to use his drone to report on the fire or if he published any of the photos or footage he had taken with it.
The kids are back at school, adults are back at work, and football season is officially here. Post-Labor Day marks the start of radio’s primetime as listening levels climb compared to the summer months as Americans resume their regular routines and normal listening behaviors return. For programmers, that means there are more quarter hours to be had, the pie is about to get bigger, and it’s time to capitalize on that.
Contesting shifts into high gear, including thousand-dollar giveaways for the big groups. On-air lineups get tweaked, new shows and new formats launch.
And with good reason. According to Nielsen PPM data, the highest months for radio listening are the October and November surveys, followed by September and May. Keep in mind, this reflects survey dates in which “October” means Sept. 14- Oct. 11 and November runs Oct. 12-Nov. 18.
Looking at every individual PPM survey since 2019 in the key persons 25-54 demo, seven of the top twenty largest months for radio listening were in the fall and six were in the spring.
LAS VEGAS — QR codes, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, hyperlocal – if it provides another way to connect with viewers, broadcasters and content producers are trying it, several said during TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show on Sunday.
Even a show that’s in its 43rd season, as CBS’s Entertainment Tonight is, is constantly thinking about how to push its brand past its traditional boundaries to meet new viewers.
“We don’t hold anything back for the television show. Social and digital are always our first thoughts,” said Erin Johnson, the show’s executive producer.
The winners of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS’ 36th annual NAB CRYSTAL RADIO AWARDS for community service have been announced at the “We Are Broadcasters” session of the NAB SHOW in LAS VEGAS. BONNEVILLE News-Talk KTAR-F/PHOENIX, represented by SVP/Market Mgr. RYAN HATCH, was presented with the CRYSTAL HERITAGE AWARD at the event.
Consultant writes with urgency in face of “abandonment” by some carmakers
What can AM broadcasters in the United States do in the face of news that major carmakers appear to be willing to drop over-the-air AM reception from their cars?
Consultant Fred Jacobs has some ideas today. He wrote partly in response to the news that Ford apparently will phase out AM reception from most of its new vehicles, not just from electric ones.
(As we’ve also reported, Volvo also appears to have made that decision. Read our sampling of what the individual carmakers told Sen. Ed. Markey.)
Jacobs knows these are depressing developments. In a blog post, he writes that the NAB and Sen. Markey “are on it” and understand “the gravity of the moment.”
Say the removal of AM radios from cars is “a grave threat to future local, state and federal disaster response and relief efforts”
The laundry list of current and former government officials advocating for the safeguarding of AM radio in electric vehicles continues to grow.
On Feb. 26, seven former leaders of the Federal Emergency Management Agency penned a letter to Secretary Pete Buttigieg of the Department of Transportation advocating for the preservation of the senior band and urging regulators to take action to protect the nation’s public safety.
“Because of the great distances that its signal carries, and due to its resiliency during even the worst natural disasters, the success of the National Public Warning System hinges on the use of AM radio,” the collective of former FEMA leaders wrote. “However, should EV makers continue removing AM radios from their vehicles, this vital public safety system will no longer function as intended.”
A group of leading Senate Republicans is requesting information from cable provider DirecTV surrounding its recent decision to drop conservative network Newsmax from its channel lineup.
In a letter dated Feb. 1 and shared exclusively with The Hill, GOP Sens. Ted Cruz (Texas), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Mike Lee (Utah) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) wrote to the cable provider’s corporate leadership expressing that they are “deeply disturbed” by its decision to drop the network and alleged the episode “may be the latest example of big business suppressing politically disfavored speech at the behest of liberal Democrats.”
Fred and Paul Jacobs delivered their version of the ManningCast for hundreds of broadcasters Thursday, unpacking CES 2023 and what it means for radio during a webinar presented in collaboration with Inside Radio. “When you go to CES, you can’t help but think about the future,” Fred says. “It’s less about toys and more about trend-spotting and putting together the pieces, looking for repeating themes and patterns.” Here are five insights into what the future looks like, as seen through the Jacobs lens.
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