The Radio Coach: AI Won’t Rescue Bad Radio
AI may be able to keep a station running around the clock, but technology cannot rescue weak content, poor targeting or the absence of a compelling reason to listen.
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LatestAdam Smith Named Chairman of Disney’s Streaming Business
BURBANK, Calif. — The Walt Disney Company has named Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, placing him over strategy and development across Disney’s global subscription-video services, advertising technology and emerging...
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RTL Deutschland Plans More Than 500 Job Cuts After Sky Integration
COLOGNE, Germany — RTL Deutschland plans to eliminate more than 500 positions through 2027 following the integration of Sky Deutschland. Approximately 150 positions are expected to disappear through expired contracts and...
Yaman Coskun Joins BionicVO as Director of Strategic Partnerships
Yaman Coskun has joined BionicVO as director of strategic partnerships. Coskun and Yaman Media Group will develop relationships with radio, advertising and podcast clients for the professional voice-cloning platform. BionicVO...
Tony Tilford Joins WAKY as Operations Manager in Louisville
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Tony Tilford has joined locally owned classic-hits station WAKY as operations manager, overseeing the station’s daily programming operation. Tilford brings extensive programming and management experience from...
Adam Smith Named Chairman of Disney’s Streaming Business
BURBANK, Calif. — The Walt Disney Company has named Adam Smith chairman of its streaming business, placing him over strategy and development across Disney’s global subscription-video services, advertising technology and emerging...
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Remembering Jacquie Stephens: A KJLH Journalist Who Served Los Angeles When It Mattered Most
Former KJLH colleagues Carl Nelson, Lee Michaels and Eric “Rico” Reed remember longtime journalist and public affairs leader Jacquie Stephens as an accomplished journalist, pioneering broadcaster and trusted voice whose legacy continues through the KJLH Women’s Health Forum.
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LatestAfter 42 Years, ‘America in the Morning’ Signs Off—and Leaves Affiliates With a Different Kind of Program
Westwood One’s syndicated America in the Morning aired its final edition Friday, ending a 42-year run as a general-interest early-morning network newscast. The program began on the Mutual Broadcasting Network in 1984 with Jim...
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LatestFCC Clears Foreign Equity in Paramount-Warner Merger, Bars Voting Control
The FCC has approved foreign equity participation in Paramount Skydance’s proposed Warner Bros. Discovery acquisition while barring foreign investors from voting control, management and content decisions.
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LatestAmazon Music Opens Video Podcasts to iHeartMedia, SiriusXM and Spotify Publishers
SEATTLE — Amazon Music is expanding its video-podcast catalog through new relationships with major hosting companies and publishers, giving programs from iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, Spotify, NBC Sports and Headgum another global...
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BREAKING: Beasley Rebuilds Its Sales Operation Around AI Agents
Beasley Media Group has deployed AI agents across its advertising-sales operation, moving radio’s AI transition from content creation into the complete revenue cycle.