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Cell Broadcast: The Modern Emergency Alert System
Once upon a time, telephones were primarily point-to-point communications systems. There were options for three-way and conference calls out there, but by and large the plain old telephone system was about connecting one handset to another for a…
Popular Broadcaster Says Lakers Are Biggest Offseason Losers
The Los Angeles Lakers are still receiving criticism for most of the offseason moves and will hope to prove critics wrong this upcoming season. Noteworthy moves include adding Walker Kessler as the big addition after losing LeBron James and a…
ProSiebenSat.1 seeks closer broadcaster ties to counter US streaming giants
Aug 6: German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is seeking closer ties with domestic media groups to help defend the German media ecosystem against U.S. technology and streaming giants, Chief Executive Marco Giordani said on Thursday. ProSiebenSat.1 said…
FCC Returns $881 Million in Unused TV Broadcaster Relocation Funds
WASHINGTON —The Federal Communications Commission announced the return of $881 million in unused funds from the TV Broadcaster Relocation Fund, known as the “Repack,” marking a significant milestone in the successful conclusion…
Mets news: Keith Hernandez apologizes for calling traded players 'garbage' on broadcast
As a player, Keith Hernandez was gritty and unfiltered. Those tangibles carried with him from first base to the broadcast booth for the New York Mets. Sometimes, Hernandez calls the Mets out. That was on full display in the post- MLB trade…
Fox's World Cup reign is over. Can Netflix usher in a new era with the 2027 Women's World Cup?
More than 60 million viewers across the U.S. tuned into the 2026 men's World Cup final between Spain and Argentina last month, between Fox and Spanish-language rights holder Telemundo. How many will tune into Netflix's coverage of the 2027 women's…
Soft Ad Market, World Cup Competition Hit Germany's ProSiebenSat.1 Results
ProSiebenSat.1 posted lower first-half revenue as Germany ‘s weak television advertising market and competition from broadcasters carrying the World Cup weighed on its entertainment business. The German commercial broadcaster, which is…
MORNING GLORY: Rogers versus El-Sayed is a referendum on the future of America
Abdul El-Sayed won Michigan 's Senate Democratic primary Tuesday over Congresswoman Haley Stevens. El-Sayed had a 1% win in a race that featured a third candidate, Mallory McMorrow, who had dropped out but who nevertheless polled around 4% of the…
NHL Bets On In-House Production As Regional Sports Networks Collapse
The Columbus Blue Jackets are among the first four NHL teams to have local broadcasts produced by NHL Productions, a new initiative that follows the collapse of FanDuel Sports Network. (Photo by Steph Chambers) For decades, National Hockey League…
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman talks 2027 calendar, media rights deal and weather protocol
A lot has happened since September, when National Women's Soccer League commissioner Jessica Berman said she intended to stay with the league. In November, the NWSL announced her three-year contract extension, keeping Berman in the role through the…
As lockout looms, Braves' Battery revenue surges while TV costs rise
On an earnings call Wednesday, Atlanta Braves executives made no direct mention of the elephant in the room, the looming lockout that could threaten the 2027 Major League Baseball season. But the Braves nonetheless shared information relevant to…
The Vogue Business TikTok Trend Tracker
TikTok has turned songs into No. 1 hits, birthed micro-trends and cultural movements and created a shared lexicon of jingles, phrases and vignettes among its 1.2 billion users, 70 per cent of whom are Gen Z, according to the video platform. Here…
Edinburgh's Industry Programme Returns With UK Indie Focus
The Edinburgh Film Festival's industry programme returns this year in an expanded format, centered around a new symposium on the state of independent filmmaking in the UK, aptly titled the UK Film Conference. The festival launched the conference…
Dan Lanning Offers Insight Into Viral Ra'Shaad Samples Video
Ahead of the Oregon Ducks' first day of fall camp, a video made its rounds across the internet of running backs coach Ra'Shaad Samples' DUII incident in April. Oregon coach Dan Lanning responded for comment about the situation when asked by…
Media Attitudes To AI Are Starting To Shift
After years of enthusiastic coverage, the British broadcast media are starting to be more skeptical about the benefits of AI. An analysis of more than 215,000 U.K. television and radio broadcasts by PR firm Be Broadcast concluded that AI has…
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