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Is Netflix Preparing For A Sports Media Rights Shopping Spree?

"Perhaps the company's layoffs are simply about controlling costs. However, if they’re part of a larger strategy to redirect resources toward premium live sports, the next chapter of Netflix’s evolution could be its most significant yet."

Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Report: Rachel Maddow Will Take Hiatus From MSNBC Show  

The network will be using rotating anchors in the interim to fill Maddow's chair on her show. 

Newsmax Sees Viewer Spike During Donald Trump Rallies

Newsmax noted last week during their airing of Trump's Arizona rally on January 15 drew 2.9 million viewers, according to Nielsen data.

Gayle King Confirms New Contract with CBS

“I officially signed on the dotted line. So I will be with CBS a little longer,” King said. 

Dylan Dreyer Leaves “Weekend Today” After Nearly 10 Years

Dreyer is cutting back her workload, aiming to spend more time with her family.

Spotify Adding Advisory Labels to Podcast Episodes Talking COVID

In recent days, Neil Young, Nils Lofgren, and Joni Mitchell have all left Spotify citing Joe Rogan’s propensity to disseminate “COVID misinformation.”

KOMO Newsradio Loses Legendary Call Letters

The station will rebrand as KNWN, for “Northwest News.”

‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ Starts 20th Season With Similar Ratings Performance

"The recent figures for "Real Time" were on-par with those for its end-of-season editions last year."

Johana Suárez joins Noticias Telemundo as Anchor

Suárez comes from Univision’s KUVN 23 in Dallas

Stephen Hayes Joins NBC News as a Political Analyst

Hayes will make his NBC News contributor debut this coming Sunday on Meet the Press

NBC News Reporter Kevin Tibbles Announces Retirement

Tibbles has been with NBC News since 1995

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Think Big, Ask Big: Doug Abernethy’s Radio One Playbook

"Our industry has transformed better than any other traditional media"

Ken Charles Explains How Trust Drives Ratings and Sales at 95.5 WSB

“The trust of your audience is crucial not only to long-term success but to being a long-term part of the community and a long-term part of their habits, so that when things happen, they go to the place they trust. And we want to be the place they trust the most.”

How Pete Sousa’s Road to Sobriety Led Him Back to a Sports Media Career He Thought He Lost

"When you get sober, the sky is the limit. I'm living, breathing proof of that. People thought I was extremely hopeless. I'm here to tell anyone with a problem, if you think you're hopeless, that is not true."

Why News/Talk Radio Stations Must Preserve Their History Before It Disappears

I may be living in some sort of fantasyland that I frequently rail about in these columns. I don’t believe that these special moments are unusual or examples of confirmation bias. This is real life.