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November 5, 2020 Broadcast Deal-making Bounced Back In Third Quarter, Says KaganAfter the pandemic lockdowns put a damper on deal-making earlier this year, Kagan reports broadcast mergers and acquisitions picked up the pace during the third quarter. Radio and television deals totaled $534.7 million during the three months ended Sept. 30, in what the firm labels a “substantial rebound” from $90.3 million in the second quarter which was an all-time low attributable to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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November 4, 2020 Voters Weigh In on Workplace IssuesVoters have approved ballot measures that will impact the workplace in several states by raising the minimum wage, establishing a statewide program for paid family and medical leave, and legalizing marijuana. Here's what employers need to know. |
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November 3, 2020 Tracking Radio’s Road to RecoveryAs the nation recovers, so do radio listening levels in many markets around the country. That’s the consensus of a new research report from Nielsen titled “Audio Today: On the Road to Recovery With AM/FM Radio.” |
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October 29, 2020 Fundraising Within a University EnvironmentFundraising within a university environment is complex. There can be control issues; there can be staffing issues; there can be issues with competing priorities. There can be a lack of understanding of the differences between alumni fundraising processes and procedures and proven public radio and television fundraising practices. |
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October 22, 2020 FCC Plans to Cap New NCE FM ApplicationsThe FCC is expecting a rush next year when it opens a window for applications for new FM stations on the lower end of the U.S. radio band. So it is planning to cap the number of applications per entity and is asking for comment. |
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October 20, 2020 HR Went Remote in 2020 with Array of Virtual ToolsHR transitioned its traditional functions to virtual formats as companies pivoted to remote operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, using technologies expected to endure after the health crisis has passed. |
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October 19, 2020 Growing Your Audience during Covid-19It is getting hard to buy a radio for home use. And there are a surprising number of households who no longer have a home radio. And a surprising number of public radio users who have no idea how to stream the radio station, or how to access podcasts. |
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October 16, 2020 API Microgrants Boost Public Radio Stations’ Election CoverageThree public radio stations have received support from the American Press Institute in a second round of microgrants for election coverage. The grants are from API’s Trusted Elections Network Fund, which aims “to improve audience-centered elections coverage.” The three public radio stations were among 11 grantees. |
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October 8, 2020 PBS Celebrates 50 Years of Public TelevisionPBS is celebrating its golden anniversary this week, as the public media provider first began operations 50 years ago. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting established PBS in 1969. PBS’ first broadcast was “The French Chef” with Julia Child. Today, PBS has 330 member stations serving all 50 states, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American Samoa, offering more than 1,200 hours a year of programming to fulfill its mission of educating, inspiring, entertaining, and expressing a diversity of perspectives. |
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October 6, 2020 Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Longstanding FCC Case On Relaxing Media Ownership RulesThe US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a longstanding case dealing with the FCC’s attempt to relax restrictions on local media ownership. The Federal Communications Commission had referred the case—FCC, et al. v. Prometheus Radio Project, et al.—to the high court in April, supported by the National Association of Broadcasters. |
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