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Executive Turntable: UMG’s New Hong Kong Leader; Minor Adjustment at Television Academy
Friday funday, it’s time for another Executive Turntable, Billboard’s comprehensive(ish) compendium of promotions, hirings, exits and firings — and all things in between — across the music industry. UMG hired Gary Chan to take on the dual role of managing director of Universal Music Hong Kong and senior vice president of Universal Music Greater China,…
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‘The Drew Barrymore Show’ Features A Man Getting A Vasectomy Live On…
Drew Barrymore just proved that her self-titled daytime talk show isn’t exclusively for women. Just one month after a brave taker had her annual pap smear broadcast on national television, today’s episode of The Drew Barrymore Show featured a man’s vasectomy live from a Brooklyn doctor’s office. At the start of the episode — titled…
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We Are Farmers … And We Want AM Radio | Radio & Television Business Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A study from Katz Media Group recently used MRI-Simmons data to delve into the media habits of agricultural workers and, to little surprise, found a strong inclination of agricultural workers toward audio media. And, as the National Association of Farm Broadcasters has been saying, both AM and FM radio have been found to be the…
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For iHeartMedia CEO, A Cheap Investment In Deflated Stock | Radio & Television Business Report
For individuals and institutions that have held shares of iHeartMedia stock, which trades on the Nasdaq GlobalSelect market under the “IHRT” symbol, long-term investment has delivered disappointing yields. In June 2021, shares were nearing $27 per share. Today, they’re trading just below $2.50. On November 13, IHRT hit a post-bankruptcy low in its share price. That presented…
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A Race 45 Years in the Making: Michelob ULTRA Celebrates Williams Racing Partnership with First-Ever Real vs. Virtual Race in New One-Of-A-Kind Television Special
“Lap of Legends” will use cutting-edge technology to create the first-ever race pitting a real Formula 1 driver against virtual avatars of some of the greatest Williams Racing drivers of all-time. NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — In Formula 1 racing, the pressure is always on. Most racing fans will never experience what it’s like…
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“Out and About” Television, Veterans Day and Thanksgiving
The first television I remember having was a 17-inch, black and white table model that my parents bought at the Firestone store here in Three Rivers. We got it back in the fifties. Back then, we could get channel three in Kalamazoo and channel eight in Grand Rapids. Cable wasn’t around yet, but we did…
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Saga Shareholders Get Another Big Reward | Radio & Television Business Report
NEW YORK — For institutional investors such as Daniel Tisch-led Towerview LLC down to the single person who may hold a handful of stocks, the rich dividends will continue for those with shares in the radio industry’s single most-successful publicly traded pure-play company.
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Television Academy Elects Cris Abrego as New Chairman
Kayla Cobb November 17, 2023 @ 6:21 AM Share on Social Media The Television Academy has elected Cris Abrego, the CEO of Hyphenate Media Group, as the new chairman of the organization. Abrego will succeed the current chairman, Frank Scherma, who has served in the office since January of 2019. His two-year term will begin on…
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The Best Comedy on Network Television Finally Has a Return Date
Years ago, there was a week called upfronts — it still exists, but no one talks about it anymore — where the networks would announce their new shows and release their fall schedules. It was a magical time! Back in our early days, we’d build content around upfronts for the entire week, and viewers would…
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Television Academy Elects Cris Abrego Chairman
The Television Academy has elected new leadership, headed by incoming chairman Cris Abrego. The Banijay chairman of the Americas, who has chaired the organization’s foundation since 2020, was running unopposed. He succeeds producer Frank Scherma, who has termed out after four years. Additionally, the Television Academy has added the title of CEO to its president…