Broadcasting & Cable

ALIA TUTOR AND JOHN MOMTAZEE JOIN REAGAN FOUNDATION & INSTITUTE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
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SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced today that Alia Tutor and John Momtazee will join the Foundation's Board of Trustees.

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  • SIMI VALLEY, Calif., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announced today that Alia Tutor and John Momtazee will join the Foundation's Board of Trustees.
  • "We are thrilled to have Alia Tutor and John Momtazee join the Reagan Foundation's Board of Trustees," said Foundation Board Chairman Frederick J. Ryan, Jr. "With their experience in business, brand stewardship and philanthropy, they bring a unique and valuable perspective to the Reagan Foundation."
  • Alia Tutor is committed to building on her family's distinguished legacy of impactful philanthropy, serving as President of the Alia Tutor Family Foundation.
  • She also proudly serves on the Board of Directors for Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and the CHLA Foundation Board of Trustees.

TVB to Host Two-Day Hybrid Forward Conference for Thousands of Local Broadcast TV Executives, Media Agencies and Marketers

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
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TVB will host a two-day hybrid 2023 Forward Conference with a virtual sales event on September 21, 2023 that will deliver a multi-dimensional, multi-media experience for thousands of industry sales executives.

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  • TVB will host a two-day hybrid 2023 Forward Conference with a virtual sales event on September 21, 2023 that will deliver a multi-dimensional, multi-media experience for thousands of industry sales executives.
  • The Forward Sales Conference will follow an in-person live Executive Summit on September 14, 2023 for senior broadcast and agency leadership.
  • Since TVB re-imagined the Forward conference into a virtual multi-media experience in 2021, nearly 5,000 registrants - broadcast TV c-suite and senior leadership, media agency and brand executives, mid to senior-level media planners and buyers and sales executives – have attended the conference each of the last two years.
  • In addition, content from the Executive Summit will be made available for on-demand viewing during the virtual Forward Sales Conference.

Backlight Honored with Multiple Awards at 2023 NAB Show

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Thursday, April 20, 2023
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Global media and entertainment technology company, Backlight, announced that three of its product lines—iconik, Zype and Wildmoka—secured multiple honors at the 2023 NAB Show that took place this week in Las Vegas.

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  • Global media and entertainment technology company, Backlight, announced that three of its product lines—iconik, Zype and Wildmoka—secured multiple honors at the 2023 NAB Show that took place this week in Las Vegas.
  • These awards are recognition for what we have built and the potential that lies ahead.”
    Backlight’s Zype Apps Creator solution was awarded an NAB Product of Year Award in the Streaming category and was also selected by Next TV as a Best of Show product for NAB 2023.
  • This year’s win marks the fourth time in five years that a Backlight solution won a NAB Product of the Year Award.
  • Backlight’s Wildmoka platform was named Best of Show at the 2023 NAB Show by Broadcasting + Cable.

Nielsen: Audiences Extend Viewing Momentum into December, according to The Gauge

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Thursday, January 19, 2023
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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Nielsen's December 2022 TV usage summary from The Gauge, the media measurement company's monthly snapshot of total TV and streaming consumption in the U.S., revealed that TV viewing remained high in December, continuing momentum from November when time spent watching television soared 7.8% from the month prior. Similar to November 2022, December also recorded five days with over 100 billion minutes of TV viewing, including two of the top 10 most-watched days of television in 2022 (December 18  and December 25).

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  • YouTube TV accounted for 14.3% of YouTube viewing (1.2 share points), and Hulu Live made up 10.1% of Hulu viewing (0.3 share points).
  • The decline to broadcast viewing was driven by a sharp decrease in viewing to the general drama genre (-20%), and broadcast sports (-12.3%).
  • Broadcast viewing in December was fairly flat compared with one year ago (+0.3%), and the category lost 1.4 share points.
  • The changes in cable were driven by a 10.2% drop to cable news viewing, and the feature film genre, which jumped nearly 5% to 22.1% of cable viewing.

IPG Mediabrands Expands Signature Media Responsibility Index, Finds Global Social Platforms Making Most Progress, and Benchmarks Broadcast & Cable, CTV/OTT, Digital Video and Display

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Thursday, October 13, 2022
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Previous versions of the MRI had ranked the platforms upon Mediabrands 10 Media Responsibility Principles, which are now consolidated within the four priorities.

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  • Previous versions of the MRI had ranked the platforms upon Mediabrands 10 Media Responsibility Principles, which are now consolidated within the four priorities.
  • More than 150 major partners were surveyed, expanding into the realms of Broadcast & Cable, Connected TV, Online Video, and Display.
  • We have always believed in the need to bring the lens of media responsibility to a broader set of media types.
  • It only made sense that this rigor weve developed for social platforms would be translated for a more diversified mix of media partners.

TVB Holds First Hybrid Forward Conference for Thousands of Local TV Broadcasters, Media Agencies and Marketers

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Monday, September 12, 2022
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The virtual conference will bring together attendees from across the U.S., including local broadcast television, media ad agencies, key ad categories, measurement, and AdTech to discuss the present and future of local television.

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  • The virtual conference will bring together attendees from across the U.S., including local broadcast television, media ad agencies, key ad categories, measurement, and AdTech to discuss the present and future of local television.
  • This intimate, exclusive event will feature keynote speakers and sessions including political, automotive, sports betting, NextGen TV and more.
  • The Executive Summit content will be live-streamed as the General Session for the virtual Forward Conference.
  • The Forward Conference and live Executive Summit is a unique opportunity for the industry to engage with and hear from the leaders at the forefront of change in local broadcast TV.

RSG Media Bests MIT, NYU, and Carnegie Mellon to Take Home the 2022 INFORMS RM&P Section Practice Award

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) announced that RSG Media is the winner of its prestigious 2022 INFORMS Revenue Management & Pricing (RMP) Section Practice Award. RSG Media won for its work in applying machine learning artificial intelligence and predictive modeling to art of scheduling television advertisements. Their competitors included Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), New York University (NYU), and Carnegie Mellon University.

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  • NEW YORK, July 5, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) announced that RSG Media is the winner of its prestigious 2022 INFORMS Revenue Management & Pricing (RMP) Section Practice Award.
  • RSG Media won for its work in applying machine learning artificial intelligence and predictive modeling to art of scheduling television advertisements.
  • Their competitors included Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), New York University (NYU), and Carnegie Mellon University.
  • RSG Media was founded in 1985 and is based in New York City with offices in Los Angeles, London, and Delhi/Gurgaon.

Actress Ana de la Reguera, Estrella's "Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento", Pluto TV, Alma, "Don Francisco" and the Hispanic Marketing Council To Be Honored at The Hispanic Television Awards At The 19TH Annual Hispanic Television Summit Thursday, November 18, 2

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
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Three additional awards will be presented to Pioneers in Hispanic Television in a category named for the late Rafael Eli.

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  • Three additional awards will be presented to Pioneers in Hispanic Television in a category named for the late Rafael Eli.
  • Joe Schramm, the event's programmer said "The annual presentation of the prestigious Hispanic Television Awards is a highlight of the Hispanic Television Summit and is just one session within the overall conference.
  • Hispanic Television Summit is part of Virtual Fall TV 2021 by Future publications including Next TV, B+C, Multichannel News and TV Tech.
  • TV Tech Summit , Advanced Advertising Summit and Next TV Summit are also happening at Virtual Fall TV 2021.

Cox Media Group Appoints Todd Brown Vice President & General Manager of Boston 25

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Wednesday, October 13, 2021
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ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cox Media Group (CMG) today announced the appointment of Todd Brown as Vice President & General Manager, Boston 25, effective immediately.

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  • ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cox Media Group (CMG) today announced the appointment of Todd Brown as Vice President & General Manager, Boston 25, effective immediately.
  • Brown will oversee all Boston 25 operations including news, programming, sales, digital, engineering, production, and community affairs.
  • Prior to joining Meredith in 2002, he served as General Sales Manager for KSEE-TV 24 in Fresno, CA.
  • Cox Media Group, Inc. (CMG) is an industry-leading media company with dominant brands, award-winning content, and exceptional people.

World Trailer Awards 2022 Announces Inaugural Competition Honouring the World's Top Creatives in Entertainment Marketing

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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LONDON and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Announcing the Call for Entry for the inaugural World Trailer Awards (WTA), honouring the world's best creatives who are marketing the world's best entertainment.

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  • LONDON and LOS ANGELES, Aug. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Announcing the Call for Entry for the inaugural World Trailer Awards (WTA), honouring the world's best creatives who are marketing the world's best entertainment.
  • WTAs celebrate outstanding entertainment marketing across Cinema, TV (Broadcast & Cable), Gaming, Podcast & Radio, Streaming Services and Social Media.
  • Regional winners will advance to the world finals, with the World Trailer Awards winners announced and celebrated in February 2022 in awards ceremonies live from the Loule Theatre in the Algarve (Portugal).
  • 2022 World Trailer Awards Dates and Deadlines:
    February 12 & 13, 2022: Final Winners announced at the inaugural World Trailer Awards Celebration in the Algarve, Portugal
    The World Trailer Awards honours the outstanding achievements of the world's best creatives, marketing the world's best entertainment, across Cinema, TV (Broadcast/Cable), Gaming, Podcast & Radio, Streaming Services and Social Media.