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For 19 years, the Harvard Club has been the site of Forecast, the exclusive financial conference that brings together owners, CFOs, group executives, private equity, and Wall Street investors, as well as industry analysts, to discuss conditions and predictions for the coming year in broadcasting.

This is a distinct — some would say, elite — crowd. These are top-level decisionmakers. These are the people who will chart the course, write the checks, and set the criteria for broadcasting both as a business and as an investment in the coming year.

HERE ARE A FEW OF THE COMPANIES ATTENDING FORECAST THIS YEAR!

This is Forecast. This Tuesday, November 16, at the Harvard Club in New York City.

Do it for your business. Do it for yourself. And let’s not forget the fabulous luncheon and elegant Broadcast Leadership Reception. Classy perks we know you’ll enjoy.

Forecast – it walks the talk. See you there!

President/Publisher, Radio Ink & Radio + Television Business Report

It’s the biggest night in Latin music in the U.S., and Univision Communications has lined up a wide array of advertisers — including several luxury brands — as sponsors for the event.

Look for activity from Bulova, Frontera Wines and Old Parr Whisky, among others, on November 18 when Univision televises the 22nd annual Latin Grammy Awards.

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Television and cross-platform measurement, analytics and attribution company 605 has expanded its collaboration with one of the automotive industry’s data analytics firms.

As such, 605 will further integrate Polk Automotive Audiences and Polk Signals, including anonymized vehicle sales, within the company’s TV measurement and attribution products 605 PLATF0RM and 605 IMP4CT.

The partnership expansion, 605 says, marks another move in its growing commitment to the future of TV advertising, which encompasses the entire lifecycle of planning, optimization, attribution, and eventually, prediction.

“The addition of Polk Automotive Solutions will enhance the planning capabilities of programmers, advertisers and agencies that leverage 605 PLATF0RM by planning and measuring effective TV campaigns against a variety of Polk Automotive Audiences including ‘competitive owners’ and ‘in-market auto intenders,’” the company says. “Clients will benefit from the integration of Polk Signals in the optimization and attribution stages by leveraging 605 IMP4CT and the ‘always on capability’ to track real-time purchase signals of TV and to tie campaign exposure to vehicle sales.”

605 is founded by CEO Kristin Dolan. 

The expanded collaboration builds upon the companies’ previous agreement, which was announced in September 2020.

An AEQ Capitol IP console is at the center of Radio Super W’s main studio.

From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: As part of an upgrade from analog to digital, Radio Super W in Ecuador has equipped a new on-air facility with an AEQ Capitol IP console and Orban Optimod 5500i processor.

“Radio Super W started in 2000 as the dream of businessman Walter Hernán Ocampo, who wanted to bring modernity to La Concordia, his hometown in Ecuador,” AEQ wrote in a project summary.

“Nowadays this radio continues to broadcast content for the benefit of the community, always trying to innovate as technology advances, and offering outstanding programs such as ‘Café-W’ or ‘W-Noticias’ both of which are star programs of the station, and much loved by its audience.”

The CTO of Radio W is Isaac Ocampo.

Users and sellers of equipment are welcome to send announcements for “Who’s Buying What” to radioworld@futurenet.com.

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Spotify Technology S.A. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a company described as a “global leader in digital audiobook distribution.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Two legendary three-letter stations are among the recipients of the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards.

KYW(AM) in Philadelphia was named the Major-Market Station of the Year and WSB(AM) Atlanta was honored as Legendary Station of the Year.

Other notable recipients include Rickey Smiley as Network/Syndicated Personality and “We Need to Talk” from WGTS(FM) in Washington for Best Radio Podcast.

The National Association of Broadcasters announced the recipients during a virtual event that’s now available on demand. The program was started in 1989 and is named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi.

The winners are below.

Legendary Station of the Year
WSB-AM, Atlanta, Ga. AC Station of the Year
WTMX-FM, Chicago, Ill. Legendary Manager of the Year
Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting Best Radio Podcast of the Year
“We Need to Talk,” WGTS-FM, Washington, D.C. Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year
Rickey Smiley, Reach Media, Inc. CHR Station of the Year
KNDE-FM, College Station, Texas Major Market Personality of the Year
The Musers – Dunham, Miller & Keith,
KTCK-AM, Dallas, Texas Classic Hits Station of the Year
WCBS-FM, New York, N.Y. Large Market Personality of the Year
Ann Kelly, WDUV-FM, Tampa Bay, Fla. College Station of the Year
WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, Wayne, N.J. Medium Market Personality of the Year
Dan Potter, KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla. Country Station of the Year
WYCD-FM, Detroit, Mich. Small Market Personality of the Year
Frito and Katy, KNDE-FM, College Station, Texas News/Talk Station of the Year
WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C. Major Market Station of the Year
KYW-AM, Philadelphia, Pa. Religious Station of the Year
WGTS-FM, Washington, D.C. Large Market Station of the Year
KTMY-FM, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. Rock Station of the Year
KLOS-FM, Los Angeles, Calif. Medium Market Station of the Year
KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla. Spanish Language Station of the Year
KLLI-FM, Los Angeles, Calif. Small Market Station of the Year
WTAW-AM, College Station, Texas Sports Station of the Year
KTCK-AM, Dallas, Texas Urban Station of the Year
WEDR-FM, Miami, Fla.

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The E.W. Scripps Co. has created a position of VP of Emerging Products. And, the person holding the role will be responsible for Local Media digital “thought leadership,” vision, strategy, development and execution of non-linear opportunities for Scripps’ 61 television stations in 41 markets.

Taking the job? The former product, programmatic and data leader for Cox Media Group.

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It may have been Public Radio Music Day on November 10, but today and on most days, the majority of NPR Member stations attract listeners for their progressive-leaning news and talk programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered. 

No wonder, then, that NPR would offer research in partnership with Edison Research that puts a magnifying glass on “the continued increased consumption of spoken word audio in the U.S. and the drivers behind the growth.”

NPR, naturally, is one of those drivers.

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NEW YORK — In 2019 while still under the ownership of The E.W. Scripps Co., Triton partnered up with an audio advertising company that built a Creative Management Platform specifically for radio and online spots.

It was a sign of confidence in New York-based Frequency, which relies on data from a variety of third party providers — such as location, weather, time, device type and content that’s being listened to — to build personalized audio ads.

Now, Frequency is getting an infusion of Dollorydoos, if you will, as one of Australia’s largest radio broadcasting companies is now a minority investor.

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As RBR+TVBR reported earlier this week,  the 12-year-old Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) will be getting new leadership within the first three months of 2022 as its CEO and Managing Director is retiring.

Ahead of her farewell, she’ll be co-hosting a special update webinar “on the four main building blocks of converged TV measurement that are needed to advance new solutions for complete cross-platform video measurement.”

It is an hourlong session scheduled for 1pm Eastern featuring Jane Clarke, who will soon depart CIMM; Alan Wolk, Co-Founder and Lead Analyst at TVREV; and Jon Watts, Executive Director at Project X Institute.

They will provide an overview on the development of TV “Census-like” data; digital census data; cross-media panel or Linked TV & Digital panels; and ID resolution.

The webinar bears the title Demystifying Converged TV Measurement: The Four Building Blocks, and begins with an introduction from Clarke. Wolk and Watts will then share their insight on which companies are in each building block and those companies working to assemble all of the building blocks.

Questions will be taken following their discussion.

To register, please click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k-dQ77cBRkW7dPy0tF_voQ.