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If you think the reduction-in-force efforts happening at a variety of broadcast media companies in recent weeks — and even today, at Audacy — are unique to those operations, think again. All U.S.-based employers announced 172,017 job cuts in February. That's the highest total for the month since 2009.

John Trimble is retiring after 16 years in a key advertising position within Sirius XM's C-Suite. Who's succeeding him? It's an individual who joined Pandora in 2008 before its acquisition by SiriusXM, and previously served as SVP of AdsWizz.

On Wednesday, the Hispanic audio content distribution and creation entity led by José Villafañe opted for an Upfront that not only came weeks before those from the likes of NBC and TelevisaUnivision, but also those participating at IAB NewFronts in early May.

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"With management’s decision to no longer disclose subscriber counts from Q1 onwards, it is unlikely we will be able to track the quarterly or regular cadence of how subscribers grow from here — aside from key milestones," MoffettNathanson notes in an investor report focused on Netflix. So how much more room can subscribers grow?

A brand that has been a leader in the fire prevention and safety category for more than a century has expanded its "Cause For Alarm" program, tied to continued efforts to close what it calls a fire and carbon monoxide safety education gap. This sees Kidde forge a new relationship with the owner of such stations as Z100 and Power 105.1.

As the companies see it, advertisers have an insatiable demand for innovative data offerings to measure performance and guide media campaigns. Strata customers will now have the ability to transact and analyze ad delivery using VALID, VideoAmp’s data and technology engine.

KMOV-4 along with the recently created "Matrix Midwest" will air select St. Louis Cardinals games across the 2025 season. Gray TV stations in Cape Girardeau and Springfield, Mo.; Memphis; Jonesboro, Ark.; Rockford, Peoria and Quincy, Ill.; Evansville, Ind.; and in Sioux City, Cedar Rapids, Ottumwa, Davenport, and Rochester/Mason City, Iowa also plan to air the games.

TEGNA's connected TV and over-the-top local ad platform, Premion, has achieved “TAG Platinum” status by achieving three different certifications from the Trustworthy Accountability Group, a global certification program focused on "safety and transparency" in digital advertising.

The new deal allows the direct broadcast satellite service provider continued access to TelevisaUnivision channels for both DirecTV and its U-verse service. The agreement is inclusive of channels associated with the Univision and UniMás broadcast networks, and the TUDN and Galavisión sports and entertainment-focused cable television networks.