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Castelli Media, the low-power TV station licensee led by Vincent Castelli, has received regulatory approval for a deal announced in September that sees the sale of a low-power television station in Santa Barbara, Calif., by the LPTV entrepreneur.

The new Level Up with StreamGuys series intends to send the message that proven strategies to monetize streams exist today, the opportunities are flexible and vast, and that help for ensuring success is easily accessible.

PPDS, the exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays, has officially opened a new state-of-the-art, PPDS Master Showroom in Northern New Jersey — its first in North America. The 2,368 ft² PPDS studio opens new opportunities to grow its sales stateside, adding to its strong customer base in Europe.

IBC has put out a Call for Challenges for the 2025 Accelerator Media Innovation Program, inviting proposals for "transformative, fast-track innovation projects that will help shape the future of the media and entertainment technology sector." The deadline for submissions is December 6.

‘Continuation was pointless’ according to station

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He co-founded the Montgomery, Ala., SBE chapter

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The FCC expects MEP to be used at least twice as often as AMBER Alerts

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When the iconic Jorge Rámos exits TelevisaUnivision at the end of 2024, Noticiero Univision will be embarking on a new era by going with a sole anchor for the first time. And, the job is going to a woman.

"Downward stock moves have gone hand in hand with negative earnings revisions," notes MoffettNathanson analyst Rob Fishman. "The media landscape has grown bleak, and most media stocks have seen a similar picture." Yet, Fishman asks, for all the negativity out there, "Is it possible we have hit a bottom?"

In September 1992, Chilmark Partners teamed with Sam Zell in investing some $127 million in Jacor Broadcasting. The dollars turbo-charged what is today a foundation of iHeartMedia, making Chilmark Managing Principal David Schulte an expert on how private equity and restructuring expertise has impacted the media sector. Schulte will share his insights at Forecast 2025 on November 13.