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Legends ampamp Leaders videoNexstar39s Perry Sook on the Future of News TV Station Business NFL and NewsNation Jack MyersWhat is Nexstar39s secret to success and how is Nexstar incentivizing managers to increase diversity Get the inside scoop in this week39s edition of Legends ampamp LeadersKnowledge ExchangeMajor Radio Player Audacy Modernizes a Durable MediumJim Motavalli looks at how a broadcast medium like radio can be datacentric as wellMapping the Mainstreaming of Addressable TV at DISHFree Download of The Transformation of Television study from Forrester Consulting in the article Charlene Weisler talks to DISH about their approach in working with their traditional competitive set with a goal of scaling up addressable advertisingBoundless Curiosity Ignites Passion and Purpose videoWatch the latest episode of Raquelle Zuzarte39s Storytelling Revolution as Raquelle speaks with Smithsonian Media CRO Amy Wilkins on how the thirst for knowledge and boundless curiosity drives their businessDisruption Can Transform Agency CulturesAlli Romano reached out to the 4A39s and several advertising agency executives to discover the farreaching impact that the past year has had on agency lifeMoving the Local National Spot TV Needle at MAGNASimon Applebaum gets an update on the latest tools for local from MAGNA39s Executive Vice President Local Investment Kathy DoyleThe Future According to Rishad TobaccowalaWho better to foretell the future than one of our industry39s most respected futurists Rishad Tobaccowala gives us his view and gratefully it is optimisticAdvancing DiversityDEI and the Crisis in Media and Advertising wMike Paul The Reputation Doctor audioIn this week39s episode of The Pool Philip McKenzie welcomes Mike Paul a renowned PR expert to discuss his journey and the DEI issues at the executive levelMulticultural TV Talk with Actor Quincy Chad videoJuan Ayala speaks with Quincy Chad who stars in FX39s Snowfall Get some great insider Hollywood stories in this week39s episodeYouTube Originals39 quotGlad You Askedquot Educates and Aggravates In the Right WayAinsley Andrade reviews an educational YouTube original series that is currently tackling systemic bias and racism in a way that is unique and relatable to Millennials He likes it and find out why you should check it outTo Advance Women Pandora Spotlights the 39Fempire39Alli Romano takes a look at Pandora39s latest public service campaign to promote leadership and diversity through audio to the audio and advertising industriesWomen in Fintech At the Forefront of Making Crypto and Lending More InclusiveMeet some of the women that are leading a generational change in the financial sector with Crypto as part of the She39s Next Conversation series sponsored by Visa brought to you by The FQAmerica39s Navy Forged by a Sea amp8230 of WhitenessChristopher Boulton takes a look at a recent Navy diversity report and its recommendations and questions why its advertising agency team isn39t exactly reflective of those insightsThis Week in MediaHP Enterprise brought a good portion of their media planningbuying inhouse with a focus on programmaticIf you think retransmission rights might end with the cable era you probably want to pay attention to what39s happening with Roku and YouTube TV at the moment Roku has pulled the YouTube TV app from their app store as the current distribution deal has expired and no new agreement as of this writing has been completed Roku is claiming that Google is requesting deeper than normal access to customer data and is pushing hardware requirements including the acceptance of AV1 an open royaltyfree video coding format Google is saying that Roku is just playing hardballThe four major broadcast networks have filed a lawsuit against Locast which quotfor a donationquot allows consumers in 31 markets covering 517 of US population to watch local broadcast for freePeacock has reached 42 million subscribers up from 33mm when last reported in JanuaryAmazon has announced new ad formats for Fire TV and its streaming sites like IMDb TV and Twitch New formats include quotsponsored content rowsquot which allow media companies to promote shows and movies with up to 10 titles in the row These ad units will be available through programmaticAmazon39s ad business showed a 77 increase in revenue over the past year reaching 69B in ad salesDuring Amazon39s quarter earnings call we learned that hours watched on Twitch has doubled over the past year There are now 35mm monthly active users that view the entertainment service Twitch continues to branch out beyond its core gaming content with its attention now turned to the music categoryTwitter revealed during its quarterly earnings call that it grew its user base by 20 to 199mm However its guidance and relative weak performance vs its rivals pushed its stock price lowerHere39s an interesting tidbit from Snapchat Snapchat now has around 280mm global users with 50 of recent growth coming from outside of North America In part because of that growth Snapchat now has more users on Android than on iOS for the first timeMicrosoft reported that LinkedIn now has 756mm members Hours spent on LinkedIn increased by 80 over the year which may be a good thing for LinkedIn but is still a sign that our economy has challenges given that job search and career networks is the raison d39etre of the serviceFacebook reported revenue of 2617B up 48 from the year prior with net income growing 94 They did warn of headwinds caused by Apple39s iOS 145 update that makes ad tracking more transparent and gives consumers the ability to deny tracking Facebook39s user base of 195MM in the US and Canada was flat for the second consecutive quarterBased on figures presented during Facebook39s Q1 2021 earnings call analysts are estimating that Facebook has sold close to 5mm Oculus Quest 2 devices since its launch six months ago This is unprecedented in the VR marketplace as it took Sony39s PlayStation VR five years to hit that same mark Sony has announced that they will be releasing PlayStation VR2 in 2022Have a great weekendClick the social buttons to share this story with colleagues and friendsThe opinions expressed here are the author39s views and do not necessarily represent the views of MediaVillagecomMyersBizNetamp160

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