New Survey Gauges Profitability Of Local Media’s Digital Revenue

The average EBITDA margin was 32.8% and the average gross margin 41.5%, according to Borrell Associates and Media Financial Management Association research. 

MFM Addresses Top Generative AI Issues In 3 Regional Meetings This Fall

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) will present three regional meetings designed to help its members understand, embrace and benefit from the use of generative artificial intelligence (generative AI) as part […]

Media Financial Management Association Announces 2023-24 Officers & Board Members

As the Media Financial Management Association (MFM) concluded its 2023 Annual Conference today, the association announced that Lori Locke, executive vice president and chief accounting officer of Warner Bros. Discovery, was elected to serve as […]

MFM’s Annual Conference Set For May 22-24

Highlights include speakers and panelists presenting the latest information on accounting, taxes, internal audit, technology, newspaper, out-of-home, outdoor, television, radio, networks, programming and streaming, digital, games, print, and credit and collection issues. It will also offer formal and informal networking activities to foster idea sharing and will host an exhibit hall featuring the latest in products and services for addressing the industry’s financial management and credit and collections requirements.

Media Financial Management Association And MediaVillage Launch MFMInSites.com

Jack Myers, founder of MediaVillage Knowledge Exchange, and Joseph J. Annotti, president-CEO of MFM (Media Financial Management Association), the not-for-profit professional association dedicated to the needs of business and finance executives in the media industry, today […]

Media Financial Management Association Announces 2022-23 Officers, Board Members

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced its 2022-23 officers and newly elected board members for the association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. Effective July 1, the […]

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Can Sports Betting Continue On Its Pandemic-Fueled Roll?

TV and radio stations had to contend with large losses during the pandemic, between the absence of political revenue and the nearly non-existent live sports and automobile categories. Then, sports betting came along, offering salvation for many broadcasters. But will state-by-state regulations and other issues hamper its promise of replenishing local broadcasters’ coffers lost during the pandemic?

MFM’s CFO Summit Returning To In-Person Event

The Media Financial Management Association’s popular annual gathering is set for March 3-4 at the Grand Pelican Resort in Ft. Lauderdale.

MFM Appoints Joseph Annotti President-CEO

The veteran trade association executive succeeds Mary Collins in leading the Media Financial Management Association and its BCCA subsidiary beginning in February.

MFM Names 2021-22 Board Members

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced its 2021-22 officers and newly elected board members for the association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. Effective July 1, the […]

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Collins | The Next Best Thing To Being There

The Media Financial Management Association’s Media Financial Focus annual conference is just around the corner. There are some strong advantages to its being held virtually again this year. If you’ve not registered yet, today’s the last day to do so before rates increase.

MFM-BCCA To Host ‘Lunch & Learn – The Distraction Factor’

Media Financial Management Association (MFM) will host its February Lunch & Learn titled, The Distraction Factor: How Interruptions Steal Your Time and Impact the Bottom Line, on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 1 p.m. ET. […]

Van Allen, Kimberly Parker, Paul Yate To Co-Chair MFM’s 2021 CFO Summit

Van Allen, executive vice president and CFO, Radio Advertising Bureau; Kimberly Parker, vice president and CFO, Graham Media; and Paul Yates, vice president and corporate controller, Hubbard Broadcasting Inc., will co-chair the Media […]

MFM To Host Media-Specific Tax Summit In March

Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM’s) Media Tax Summit will be a two-day virtual event. Understanding that the role of the media tax executive is changing, co-chairs Paul Nesterovsky, senior vice president of […]

MFM & BCCA Virtual Media Finance Focus 2020 Keynote to Explore Home Entertainment, Gaming

Media Financial Management Association’s Media Finance Focus will host a conference keynote on Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. ET. The two-part session will feature an address by Mark Orne, EVP, Cross Platform […]

MFM & BCCA’s Annual Conference Goes Virtual

In lieu of the 60th annual confab, the groups will offer 40 sessions over 10 weeks beginning June 15.

Webinars This Week: Latakoo, TAG, Palo Alto, MFM, Cobalt Digital, Bitmovin

A hefty list of organizations plans live and on-demand webinars, briefings and demos this week. TAG, latakoo, Cobalt Digital, Palo Alto Networks and the Media Financial Management Association are on the list. There’s also continuously updated coverage of new product announcements and, starting this week, press conferences, here and for TVNewsCheck’s day-by-day coverage of how broadcasters are coping with stay-at-home orders while covering the pandemic, visit here. 

MFM Cancels New York Localism Event

It had been slated for this Thursday, March 19. Planning for the organization’s 60th annual conference is continuing.

MFM & BCCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE

Media Waiting For Sports Betting Payoff

A year on from a vital Supreme Court ruling, sports betting is likely to have a wide-ranging impact on the media. When and how much that will be is still anybody’s bet.

MFM-BCCA Unveils Member Award Winners

Awards will be presented in three categories on May 21 — The MFM Rainmaker Award, The MFM Working Capital Award and the BCCA Contributor Award.

Carville To Keynote Media Finance Focus 2019

Prolific political consultant James Carville will speak at MFM and BCCA’s 59th annual conference May 20-22 in New Orleans.

Ignatowski, Benson To Co-Chair Media Outlook ’18

Brian Ignatowski, VP controllership, Disney Financial Services; and Stuart Benson, CFO of Helios & Matheson, will co-chair Media Outlook 2018, a seminar offered by Media Financial Management Association (MFM). The Continuing Professional Education (CPE) event […]

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Making Sense Of A New Accounting Standard

The standard for booking revenue is aimed at making it easier for investors to compare companies across industries and eliminate differences with standards used in other countries. The MFM has convened two task forces to address outstanding issues with the standard and invites your participation on them.

MFM Names 2017-18 Officers, Board Members

The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced the 2017-18 officers and newly elected board members for the association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. Effective July […]

Steve Fisher Named MFM Distinguished CFO

The former Entercom executive was presented the award during the Media Finance Focus conference in Orlando.

MFM Honors Bender With Chairman’s Award

Ralph Bender, the CFO of Manship Media today was honored during the Media Finance Focus conference in Orlando for playing an instrumental role in the association’s efforts to support media financial and credit management professionals.

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Nexstar’s Perry Sook: An Industry Avatar

On Monday, May 22, Perry A. Sook, chairman, president and CEO of Nexstar Media Group Inc., becomes MFM’s latest Avatar Award recipient. He joins the associations’ former Avatar honorees as an exemplar of leadership who demonstrates a commitment to the media community as well as someone who has led his or her company to greater success.

CNN’s Chalian To Keynote MFM Conference

David Chalian oversees political coverage across all CNN platforms as well as providing on-air political analysis. He will speak to the merging of newsgathering efforts to reach audiences in today’s fragmented media environment as well as what the future holds in store for journalism.

 

Sponsor Structure Highlights MFM Seminar

Business names and ownership structures can change overnight, creating significant problems for media companies who sell them services on credit. To assist the industry’s credit and collection professionals in adopting […]

Nexstar’s Sook To Receive MFM Avatar Award

The station group’s CEO will receive the organization’s highest honor at Media Finance Focus 2017, which will be held May 22-24 in Orlando.

 

MFM Sets Final Lineup For CFO Summit

The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced the final lineup of sessions and presenters slated for the 2017  CFO Summit, which will be held later this week in Fort Lauderdale […]

MFM Webinar Targets Macro Trends In Local Adv.

Gordon Borrell, CEO of Borrell Associates, will discuss macro trends that will be affecting local advertisers’ 2017 media buying decisions during a distance learning seminar offered by MFM, the Media Financial […]

Hearst, Sinclair, WME Execs To Chair MFM Confab

The Media Financial Management Association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association, announced today the co-chairs for Media Outlook 2017, a half-day seminar that will explore the issues […]

MFM Announces New Officers, Board Members

The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced the 2016-17 officers and newly elected board members for the association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. Effective July […]

Gary Hoipkemier Receives MFM’s Chairman’s Award

Gary Hoipkemier, SVP, CFO, treasurer and secretary of Schurz Communications until his recent retirement, on Monday received the Media Financial Management Association’s (MFM) Chairman’s Award. Presented in honor of Edward […]

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What Fuels Our Industry’s Rising Stars?

MFM-BCCA makes its annual selection of People to Watch and shares examples of the leadership characteristics and organizational roles that helped them to stand out from the pack.

MFM Sets 2015-16 Officers, Board Members

The Media Financial Management Association (MFM) today announced the 2015-16 officers and newly elected board members for the association and its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. The first […]

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Blazing The Trail Toward TV’s New Frontier

While some people talk wistfully about the Golden Age of television, I’d like to suggest that TV has the opportunity to create and enjoy its next golden age. But the secret is that maps from the past cannot guide us in the uncharted territory that lies ahead — there be dragons. Succeeding in the digital era will require blazing new trails. The speakers and panels and experts that will be featured at Media Finance Focus 2015 — MFM and BCCA’s 55th annual conference — can help you find your way.

MFM Adds BCCA Sales Dir., Membership Exec

The Media Financial Management Association has promoted Arcelia Pimentel to director of sales for its BCCA subsidiary, the media industry’s credit association. Pimentel has been with the organization for more […]

MFM-BORRELL STUDY

Local Media Missing Digital Ad Opportunities

Most local TV, radio and newspaper outlets are leaving money on the table by not focusing on digital media when selling advertising to local businesses. That’s one of the finding in a new joint research study conducted by MFM – the Media Financial Management Association and Borrell Associates.