For several years we heard from radio executives, analysts, brokers, and investors that once iHeart-Media and Cumulus addressed their massive debt, radio would become a media star once again. With both companies now in much better financial shape and the economy humming like a top, has that turned out to be an accurate prediction? In our special Forecast annual analyst report, we asked our expert panel that very question. We also pick their brains about the future of radio, how the 2019 court ruling will affect deregulation, the upcoming election, and much more.
We asked six analysts to look into their 2020 crystal ball:
Elliot Evers, Managing Partner, MVP Capital
Scott Flick, Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Mark Fratrik, Chief Economist/SVP, BIA Advisory Services
Davis Hebert, Senior Analyst, High Yield…