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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001493152-23-018919"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMTM"
cik: "0001568385"
company_name: "Bright Mountain Media, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T15:58:41.444115+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bright Mountain Media boosts CEO salary to $400,000, effective June 1, 2023

## Summary
- CEO Matthew Drinkwater's base salary increased from $250,000 to $400,000.
- Increase approved by Compensation Committee on May 18, 2023.
- Raise takes effect June 1, 2023, a 60% increase.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001493152-23-018919
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMTM
- cik: 0001568385
- company_name: Bright Mountain Media, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1568385/000149315223018919/0001493152-23-018919-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1568385/000149315223018919/form8-k.htm

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