Broadband Associations To FCC: We’re Suing Over TV Rule Change
A group comprised of 10 state and regional cable TV service associations has told the Commission that it will be moving forward with a Petition for Stay and injunction, pending judicial review, of its formal repeal of a Congressionally mandated national television ownership reach limit.
Post-WBD Merger Skydance C-Suite Confirmed
Paramount Skydance Corporation Chairman/CEO David Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz on Monday unveiled the "CEO Leadership Team" expected to lead the combined company that some journalists dubbed "ParaBros" but, alas, will be named Skydance.
SCOTUS Denies Nexstar’s DirecTV Retrans Appeal
With no commentary or publicly released explanation, the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday denied the request of Nexstar Media Group to review a Second Circuit ruling that reversed an antitrust win — one that is wholly tied to the thorny issue of retransmission consent negotiations.
A Lifetime Leader’s Successor At NBCU Is Named, As Retirement Awaits
On November 12, NBCUniversal Local Chairman Valari Staab will be honored with the 2026 RBR+TVBR Lifetime Leadership Award. Now, the Forecast conference presentation of this award will have deeper meaning — her post-retirement successor has been named, starting the clock on Staab's departure date.
Forecast 2027: A Closed-Door, No-Press Agenda Is Affirmed
Forecast 2027 is closed to the press — including our own journalists. The sessions won’t be posted to YouTube. You won’t even find these lessons in our headlines e-mail the next morning. If you’re thinking you’ll catch it later for free, you won’t. The only way to hear these conversations is to invest in yourself. Be in the room.
FCC Formally Erases Congressionally-Mandated National TV Reach Cap
The FCC on August 6 voted to repeal its 39% national TV ownership reach cap, replacing it with a granular, case-by-case review. The Report and Order detailing the decision was not released until Thursday, and was quietly posted on the Commission website along with statements from Chairman Carr, Olivia Trusty and Anna Gómez.
Forever Gone: Lynn Deppen Sells Two More FMs
Forever Media, which has engaged in the sale of radio stations in Delaware, Ohio and the Keystone State in recent times, has agreed to part ways with two more properties. Both stations have FM signals serving the "Mon Valley" region due south of Pittsburgh. Who's the buyer in this deal brokered by Michael J. Bergner?
A Steep Decline In Q3 For U.S. Broadcast Radio
There were fewer commercially licensed radio stations — significantly less, it turns out — at the end of the third quarter of 2026. It continues a trend seen in the previous two quarters, the latest Broadcast Station Totals report from the FCC shows.
Power Outage Leads To New NAB Radio Board
The National Association of Broadcasters has unveiled the new look of its Radio Board and its associated executive committee, selecting a key Townsquare Media C-Suite leader as the first vice chair of the executive committee for the board overseeing member AM and FM station licensees.
Hispanic Marketing Council Chimes In With FCC On SBS Plan
The nation's foremost advocacy group representing U.S. Hispanic market advertising, marketing and PR professionals has submitted formal comments to the FCC sharing its concerns about what the future of the 100% minority-owned debtor-in-possession could mean to the nation's Latino populace.
Connoisseur Completes San Jose FM Sale To K-LOVE
Michael Bergner of Bergner & Co. was the exclusive broker on the transaction, first announced on July 9, which sees a 44kw Class B FM serving much of the San Francisco DMA ending up in the hands of America's largest purveyor of Christian Contemporary Music. The station's seller used the legal services of Wilkinson Barker Knauer LLP.
Radio Assets Pass To Widow Following ‘Giant’ Death
A Class D AM radio station and its companion FM translator serving a Minnesota city southwest of St. Cloud will soon be wholly owned by the widow of her husband and business partner who held 50% interest in the station's controlling limited liability company. It's the result of his untimely death in September.
Compass Points to Pac-12, PLAYFLY With New Audio Rights Pact
It's a collegiate athletic conference whose members today include public universities across the west coast of the U.S. Now, fans of this conference's basketball teams — both men's and women's — and its football teams' crowning event can tune to audio coverage across affiliate stations produced and marketed by Compass Media Networks.
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A Bigger Broadcast Presence For Twin Cities’ Reborn WDGY
An asset purchase agreement has been agreed upon that would see the transfer of control of an AM radio station and its companion FM translator end up in the hands of an individual tied to a reborn "WDGY" — an early rock 'n' roll-era Top 40 station in the Twin Cities. A West St. Paul, Minn., FM translator is also included in the deal.
Scripps Schedules Its Q3 Earnings Report Release Date
Once again, executives at The E.W. Scripps Company will allow investors and Wall Street analysts to digest the company's quarterly earnings report along with a full dinner and a good night's sleep, as it will release the results on a Thursday afternoon but hold off on the commentary until the following morning.
Nexstar Finalizes Its Q3 Earnings Release Plan
The nation's largest owner of broadcast television stations — regardless of its "hold separate" situation involving TEGNA — has announced when it will unveil its earnings report for the third quarter. What are analysts expecting to hear from CEO Perry Sook, CFO Lee Ann Gliha and the rest of the Nexstar C-Suite?
Sinclair, New Media Team For Substack News Brand
Sinclair Inc. is teaming up with New Media to bring to light a subscription digital news brand designed to bring reporting from 1,200 of the broadcast television station owner’s local journalists in more than 60 content centers across the U.S. to a national audience.
NBCU, Carat Team For Programmatic ‘Client Agent’
Global media agency Carat, Comcast streaming advertising unit FreeWheel, Comcast's NBCUniversal unit, and marketer-focused Newton Research have united to bring to market a programmatic agentic media product they believe is "built to optimize upfront investment" — allowing clients to balance brand analytics and automated reporting across NBCUniversal platforms.
Vicks and ViX: Strong Users Of Spot TV
One brand is known for its anti-allergy products including NyQuil. The other brand is a streaming video platform tied to the largest Spanish-language content creator in the world. While each sounds alike, there's very little Vicks and ViX have in common. Commitment to national TV spots is one of them.
SiriusXM Repeats Its Client Showcase For Advertising Week
Advertising Week New York kicks off Monday, and for the second consecutive year SiriusXM Media is hosting an event that it says will explore "the growing power and influence of audio across media, culture and advertising."
FCC Asked To OK VHF-to-UHF Unwind
The licensee serving as the parent organization for the PBS Member station serving Des Moines has requested that the Video Division of the FCC's Media Bureau grant its request to stay on its VHF channel, rather than migrate to the UHF facility it holds a Construction Permit for.
A 20 Series USB Mic Control App for Elgato Stream Deck Arrives
The company's new stream deck plug-in provides streamlined control of Audio-Technica 20 Series USB microphones for streamers, content creators, and audio production professionals. It is compatible with Audio-Technica AT2020USB-X, Audio-Technica AT2020USB-XP and Audio-Technica AT2040USB microphones.
TASCAM Launches New Pro Audio Power Management Products
The AV-P2803 Power Conditioner with Sequencer and AV-P5015N Power Distribution Unit with Intelligent Network Management have been released, and each offer what the company believes are flexible approaches to power distribution, controlled startup and shutdown, and improved system reliability.
GameTime, TNDV and Live Media Unite For Softball Coverage
The Utah Talons completed a dominant run through the Athletes Unlimited Softball League season on July 26. Behind every pitch was a production effort led by GameTime Productions, whose REMI workflows, production personnel and teamwork with co-owned TNDV and Live Media helped deliver and/or support national broadcasts.
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