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For Graham Media Holdings, the second quarter of 2026 was a strong one. Revenue rose 7% to $1.3 billion as operating income grew to $83.6 million, from $72.8 million. The increase is due, in part, to a winning performance for Graham Media Group in Q2.

In mid-June the ATVA warned of a potential "blackout" of the FOX and MyNetwork TV affiliates in Central New York on Verizon FiOs systems. That's now occurred, and the pro-MVPD lobbying group is pointing fingers — naturally — at the TV station ownership group led by Webb Collums.

With YouTube TV grabbing NFL Sunday Ticket rights from DirecTV, restaurants and bars across the U.S. have been grappling with the transition. Some shifted services, while others are forking over dollars for both. Now, thanks to a new deal, every National Football League game will be made available via DirecTV For Business. 

It's only two games, but it could spell the start of a long-term partnership that's "muy amable."  The Major League Baseball club serving South Florida will see two of its regular-season games air in Spanish on the NBCUniversal Telemundo Station Group station it owns and operates in Miami.

A Nasdaq-traded Orlando-headquartered provider of streaming television and digital media platform products is expanding its strategy to help local businesses and regional advertisers reach streaming audiences by rolling out "a unified advertising platform" spanning all 210 U.S. Designated Market Areas.

For 17 seasons, the radio play-by-play of the NHL franchise serving the Buckeye State has seen Bob McElligott handle the task, with TEGNA's WBNS-FM "97.1 The Fan" in Columbus, Ohio, the team's flagship audio partner. Beginning with the 2026-2027 season, all Columbus Blue Jackets broadcasts will be simulcast across TV and radio. 

A new arrangement that brings ratings integration from VideoAmp into its ad intelligence platform will now allow MediaRadar clients to gain access to spot-level analyses of television advertising — offering a performance gauge that further puts a chink in the armour of ratings firm Nielsen.

The work done by GE to get experimental broadcasts on the air in 1928 makes the CBS affiliate serving New York's Capital District one of the world's first TV stations. Now overseeing this facility and its sibling offering The CW Network to Albany, N.Y., and its surrounding communities is the man rising from Director of Sales.

It's a monthly video content consumption snapshot that's come under fire from some in TV industry circles for its skewed view of how Americans tune in to their favorite shows or live programming. And, the May 2026 edition of "The Gauge" report from Nielsen is likely to continue that dialogue.

For the Poshmark crowd, it is a European brand that is quickly gaining attention across the U.S. A big media campaign is playing its part in ensuring that it becomes a household name swiftly.

In fall 2024, a shift to broadcast TV marked a career pivot, as a 19-year radio industry local management leader joined Sinclair Inc. This saw him become General Sales Manager for its Tallahassee, Fla, stations. Now, he's taken his first-ever General Manager role in television.

Smart TVs are becoming the most influential gatekeepers in entertainment, playing an increasingly important role in how viewers discover and watch content. While that may be upsetting to some in the broadcast TV industry, fresh data conclude that the question, "What good TV shows are you watching?" may soon be less relevant than asking, "What TV set do you own?"

It wasn't the home for play-by-play action of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which saw matches air on Telemundo. And, those matches aired during the third quarter. Yet, TelevisaUnivision CEO Daniel Alegre says the "solid" Q2 2026 results seen by the company operating in the U.S. and Mexico were driven "by the record-breaking success of our FIFA World Cup coverage.”

For those in Cleveland that have access to NEXTGEN TV signals via a TV set equipped with the tools needed to receive the ATSC 3.0-powered digital transmissions or recently introduced dongle devices bringing richer picture and better sound without streaming and internet bills, Nexstar Media Group is now delivering content you may wish to tune to.

He's known across low-power television circles for his role leading Edge Spectrum. Additionally, Randy Weiss is the head of a broadcast ministry, CrossTalk. Now, he's paring down a LPTV property serving Washington's state capital.