SBS Readies A Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Filing
Spanish Broadcasting System — the company founded in 1983 by Raúl Alarcón Jr. — has moved forward with a restructuring support agreement that sees it intend "to commence voluntary Chapter 11 cases" under U.S. bankruptcy code in a Delaware court.
Preliminary Injunction Consideration In DirecTV/Nexstar Court Fight
Nexstar Media Group, with founder Perry Sook present, reluctantly moved forward with agreeing to a preliminary injunction that will keep TEGNA Inc.'s assets separate. A decision to move forward with the injunction now awaits in a Sacramento federal district court.
Scripps Sports Scores a Fifth NHL Team Deal
Scripps Sports can celebrate winning a fifth pro hockey team, thanks to a "landmark" multi-year rights deal with the on-ice home of Filip Forsberg. The agreement begins with the 2026-2027 season, thus avoiding any late-season "blackouts" as Scripps' two Nashville broadcast TV stations aren't available on Xfinity systems.
Revenue Enablement in the AI Era
How are sales and marketing leaders adopting artificial intelligence to drive alignment, efficiency, and growth? Where are there still significant gaps? A just-released report from RevOps firm LeadG2 seeks to provide answers based on data from 154 cross-industry revenue leaders.
With TRO Hearing Tuesday, DirecTV Chimes In On TEGNA Sale
A 15-page petition, from no less than twelve attorneys representing DirecTV, comes as TEGNA stations spent the last several days restoring their familiar logo to newscasts and websites, as TEGNA Inc. is effectively a subsidiary of Nexstar until the courts decide what's next.
FCC Asked To OK WFCC Sale To K-Love
It withstood the 1987 stock market crash just months after its March debut that year. In 1996 it became a sibling to Boston's main Classical radio station. Now, "Something Finer" is poised to yield way to the Good Book, if you will — the nation's largest Christian Contemporary Music network is coming.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Steve Jones, Skyview Networks
In this fresh InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Skyview Networks head and now full-owner Steve Jones shares with Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson a little bit more behind his decision to buy Skyview, along with what’s ahead for NAB Show attendees come April 19 in Las Vegas. This includes a new product launch.
Woes Be Gone, Radio: BIA Hikes 2026 Local Ad Forecast
BIA Advisory Services is increasing its total local ad revenue forecast by $2.8 million. How is that possible, given the well-publicized core revenue woes of many publicly traded radio broadcasting companies? The short answer is political advertising in a mid-term election year.
Caroline Beasley: ‘A Year of Meaningful Transformation’ Concludes
For Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley, last year wasn't easy, but she believes the company founded 65 years ago by her father did what was necessary to steer through Class V rapids and avoid any cascades.
Beasley’s Delayed Q4, FY 2025 Results Reflect Sharp Downturn
Industry insiders believe divestments of more stations are in the works in multiple markets as key institutional investors such as Mario Gabelli have their eye on a fiscal turnaround. When will that happen? Not anytime soon, based on the Q4 and full-year 2025 results Beasley released on Wednesday morning.
Cumulus Bankruptcy Faces Objections Over Royalties, Release
A pair of legal challenges filed Tuesday in a Houston U.S. bankruptcy court have put a dark cloud on Cumulus Media’s prepackaged Chapter 11 reorganization plan and emergence from debtor-in-possession status.
APM Teams With StreamGuys On Revenue Generation Platform
Every dollar matters for the noncommercial secular radio and television properties found across the U.S. That's why noncommercial station licensees may have great interest in a private underwriting and sponsorship marketplace purpose-built for public media.
Don Cheto, Mero Earn a Sigma Syndication Push
Sigma Audio Networks is expanding its national audio platform by putting Estrella Media's "Don Cheto al Aire" into national syndication while handling national ad sales. Concurrently, it is offering its WQHT "HOT 97" in New York morning show to all interested parties across the U.S. in a new syndication deal.
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A Swift Closing For NRG Media’s Sale Of Six Nebraska Stations
As RBR+TVBR first reported in November 2025, NRG Media is exiting a trio of markets in Nebraska by agreeing to a sale that came ahead of an agreement to sell its Omaha-Council Bluffs properties to the same buyer. That first transaction, brokered by Kalil & Co., closed on April 7.
Nexstar Selects Its Q1 2026 Earnings Reveal Time
Nexstar Media Group, which faces a possible preliminary injunction from a Sacramento federal district judge that will prevent it from integrating TEGNA Inc. assets into its mix of owned-and-operated TV stations, has decided when it will report its Q1 2026 results — and likely take analyst questions about TEGNA.
DigitCAP Unveils ‘AIOps’ For ATSC 3.0
A press conference has been scheduled for the afternoon of April 19 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas that will serve as the official unveiling of a new artificial intelligence-driven offering from DigiCAP that is designed to assist ATSC 3.0 — the new broadcast TV standard powering NEXTGEN TV.
Gray Media Selects Its Q1 2026 Earnings Reveal Date
Gray Media has announced when it will host a conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter ended March 31. What do analysts anticipate to see from the broadcast television industry's second-largest licensee of UHF and VHF stations?
‘Influencer Marketing Is Replacing The Role TV Once Played’
Madison & Wall's Brian Wieser on Wednesday painted a picture of the new reality for TV account executives: influencer marketing is perhaps usurping the television industry as a default channel for brand building. Linear media is now secondary.
Revenue Enablement in the AI Era
How are sales and marketing leaders adopting artificial intelligence to drive alignment, efficiency, and growth? Where are there still significant gaps? A just-released report from RevOps firm LeadG2 seeks to provide answers based on data from 154 cross-industry revenue leaders.
Sinclair Spins Broadspan To EdgeBeam Wireless
EdgeBeam Wireless and its CEO, Conrad Clemson, have gained attention for their non-traditional revenue opportunities associated with ATSC 3.0 technologies beyond NEXTGEN TV. Now, EdgeBeam is investing in its future by acquiring Broadspan distribution platform.
NAB Grows Its Communications Team To Three Women
The Director of Communications and Social Media and Communications Coordinator at the NAB now have a VP of Communications as part of their team, and she's inbound from Alexandria, Va.-based bipartisan reputation management PR firm Purple Strategies.
High Power Transmitter Switching, Simplified
Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show, Broadcast Devices Inc. (BDI) has brought to market an SNMP-enabled control platform designed to simplify and safeguard RF switching in high-power dual-cabinet transmitter systems that use hybrid power combiners.
Orban Saddles Up With Sage For Virtualized EAS Tech Demo
The demonstration is intended to show real-world applications for virtualized EAS and shows a complete transmission chain flow featuring a pair of OPTIMOD 5950 HD, with analog FM plus HD-1, HD-2, HD-3 and HD-4 feeding an exporter/exporter and exciter into a dummy load.
A Digital Radio Network Opportunity Arising At NAB Show
Boston-based Backbone Broadcast is preparing to introduce a refreshed product at the 2026 NAB Show that offers what it describes as "a self-contained, cloud-connected digital radio network," one that is immersive and low-latency during live events, a key tech need for broadcasters.
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