NAB To FCC: DirecTV’s Retrans Ties To Ownership Rules ‘Unsound’
The Chief Legal Officer and head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at the NAB has made it clear that any suggestions that retransmission consent is a relevant consideration when contemplating changes in the FCC's national television ownership rule are "unsound" and "wholly unmeritorious."
TEGNA Media Operations SVP Retires Ahead of Nexstar Buy
The man who has served as Senior VP of Media Operations at the broadcasting company that's parent to such stations as WUSA9 in Washington, D.C., and is poised to merge with Nexstar Media Group in 2026 — pending regulatory approval and a likely federal court challenge — has retired.
TelevisaUnivision Reaches A Retrans Agreement With YouTube TV
A roughly two-month battle that saw every broadcast and cable TV channel tied to TelevisaUnivision — including non-owned over-the-air Univision and UniMás affiliates — get pulled from virtual MVPD YouTube TV due to a bitter retransmission consent impasse has ended.
Scripps Board Moves To Protect Its Shareholders
The E.W. Scripps Company's Board of Directors has responded to a $7 per share unsolicited merger offer from Sinclair Inc. by adopting a limited-duration shareholder rights plan, something it says will "ensure that all shareholders receive full value in connection with any proposal to acquire the company."
FCC’s December Meeting To Address LPTV ‘Regulatory Certainty’
It was first shared in a blog post from Chairman Carr discussing the agenda for the FCC's December Open Meeting. Now, more details can be shared regarding a Report and Order that would see the Commission amend its rules "to provide regulatory certainty" for all classes of low-power TV broadcasters.
El Dorado Sells Yuma Pair To K-Love
The nation's dominant Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) radio broadcasting company has expanded again — this time with a deal that gives them a pair of FM radio stations serving the Colorado River market of Yuma, Ariz.
Bruce Danzinger Spins Two FMs To A Faith-Based School
It's an institution of higher learning "developing servant-leaders marked with a passion to minister Christ’s redemptive love, grace, and truth to the world" since 1846. Soon, it will become the owner of two Hoosier State FM radio stations.
Red Apple Grabs A Bigger Bite Out of Long Island
It already has a presence on Suffolk County thanks to WLIR-FM 107.1 in Hampton Bays, bringing programming heard on WABC-AM 770 to the easternmost portion of New York's Long Island. Now, John Catsimatidis and his Red Apple Media are reinforcing its coverage of the region with an AM and its FM translators.
Rich Bressler Relinquishes iHeartMedia’s CFO Role
Rich Bressler will soon focus fully on his COO role at iHeartMedia. What's happened? The company has given Bressler's CFO duties to an individual who has been its Executive Vice President of Finance and Deputy CFO since joining iHeartMedia in 2019.
New TuneIn Owner Moves Upward In Alberta
Stingray Group Inc.'s broadcast arm is expanding its radio station stable in the home of the Stampede. The deal will give Stingray three FMs in Calgary, joining a Top 40 station and Adult Hits leader modeled after its successful "Boom 97.3" in Toronto.
Stage Set For Antitrust Court Battle Between Cumulus, Nielsen
What Cumulus Media calls “a critical inflection point…for the broadcast radio industry as a whole,” Nielsen calls “hyperbolic and baseless,” as the two prepare to square off in federal court over the measurement giant’s Network Policy and the economics of ratings access.
Quass Sells A Group of Nebraska Stations to Alan Usher
NRG Media, the radio station ownership group led by CEO Mary Quass, is moving forward with the sale of properties serving a trio of Nebraska cities. Who's the buyer in this deal brokered by Kalil & Co.? Look no further than the Ushers, and we know how much their paying for the former Waitt stations.
A Leadership Change Comes To Urban One in Baltimore
The longtime General Manager of the radio properties serving Baltimore owned by Urban One will be retiring at the end of 2024, ending more than three decades of service to the company led by Alfred Liggins III. Who is his successor?
Sign up for free to get The Daily Intelligence Report delivered to your inbox. RBR-TVBR delivers complete broadcasting news analysis and our infamous observations.
Pontiac Sale For Cumulus Brings New Life To Silenced FM
In March, a Class B1 FM airing Classic Country music under the "NASH Icon" brand went dark, concluding its service. The station's owner, Cumulus Media, thought the FM would be better silent than a money-loser. Now, the publicly traded company led by Mary Berner has found a buyer.
FCC Media Bureau Finalizes TEGNA-Nexstar Pleading Cycle
Do you have anything to share with the FCC regarding the proposed acquisition of TEGNA by Nexstar Media Group? Your opportunity to share your party's views on the blockbuster deal via an ex parte filing with the Commission has opened.
An OTT Rebrand Commands Spot Cable’s Top Activity
The weekly look at the actual amount of commercial airings per brand at both spot cable and spot TV is here, courtesy of iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. And, at spot cable, there's a big push to increase consumption — and subscriptions — at Warner Bros. Discovery's key OTT streaming platform.
A Houston TV News Icon Is Retiring
Some 45 years after a report produced while shadowing a full-time KTRK-13 news team member made it on the air, much to the News Director's anger, Melanie Lawson will be retiring from the ABC Owned Stations property in Houston. She shared her plans with viewers during Tuesday's 5pm newscast.
Social Media’s Big Generation Gap
S&P Global Market Intelligence's Kagan arm surveyed U.S. adults on their social media habits. The results show that Generation Z users spend nearly double the amount of time on social media as millennials — and three times that of Gen Xers and baby boomers/seniors.
The Top Tech Leaders Nominations Window Closes Friday
Who are the best tech-focused leaders in radio and television? Industry leaders are chiming in and offering suggestions as we consider nominations for the fifth annual "Broadcast Media's Top Tech Leaders." Time is running out, as the nomination window closes Friday, December 5.
Holiday Gift Giving’s Start Brings Retail Spot Rise
If you can believe it, we are nearly halfway done with the decade. And, that means it is almost time to give gifts for Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa or just for the fun of it.
One big national retailer recognizes this.
Affirmed: A Garden State AM’s License Is Lost
It had operated as a Class B AM radio station. As of Monday morning, it was reduced to an online-only offering featuring Christmas music. That's because this facility no longer has a broadcast signal. The FCC affirmed the cancellation of its license, for being dark for too long without permission and then seeking its renewal.
Sonicview Digital Console Debuts A Dual Power Model
Expanding on the powerful features of the Sonicview series, the new DP model introduces a redundant power supply. Designed for broadcast environments and system integrators, the Sonicview DP line is designed to ensure that key audio never drops out.
An AI Assistant Designed to Optimize Daily Operations for Radio
It's a Quad Cities, Iowa-Illinois headquartered developer of a broadcast industry AI-enhanced traffic, production, and creative workflow platform. Now, it has brought to market "an advanced AI assistant" already active within the platform.
Introducing A ‘High-End’ Professional Studio Amplifier Range
Dynaudio Acoustics, a Danish maker of reference systems for professional studios and broadcasting companies, recently brought to market its newest range of power amplifiers.
Recent Comments