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.
LPTVBA Urges ‘Protection’ For Low-Power TV Stations
On March 27, Members of Congress wrote to the FCC seeking a firm transition deadline for full-power broadcasters to complete their transition to ATSC 3.0, which powers NEXTGEN TV signals. The association founded by "SuperFrank" Copsidas has responded, and makes it clear that low-power stations should be exempted.
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.
BSW, Lawo Partner For U.S. Radio Offerings
Broadcast Supply Worldwide (BSW) has signed an agreement allowing it to bring Lawo’s radio production and broadcast infrastructure solutions to stations across the United States. This includes integrated packages built around Lawo’s IP-based workflow technology.
Beasley Ready To Discuss Its FY 2025 Health Report
With peers announcing when they will release their Q1 2026 financial results, the company led by CEO Caroline Beasley is gearing up for the release of its fiscal 2025 Profit & Loss report. What can investors including Mario Gabelli expect to hear from the company?
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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.
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?
HMPG Deal Beckons YouTube, Facebook Content Expansion
Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), the producer and distributor of unscripted programming owned by Hearst Corporation, is cheering a new strategic partnership with a content distributor it believes will accelerate the growth of HMPG’s digital presence across leading social and video platforms.
A Next-Gen RingMaster Gets NAB Big Top Rollout
In June 2026, RBR+TVBR and select attendees of a "Radiovana" event hosted by Dielectric received their first look at a new RingMaster series of high-efficiency FM antenna systems. Now, Sinclair-owned Dielectric is readying the formal public debut of the new product at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas.
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.
Digital or Disappear: Reach Beyond The Dial
The digital migration is already here, and Hispanic radio stations are no different in that those which figure out how to extend their brands across platforms will be the ones that thrive. That's the mission of "Digital Platforms for Hispanic Radio Stations" at Radio Ink's Hispanic Radio Conference 2026.
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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