Fox Corporation to Acquire Roku
Fox Corporation has shared that it intends to acquire Nasdaq-traded Roku Inc. A definitive agreement will see FOX purchase Roku for $160 per share in a combination of cash and FOX Class A common stock, valuing Roku at approximately $22 billion in enterprise value.
Can Bonta Block Stop ‘ParaBros’ With ‘Hold Separate’ Seek?
All eyes are on California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who has expressed his interest in seeking court action to prevent Paramount Skydance from merging its just-acquired assets with Warner Bros Discovery. It would replicate a "hold separate" order issued to Nexstar Media Group preventing it from fully merging with TEGNA.
Cruz, Wyden Team Up In Push To Pass ‘JAWBONE Act’
A Senate Democrat representing the State of Oregon has joined Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz in introducing legislation that would allow Americans to sue federal officials for violating the First Amendment when they coerce social media companies, AI platforms, or broadcasters to change or take down protected speech.
House Judiciary GOP Probes NFL As Democrats Seek Bigger Merger Review
The House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday convened a hearing squarely focused on the Sports Broadcasting Act as it applies to the NFL — without the presence of the league's Commissioner. For Republican Members, Roger Goodell needs to move away from exclusive streaming arrangements.
Copsidas Responds To ATBA Over 5G Broadcast Differences
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance last week affirmed that is at odds with the LPTV Broadcasters Association, noting it does not support asking the FCC to authorize 3GPP 5G Broadcast as a standalone Part 74 transmission standard on LPTV spectrum. The LPTVBA's head has a retort.
With Goodell Absence At Wednesday Hearing, Judiciary Committee Slams NFL
A new report released Monday by the House Judiciary Committee takes aim at the National Football League, alleging it has stretched an antitrust exemption created by the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961 beyond its original purpose "to the detriment of American consumers."
Liberal Talk Secures A Phoenix-Area Radio Home
Progressive talk radio is coming to a region that's more Purple than ever, politically. Heartland Signal, through Mr. Rodney Gibbs, has struck a deal through "KFNN LLC" to acquire KFNN-AM and K287BX at 105.3 MHz, licensed to Mesa, Ariz. — stations put up for sale by a federal bankruptcy court judge.
Deal Details Arrive In K-LOVE’s ‘Bay’ Buy
As first reported on June 12, Christian Contemporary Music (CCM) noncomm network K-Love has found a home in Baltimore, and it is thanks to Diane Sutter — who has signed off on a deal brokered by Kalil & Co. Terms of the sale, including the price K-LOVE is paying, are now known.
SBS Selects A New Leader For Its N.Y. Assets
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) has just promoted its VP/National Sales Manager overseeing its two audio properties serving the home of the 2026 National Basketball Association Champions to the role of General Manager.
Three New iHeart Podcasts Added To Netflix Slate
This collection of on-demand audio programs include those featuring Kate and Oliver Hudson, Lele Pons and Martha Stewart, and they are launching as video shows on the global streaming service fingered by the NAB as a "Big Tech" giant unfairly taking dollars and audience away from radio operations such as iHeartMedia.
Cunning Connoisseur: An In-Person Ask To Relax Radio’s Ownership Rules
He wants to own every commercially licensed radio station in Nebraska's state capital, Lincoln. This will require a waiver of the nation's local ownership rules as they pertain to Radio from the FCC, and Jeff Warshaw has personally asked FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to erase the need for a rule exemption altogether.
Texas FM Could Be Silenced Over Small Unpaid Reg Fee Bill
Could an outstanding bill to the FCC totaling $1,849.58 result in the deletion of a set of call letters and the cancellation of an FM station's license? One Lone Star State station owner is now faced with the decision to pay up, or lose its broadcast facility.
What’s NXXT For iHeart? A Women’s Golf Sponsorship Pact
The arrangement with NXXT Golf is being hailed by the group behind the NXXT Women's Pro Tour; NXXT Faldo Junior Tour; and NXXT Battle League as "one of the most significant audio sponsorships ever committed to women's and junior competitive golf." Here's what it means for iHeartMedia.
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A Front Porch Deal Is Struck In Tennessee
A Class A FM and its Class C 1kw AM sibling, which has an FM translator companion, are poised to see an ownership shift, as Samuel Kennedy has brought in a business partner that is assuming a 50% stake in the parent organization of "Front Porch Radio for Southern Middle Tennessee."
Coming Next Week: A NextGen TV Interoperability Event
The in-person event, scheduled from June 23-26, 2026, brings together receiver manufacturers, technology partners, broadcasters, and "industry stakeholders" to test and validate interoperability across a broad range of NextGen TV services and applications.
CBS Stations, Scripps Outline ‘America 250’ Special Offerings
Add CBS Stations and the over-the-air television channels owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. to the broadcast entities that have committed to bringing viewers unique content tied to the 250th birthday of the United States of America.
A Carr Ride Across The Buckeye State
If you happen to be in Northeast Ohio and spot a guy who looks awfully like FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, there's a good chance it might actually be him. Carr is touring around the region after visiting Central Ohio on Thursday, and today's touring will include House Members representing areas of the Buckeye State.
Gray Inks A Wider Ad Pact With Madhive
Gray Media has expanded its advertising capabilities through a strategic partnership with DSP and AI solutions platform Madhive. The agreement is designed to further accelerate Gray's ability to deliver data-driven, high-performance campaigns for local businesses and agencies nationwide.
A Planning Agent Among The Updates To MiQ Sigma
MiQ has brought new capabilities to its Sigma platform with one goal in mind: to help advertisers understand and act on TV viewing behavior across the linear and streaming worlds with the goal to connect that to what those same audiences are doing across digital platforms.
Spectrum Reach, Anoki AI Partner On Moment-Based Ads
The ad sales business of one of the nation's top MVPDs has struck a deal that is designed to give advertisers "even better control and transparency over where their ads appear on streaming television platforms."
DirecTV Asks FCC To Stop INYO/Scripps Deal
In late February, Scripps moved ahead with a plan to reacquire 23 television stations sold at the end of 2020 to INYO Broadcast Holdings in order to complete its $2.65 billion acquisition of ION Media. This led the FCC to establish a pleading cycle. Final replies were due Friday, and DirecTV chimed in.
U.S. Media: Preparing For C-Band Reallocation
As 2026 began, comments began arriving at the FCC in response to a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would make as much as 180 MHz of the Upper C-band available for terrestrial wireless services provider. This would transpire via an auction to be held in 2027. What does this mean for broadcasters?
Meet BE’s New Chief Technology Officer
The Quincy, Ill.-headquartered designer and manufacturer of broadcast products, has named a new Chief Technology Officer. The appointment, says BE, reinforces the company’s "commitment to innovation, customer focus, and long-term growth" and comes after BE’s recent acquisition by a U.S.-based investor group.
A New Director of Sales for Philips LED in North America
The global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary products is welcoming an individual they consider to be "a highly experienced sales professional and self proclaimed Pro AV veteran."
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