Radio & Television Business Report

The Chairman of the FCC has stated that not only is the merger acceptable, but so is Erin Boone's approval as Media Bureau Chief, granted on delegated authority. Brendan Carr's comments were delivered in a written response to a formal inquiry from two key Senators seeking more about the Nexstar-TEGNA approval process.

She toured the U.S. in defense of the First Amendment on the belief that FCC Chairman Brendan Carr was abusing his position on behalf of President Trump, reinstating three "news distortion" complaints filed by the Center for American Rights. Now, the NAB Show is giving her a platform, along with other Carr detractors.

With the 2026 NAB Show opening Sunday and the broadcast TV industry eager to finally bring NEXTGEN TV to critical mass, the Pearl TV marketing arm promoting the new digital over-the-air TV standard for the last several years has confirmed that a big marketing push focused on consumer affordability is a go for launch.

The E.W. Scripps Co. has successfully fended off a hostile takeover bid from Sinclair Inc. It continues to grow its Scripps Sports arm, as its Scripps Networks now has greater distribution. That said, an impasse with Comcast on retransmission consent is a new issue. What can investors expect from Q1 for Scripps?

As Television Co-Chair of Forecast 2027, scheduled for November 12 at the Harvard Club of the City of New York, Gray Media COO Sandy Breland brings a broad background in television that will help define and shape this year’s conference agenda in areas of major importance, especially today.

Advertisers deserve to chase the U.S.’s fastest-growing consumer base; many CMOs pulled back in 2025 and remain elusive and conservative with their media budgets. This means the executives who built Hispanic radio are having to move even faster to cash in and sway the skeptics. How are they doing it?

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson speaks with Joe D’Angelo, the Senior Vice President of Global Broadcast Radio at Xperi Inc. It's another great pre-2026 NAB Show briefing that also gives you the scoop on "Cocktails and Conversation" participation.

Artificial intelligence-powered audio announcing opportunities are a key offering from Super Hi-Fi. Just in time for the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, it has brought to market a music scheduling machine "built for the way the human brain experiences music."

The second bankruptcy filing from Cumulus Media in a decade is nearing a quick end. A Houston federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday approved an agreement sees the owner of broadcast radio stations across a wide variety of markets across the U.S., enter into a restructuring support agreement. 

With parent company Cumulus Media ready to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection thanks to a Houston federal judge's approval of a prepackaged restructuring plan, one of its strongest radio stations has extended a flagship audio deal with the San Francisco 49ers that dates to 2005.

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation has revealed its 2026 Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts class, headlined by one of television's most-beloved fictional radio hosts. He'll be appearing alongside some of the radio industry's real-life legends.

TitanTV, Inc. has released a White Paper penned by its Chief Revenue Officer that is designed to provide what the company calls a "comprehensive framework to address long-standing inconsistencies" in Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data across broadcast and connected television platforms.

Weigel Broadcasting Co. has signed a partnership agreement with advanced advertising firm OpenAP that will deliver the owner of a selection of digital multicast networks including MeTV "advanced data-driven linear audiences."

Podcast ad revenue crossed $2.9 billion in 2025, while the broader audio category held steady growth, but new IAB/PwC data points to an AI-driven disruption in digital discovery that could reshape how audio advertising reaches listeners in the years ahead.

One is known for its Connected TV and AI-fueled programmatic advertising offerings. The other is an "attention measurement" provider that offers "eyes-on-screen" attention and co-viewership data for TV. Thanks to a deal announced Wednesday, that data provider is now owned by the digital and streaming ad tech company.

A newly released report from the Video Advertising Bureau places a spotlight on the viewership of TV news versus other media platforms among three key audiences valued by advertisers. The key findings provide more fuel to broadcast TV sales leaders seeking to sway marketers away from social media.