Radio & Television Business Report

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts late Thursday effectively blocked a mandamus order from the Fourth Circuit in Richmond — a decision that came just hours earlier. What does this mean for the FCC with its need to issue a ruling on its “Lowest Unit Rate” policy as discussed in a controversial Public Notice?

U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Judge Loren AliKhan on Tuesday heard from attorneys representing both ABC and the FCC, as litigation continued as to whether civil rights violations are at the heart of the Commission's early license renewal proceeding for the eight ABC Owned Stations.

From the Great Recession to the AI boom, one reporter has been covering the stories that move markets. ABC News Chief Business, Technology, and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis joins Forecast 2027 to share her reporting on the economy.

A group comprised of 10 state and regional cable TV service associations has told the Commission that it will be moving forward with a Petition for Stay and injunction, pending judicial review, of its formal repeal of a Congressionally mandated national television ownership reach limit.

Paramount Skydance Corporation Chairman/CEO David Ellison and Co-CEO Ynon Kreiz on Monday unveiled the "CEO Leadership Team" expected to lead the combined company that some journalists dubbed "ParaBros" but, alas, will be named Skydance.

The Radio Hall of Fame has inducted its 2026 class of honorees, with a ceremony and dinner honoring eight notables from across the AM and FM radio dial at the Fairmont Chicago in Millennium Park.

Jo Ann Jean Juliano has emerged as the seller-to-be of an FM translator in Sheridan, Mont., associated with an AM/FM combo in Dillon, Mont., with Angel Broadcasting signing off on a purchase agreement submitted for regulatory approval with the FCC.

He's served as Director of Sales for publicly traded Saga Communications' Charleston Media Solutions for the past five years. Now, he's being elevated to General Manager for the group of radio stations in the Lowcountry of South Carolina.

Forever Media, which has engaged in the sale of radio stations in Delaware, Ohio and the Keystone State in recent times, has agreed to part ways with two more properties. Both stations have FM signals serving the "Mon Valley" region due south of Pittsburgh. Who's the buyer in this deal brokered by Michael J. Bergner?

There were fewer commercially licensed radio stations — significantly less, it turns out — at the end of the third quarter of 2026. It continues a trend seen in the previous two quarters, the latest Broadcast Station Totals report from the FCC shows.

The National Association of Broadcasters has unveiled the new look of its Radio Board and its associated executive committee, selecting a key Townsquare Media C-Suite leader as the first vice chair of the executive committee for the board overseeing member AM and FM station licensees.

Gray Media has closed a new $600 million Term Loan G maturing July 15, 2030. The publicly traded company has also reduced its existing $750 million revolving credit facility, while announcing Friday that its launched a new "incremental term loan" while redeeming some of its 2029 notes.

The broadcast standards association for over-the-air television has reached what it calls "an important milestone" in the development of Broadcast-to-Everything (B2X) technology. What's transpired at the ATSC?

How big is product placement, which over the last two decades has become commonplace on network TV and many local TV entertainment and lifestyle shows? The U.S. accounted for 56.5% of the global market for product placement in all media, new data from PQ Media show.

Global ad spend is forecast to rise 11.9% to $1.34 trillion in 2026, according to WARC Media’s Global Ad Spend Forecast Q3 2026. That follows 10.0% growth in both 2024 and 2025. WARC cites corporate AI investment and major events including the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and the US mid-term elections as drivers. It names further escalation of global tensions as a downside risk.

Paramount Skydance’s acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery has officially closed. Now, there’s much focus on what the newly combined media giant known as Skydance means for Hollywood and streaming. But, there’s another side of the deal worth watching, says AdCellerant CEO Brock Berry.