Friday, May 8, 2026

How Viacom Beat The Street In Fiscal Q1

Investors react positively with shares up more than 6.5% in early trading on Wall Street
Bubba Army

Bubba’s Back, On This Tampa Bay Radio Station

Bubba The Love Sponge Clem is set for a comeback on the Tampa Bay airwaves, via an AM with a huge daytime signal

Is This What To Expect From Viacom?

All eyes are on Viacom and its President/CEO, Bob Bakish, this morning as the company releases its fiscal Q1 results.

‘Distressing’ iHeart Ratings, But Not From Nielsen

Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings each weighed in on iHeart's just completed debt exchange. They weren't pleased

Magid To Share Media Usage Trends To CFOs

He joins previously announced presenters from Deutsche Bank Securities and Cooley LLP
FCC

Two TV Players Reveal Spectrum Auction Windfall

Concurrently, OTA Broadcasting urges FCC to expedite post-600 MHz auction channel repacking transition.
Ajit Pai

An FCC ‘Abuse Of Process Ends Now’

Enforcement Bureau consent decrees issued by the full Commission must now get vote of approval by the full Commission
CBS

CBS, Nielsen Renew Ratings Vows

The new pact includes the just-accredited "Local Digital in TV Ratings"

Pai’s Pilot Program: ‘How Can It Fail?’

FCC Chairman reacts to Clyburn recommendation at summit, adding it as a new process reform

Nexstar Head Ready To Support Minority Owners

Consolidation can bring ownership opportunities for minority broadcasters, says Nexstar head Perry Sook
Broadcast Tower

Central Florida Combo Finds A Buyer

An AM and FM in receivership since fall 2008 find a buyer with a bulk of his properties in Georgia
Bob Iger

Solid Tuesday For Radio Stocks

Disney revenue and EPS dip in fiscal Q1, missing Wall Street's revenue estimates but beating its EPS forecast

FOX Exec Selected To Lead ATSC Board

Fox Networks' EVP/GM of Engineering and Operations will serve a one-year term

ATSC 3.0 The Talk Of HPA Tech Retreat

The SVP/Emergent Technology Development at Triveni Digital will moderate a session on ATSC 3.0 at the Palm Springs, CA confab

‘Submerged’ SFX Reeled In For Radio

A sound effects library company has released an audio catalog of 230 sound effects recorded using an underwater microphone