Saturday, August 1, 2026

Sainte says Eureka in debt deal

$1.1M KVIQ-TV Eureka CA from Raul Broadcasting Company of Eureka Inc. (Raul Palazuelos) to Sainte Partners II LP, a subsidiary of Sainte Network Corporation...

FCC April meeting lacks broadcast interest

The five FCC commissioners will appear together in public, perhaps for the last time, next week. Two are known to be departing, with the...
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

More applause for acquisitive Sinclair

Sinclair Television Group was fully expected to buy more television stations, and its latest entry in the M&A market for Fisher Communications has earned...
SBS / Spanish Broadcasting System

SBS shuffles the NASDAQ

Spanish Broadcasting System is no stranger to troubles maintaining its requisites to stay on the NASDAQ Global Market list. To address this problem, it...

Turner, Funny Or Die, HTC, team for comedy

Turner Broadcasting and Funny Or Die, together with HTC, have developed a short-form comedy sketch featuring James Van Der Beek (Don’t Trust the B...
Time Warner Cable

Time Warner could buy Turkish TV network

Time Warner is said to be in talks to buy Turkey's ATV network from Calik Holdings. Time Warner's bid is believed to be about...
Sirius XM

Sirius XM’s new Chairman is Gregory Maffei

Gregory Maffei, president and CEO of Liberty Media, has replaced Eddy Hartenstein as chairman of the

Stocks rally, lifting S&P 500, Dow to records

Stocks rallied yet again on Thursday, again lifting the S&P 500 and the Dow to new record closes, after a more-than-forecast drop in jobless...
LIN Media

LIN Media buys Dedicated Media

LIN TV has acquired a majority ownership position in Dedicated Media, a multi-channel ad buying and optimization provider. The acquisition adds depth to LIN...
Gavel

FM auction set for kick off

FCC Auction 94 will put 112 allotments on the block with 85 qualified entrants ready to engage in the bidding. The call for offers...
Greg Walden

Walden targeted by Club for Growth

House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) criticized Social Security cuts in a budget submitted by President
Cablevision

Downgrade for Cablevision

A combination of rising program costs and continued focus on investments in operations is preventing Cablevision Systems Corporation to get into Moody’s leverage comfort...

TV About Movies to debut “Beverly Hills Pawn,” “Race to the Scene”

Reelzchannel’s TV About Movies network announced that its first two reality series will premiere on  Wednesday and Thursday, 6/5 and 6/6. The primetime premieres...
ABC

ABC’s Modern Family was #1 in 18-49

Wednesday’s #1 TV show for the 2nd week in a row, ABC’s Modern Family outperformed Fox’s American Idol on the night by 19% in...
Howard Stern

Court turns down Howard Stern’s Sirius XM appeal

Howard Stern lost a bid to revive his pay lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio after a New York state appeals court found he wasn’t...