Judge AliKhan Hears The Arguments In ABC/FCC Case
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.
ABC News’ Rebecca Jarvis Joins Forecast
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.
Broadband Associations To FCC: We’re Suing Over TV Rule Change
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.
Post-WBD Merger Skydance C-Suite Confirmed
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.
SCOTUS Denies Nexstar’s DirecTV Retrans Appeal
With no commentary or publicly released explanation, the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday denied the request of Nexstar Media Group to review a Second Circuit ruling that reversed an antitrust win — one that is wholly tied to the thorny issue of retransmission consent negotiations.
A Lifetime Leader’s Successor At NBCU Is Named, As Retirement Awaits
On November 12, NBCUniversal Local Chairman Valari Staab will be honored with the 2026 RBR+TVBR Lifetime Leadership Award. Now, the Forecast conference presentation of this award will have deeper meaning — her post-retirement successor has been named, starting the clock on Staab's departure date.
Forecast 2027: A Closed-Door, No-Press Agenda Is Affirmed
Forecast 2027 is closed to the press — including our own journalists. The sessions won’t be posted to YouTube. You won’t even find these lessons in our headlines e-mail the next morning. If you’re thinking you’ll catch it later for free, you won’t. The only way to hear these conversations is to invest in yourself. Be in the room.
FCC Formally Erases Congressionally-Mandated National TV Reach Cap
The FCC on August 6 voted to repeal its 39% national TV ownership reach cap, replacing it with a granular, case-by-case review. The Report and Order detailing the decision was not released until Thursday, and was quietly posted on the Commission website along with statements from Chairman Carr, Olivia Trusty and Anna Gómez.
FCC Erases Annual Employment Report From Radio/TV Needs
Annual employment reports will soon be gone from the FCC’s rulebook. The Media Bureau ordered the removal of the requirement that stations report workforce race, ethnicity, and gender data, bringing federal regulations in line with a Fifth Circuit decision.
A Judicial Warning To Hearst: Weather Trademark Case Will Go On
In late June 2025, Gray Media filed a lawsuit against the parent of Hearst Television in a New York federal district court on the grounds the privately held owner of broadcast TV stations infringed on its trademarked name for newscast weather reports. Hearst sought to dismiss the case. That effort has failed.
A Sudden Dish Drop For A Recent Gray Media Purchase
On August 3, it completed its $15.8 million purchase of "ABC36," making this Lexington, Ky., station a sibling to its NBC affiliate in the Kentucky market. Approval of the deal came from the FCC after DirecTV attempted to thwart it over retransmission consent concerns. Perhaps DirecTV's Rob Thun is its Chief Soothsayer.
Another ‘Must Carry’ Fight Brings New Reality For TV Station
In April 2024, in a dispute against Dish over "Must Carry" regulations, the Senior Deputy Chief of the Policy Division sided with the owner of a station seeking distribution across the Atlanta DMA, giving the licensee a win. Now, the FCC has negated that 2024 decision, siding with the direct broadcast satellite service provider.
Gray Grows In Oregon With SagamoreHill LPTV Trio
As of today, Gray Media's presence in Oregon is comprised of the home of "FOX 12" and its broadcast sibling known to locals as "FOX 12 Plus" until earlier this year, when it was reborn as Rose City SportsNet. Now, Gray is poised to grow a little larger in the Beaver State, thanks to a deal with SagamoreHill.
FCC OKs Sale of Stirk Property Tied To Sinclair Quartet Pluck
They are properties operated by Sinclair Inc. via a shared services agreement with a licensee operated by political commentator and entrepreneur Armstrong Williams. On August 20, Williams moved forward with turning that SSA into outright ownership for Sinclair. The FCC has granted the assignment of authorization request for one of the stations.
FCC Pleads Again To Appeals Court To Toss ABC Lawsuit
As previously argued, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated, the Disney unit's argument "fails because the impetus for the early renewal processing of Plaintiffs’ broadcast licenses was the need for more information to support the Commission’s antidiscrimination investigation."