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Hubbard-owned NBC affiliate WNYT-13 serves New York's capital region with a digital VHF signal. Hubbard wants it to move to a more powerful digital UHF signal, while keeping its PSIP. Before such a decision is made at the FCC, it is seeking public comment on the request.

The nation's top audio content creation and distribution company has taken what it is calling "an important next step" in extending its presence into "web3" and the metaverse. It starts with the commencement of plans for the creation of iHeartMedia events and experiences for listeners and music fans on Roblox.

Consumer media usage growth slowed to a pre-pandemic norm of 1.6% in 2021, following the fastest growth since 1995 in 2020. But, media consumption is poised to grow faster in 2022. That's the key finding from the ninth annual Global Consumer Media Usage Forecast for 2021-2025 from PQ Media.

Affiliations were also renewed by Sinclair partners in 11 markets that Sinclair Broadcast Group provides sales and other services to under a joint sales agreement or master service agreement.

The Biden Administration's nominee to serve in a National Telecommunications and Information Administration post, once seen as equally controversial as Gigi Sohn given his "net neutrality" stance, was confirmed Tuesday by the U.S. Senate.

The NAB, MMTC and NABOB on Monday filed a reply brief with the D.C. Federal Appeals Court in response to the FCC’s opposition to the group's stay request of an FCC order mandating disclosures for foreign government-sponsored programming pending judicial review. Here's what the groups have to say now on the matter.

On Monday, the future of Rogers Communications entered its next chapter, as the company now under the control of founder Ted Rogers' son, Edward, selected its new President/CEO. According to Bloomberg, the selection could widen the rift among Ted Rogers' children.

Well, that was quick. TEGNA on Saturday morning reached an agreement with Verizon FiOS that brings a new carriage agreement to fruition.

Bank of America Securities analyst and Managing Director Jessica Reif Ehrlich, née Cohen, is giving a lot of love to Discovery Communications. Investors reacted, with the company's shares soaring by more than 17% on Friday.

It's full speed ahead for the National Association of Broadcasters and the 2022 NAB Show in late April, scheduled to be the second big conference in a city battered by COVID-19 still suffering from CES 2022 cancellations and lighter-than-anticipated attendance.

According to multiple reports Nexstar's not commenting on, it appears the nation's largest Over-The-Air TV station group seeks to take a sizable equity interest in the network known for its young adult programming, including just-concluded sci-fi series "The 100."

The Commission at its January Open Meeting will vote "to simplify our rules and provide additional regulatory certainty to white space device users, manufacturers, and database administrators." That's straight from the Chairwoman herself. 

In mid-December, Audacy Inc. shares earned an upgrade from Wall Street financial house B. Riley, which saw bad news for the audio media company “more than priced in” ahead of an earnings inflection for the coming year. A better-known Wall Street analyst now shares that he sees things differently for Audacy.

Assessing the true extent and impact of login/password sharing for Netflix and other SVOD operators is an important gauge of just how many people pay for what they watch. It is also challenging, S&P Global Market Intelligence's Kagan group notes. A just-released Kagan Consumer Insights survey of U.S. internet adults sheds some light on "admitted login sharers."

Michael J. Hayes was named an EVP and group head of Hearst Television in 2017, with operational oversight over a portfolio of Hearst markets. Now, Hayes has earned a promotion.