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On Friday, welcome news for those who are electing not to travel to Las Vegas due to the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus arrived. However, full details as to what will be delivered digitally from the NAB Show come early October won't be revealed until September. Furthermore, it is unclear if digitally delivered Radio Show offerings are in the mix.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded grants to public media stations in areas with high COVID infection rates. The extra funds are designed to help them address “misinformation” in their communities.

Earlier this year, respected Local TV Leader Marla Drutz revealed that she's retiring. Now, the Graham Media Group executive who oversees its flagship property in Detroit is formally ready to pass the baton to her successor. Who's getting the role?

She’s spent 27 years as an active member of the Chicago local TV world. Now, ViacomCBS is appointing her to the role of President/GM of CBS News and Television Stations’ local businesses in Chicago.

Television industry entrepreneur Frank Copsidas is now getting recognition for an act that doesn't even involve a Form 314 filing with the FCC. Yet, it has everything to do with how Washington, D.C., and Wall Street impact and shape the low-power television business.

National Association of Broadcasters EVP/Managing Director of Global Connections and Events Chris Brown has revealed that all attendees and participants must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination should they wish to attend any of the Las Vegas conferences and vendor expos.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) on Tuesday formally announced in an email communique that CES 2022, the world's biggest technology event and an increasingly important convention for radio industry leaders, will require in-person attendees to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

The E.W. Scripps Co. is agreeing to purchase a LPTV construction permit in the Southernmost City in the U.S. At the same time, Scripps is adding a LPTV in a swath of Southern California it presently has no presence in. Could this point to an expansion of Scripps' digital multicast networks?

While the NAB reiterates that it welcomes the opportunity after a year and a half for "Coming Together, Safely," it's also asking its audience to weigh on potential mask and/or vaccination mandates for all participants.

RBR+TVBR has confirmed that Gray Television is moving beyond new hires by requiring all of its employees to get vaccinated. It's a move that comes alongside an internal announcement from Urban One that it is doing the same at its multimedia operation.

In a major development heralding the possibilities for all broadcasters with the new ATSC 3.0 digital television broadcast standard, the first Broadcast Internet remote learning service has been deployed.  It is now up and running in the Nation's Capital, and its over-the-air launch is thanks in part to a partnership with ONE Media 3.0 and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

If the audio media company formerly known as Entercom ever needed a shot in the arm from a Wall Street analyst, it arrived over the weekend. The Insiders Forum, which reviews "attractive small- and mid-cap" stock insiders are buying, says now is the time to purchase Audacy shares. Why?

The Media Rating Council confirms that a decision on Nielsen's request for an accreditation hiatus, which may not last more than one year, has not yet been made by the MRC. More importantly, the MRC notes the National TV measurement service is challenged by "deep-rooted, ongoing performance issues."

The Walt Disney Co.'s stock enjoyed a strong Friday, as the diversified entertainment and communications company that owns ABC and its ESPN arm on Thursday afternoon delivered quarterly earnings that topped analysts' estimates.

How did Meredith Local Media, which is being sold to Gray Television, perform in the three-month period ending June 30? Net revenue rebounded from a COVID-19-influenced dip to break the $100 million mark as adjusted EBITDA and operating profit were each on the rise.