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It is the parent of the TuneIn audio streaming app, a key globally distributed platform for the streaming of live and local AM and FM stations across the U.S. Soon, it will become a unit of a Montréal-based media company with 24/7 commercial free music channels available on MVPDs such as Hotwire.

As David Ellison and the C-Suite sees it, the company that is parent to CBS has taken "early but meaningful steps" towards advancing what it calls "North Star" priorities across the first 100 days of the company's existence.

The nation's leading audio content creator and distributor released its third quarter earnings report immediately after the closing of U.S. financial markets on Monday, and as Bob Pittman and the executive leadership team at iHeartMedia see it, they're pleased with the Q3 2025 performance.

Addressing the ongoing core advertising decline in the broadcast sector, Michael Kupinski of Noble Capital wants to know when stabilization will be seen? The answer from the head of Townsquare Media: not anytime soon.

Miller Kaplan Partner Andrew Rosen will moderate a panel of "revenue campaign managers" at Forecast 2026, joined by Hearst Television EVP/Group Head Eric Meyrowitz, WPP Media's Jen Soch, Beasley Media Group Chief Revenue Officer Tina Murley, and Futuri President/Enterprise Partnerships Erin Callaghan.

Gray Media released its third quarter earnings results on Friday, and the big takeaway is that the television station ownership group that's ready to grow is — like some of its peers — experiencing softness in its core advertising. And, that's based not on year-over-year comps but on a look back to 2023.

The Forecast conference is scheduled for Wednesday, and the symposium is guaranteed to offer plenty of exclusive insight into what's ahead for broadcast media mergers and acquisitions. S&P Global Market Intelligence offers a preview of what they expect 2026 will look like for transactions and M&A action.

“We are pleased today to report a third consecutive quarter of meeting or exceeding Wall Street expectations on nearly every reporting line." That's the official word from Adam Symson, as the President/CEO of The E.W. Scripps Co. delivered its Q3 2025 earnings report following Thursday's Closing Bell for U.S. financial markets.

While year-over-year comparisons are clouded by huge political ad revenue in 2024, the Q3 2025 results for Nexstar show one big takeaway: ex-political, ad revenues were flat. It's reflecting a continued soft environment for the core of broadcast television's biggest revenue generator — outside of retransmission consent fees.

On difficult comps due to strong political advertising revenue one year ago, CEO Chris Ripley explained ahead of a Wednesday afternoon earnings call for investors that Sinclair delivered a strong third quarter, achieving the high end of guidance for advertising and distribution revenue.

A new S&P Global Market Intelligence analysis reveals that some TV markets without a professional sports team have a higher viewership share than those with a team. Columbus, Ohio, for instance, reported 61% NFL game viewership.

The U.S. Department of Justice has asked for additional information and documents from the nation's largest single owner of broadcast TV stations and the company formerly known as Gannett, which it seeks to acquire, as part of its regulatory review of the historic deal.

The nation's most prominent media company superserving African American consumers has released its third quarter earnings results. In the words of Urban One President/CEO Alfred Liggins III, the Q3 results "came in slightly softer than expected across the board." If that's unsettling to investors, what will they think of the Q4 pacings?

He gained national recognition as a Republican candidate for the Governor of New Jersey in 2024 and was handedly defeated by Jack Ciattarelli, who could gain the role in Tuesday's election. Now, Townsquare Media talk host Bill Spadea is celebrating a Garden State victory — this time in the courtroom.

Negotiations between The Walt Disney Co. and Google's YouTube TV could stretch well into November, as a retransmission consent impasse took all of Disney's broadcast network O&Os and ABC affiliated properties off the virtual MVPD — as well as every Disney-owned cable channel.