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In an opinion piece appearing at The Hill, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Fred Upton and Greg Walden state their case as to why the "arbitrary" 39% national television ownership reach cap should disappear. So should "arcane" radio industry rules, something the Carr Commission is empowered to do.

The on-demand and live audio content creator and distributor available via streaming audio and satellite radio that also is parent to Pandora has released its Q3 2025 earnings report. What can investors take away from the company led by CEO Jennifer Witz? The quarter was strong, and FY2025 guidance is up.

The founder and Chairman/CEO of the nation’s largest single owner of broadcast television stations will be staying in that role for another 40 months and two weeks.

As 2025 began, the battle between the "sports-first" virtual MVPD and FOX Corporation, Warner Bros. Discovery and ESPN's parent ended. The conclusion of litigation saw FuboTV agree to the company's acquisition by The Walt Disney Co. Now, nearly 11 months later, the transaction is complete.

Longtime television talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw has been ordered to liquidate all of the assets tied to his Merit Street Media — an abrupt shift to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for the entity that some 20 months ago had high hopes for a prime-time show from a state-of-the-air Dallas broadcast center. 

DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting is poised to grow beyond the pair of properties it has owned for six years with a just-announced deal for Indianapolis' ABC affiliate. It's a station that The E.W. Scripps Co. acquired in a multi-station deal exactly 14 years ago.

A Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on rule changes designed to support the nation's ongoing transition to ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast signals, which power NEXTGEN TV, has gotten an affirmative nod to proceed from all three of the FCC's Commissioners. 

The E.W. Scripps Co. has decided to sell its ABC affiliate serving Indianapolis to the company led by DuJuan McCoy that owns the market's home for The CW Network and its MyNetwork TV-aligned sibling. Pending regulatory approval, this will give Circle City Broadcasting ownership of three full-power stations there.

The Nexstar-TEGNA merger isn't without its regulatory hurdles as the FCC contemplates a thaw in its current rules. Nevertheless, the proposed deal has attracted its detractors, including ACA Connects head Grant Spellmeyer. Two Democrats from the Rocky Mountain State can now be added to the list of deal foes.

One week ago, the American Television Alliance began warning consumers that stations run by the nation's largest single licensee of broadcast TV stations could be prevented from reaching Verizon FiOs cable TV subscribers. With little fanfare, that carriage fee impasse has been avoided, with a fair new deal in place.

Talk about a bump in market size: the individual who has been serving as General Manager of Gray Local Media's TV station in Paducah, Ky., and Cape Girardeau, Mo., for the past seven years has just been given the keys to the company's trio of TV properties serving Northeastern Ohio.

The Carr Commission is considering a mandate that would require all sellers of televisions in the U.S to include a NEXTGEN TV-compatible receiver. The lobbying group that's responsible for the annual CES conference, led by an individual trying to kill the "AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act," doesn't want that to happen.

It's being hailed by Comcast Advertising as "a step change for the advertising industry." What, precisely, does that mean? Agencies and brands can buy targetable, biddable ads on linear TV for the first time.

Don't get spooked, but viewers of ABC Television Network stations who rely on YouTube TV to deliver the local broadcast station aligned with the Disney-owned offering could suffer a "blackout" come Halloween, as a retransmission consent impasse appears likely.

It's the parent of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club — in addition to a mobile phone service provider, cable TV service giant, and local radio and television stations as well as the Citytv network. All helped Rogers Communications beat Zacks Equity Research's third quarter earnings forecast.