Wednesday, July 15, 2026

FCC

FCC Now Taking UHF Discount Comments

Interested parties have until Dec. 27 to comment; reply comments are due Jan. 6, 2017

Do Media Planners Understand U.S. Commuters?

Pierre Bouvard to NYC media planners: Get out of your Gotham bubble, ad industry cadets, and understand America

Bondholders Decline iHeart ‘Priority’ Request

The move preceded Tuesday's decision to not repay the $57.1 million it owes on the 5.5% Senior Notes due Dec. 15

What Did The Senate GOP Do In Refusing Rosenworcel?

Democratic FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel must exit her seat by January 19, after Senate GOP leaders declined to keep her
Saga Communications, Inc.

Media Stocks Have A Case Of The Mondays

Saga was the lone media company to see a gain on Wall Street in Monday's trading. iHeart was down more than 10%.

D.C. Politicians Lead NBC Boston To Boost Signal

Under pressure from both Massachusetts senators and two local Congressmen, Comcast secures a deal with Sonlife's
Sumner Redstone

Motion Fricture: No CBS-Viacom Reunification

There will be no recombination of Viacom and CBS Corp., as Bob Bakish earns permanent CEO stripes at Viacom

Why Did Bubba Get ‘Trashed’ In Tampa?

A veteran market observer tells RBR + TVBR that the move is most likely the result of disappointing ratings

What’s The True State Of The STB Market?

Two forecasts show STB growth in North America to be strong come 2018, and beyond

This Analyst Pans Pandora As A Poor Buy

An analyst at The Street, as well as Zacks, derided Pandora Media as a poor choice for investors

Radio: The Great Curator That Isn’t?

Paragon Media Strategies CEO Mike Henry and RBR + TVBR's Editor-in-Chief expand their discussion on millennials

Is The Lame-Duck FCC A True-Life Telenovela?

The suspense has built to the point where script-writers from Telemundo Studios may wish to set up shop at the Commission
CBS

Here’s When CBS Corp. Will Share Its Q4 Results

CBS Corp. will release its Q4 and full-year 2016 results in mid-February. It will likely be the last to include CBS Radio

Can The Senate Bring More Repack Relief To TV?

The bill seeks to bring added financial relief to TV station owners for costs associated with post-spectrum auction repack needs
FCC

FCC Reverse Auction Set For Accelerated Start

The new clearing target of 70 MHz of licensed spectrum may be the winning amount necessary to avoid Round 5