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The latest installment of "The Gauge" from Nielsen indicates that the broadcast category exhibited 7% monthly growth and added 1.4 share points in October to finish at 24.0% of total time spent watching television—its largest monthly share of TV since January.

“I want to congratulate Commissioner Carr on the announcement by the President-elect that he will serve as the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission." That's the official statement from the soon-to-be-outgoing Chairwoman of the agency, who did not mention President-elect Trump by name.

It was on September 6 that the FCC established a pleading cycle inviting public comment in the proposed transfer of control of CBS News & Stations parent Paramount Global from controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc., to investors in Skydance Media. Now, a new pleading cycle has been established. Here's why.

The company helmed by CEO Bob Pittman and COO/CFO Rich Bressler seeks more time to repay its lenders by proposing to push out its repayment dates by at least three years. In order to accomplish this, two lender proposals have been drafted. Each would see a significant hike in interest rates in order to gain more time for repayment.

For weeks, the rise of Brendan Carr to FCC Chairman — should President Trump return to the White House — has been discussed as a foregone conclusion. On Sunday evening, President-Elect Trump turned the rumors into reality.

The Walt Disney Company's Entertainment segment saw its fiscal Q4 revenue grow by a healthy 14% year-over-year. However, a closer look at the results indicates the growth was largely due to Disney+ and OTT platforms; and content sales and licensing dollars. For the linear networks, challenges abound.

The E.W. Scripps Co. is ready to shift its Scripps News operation to an all-streaming approach. This will see a new lineup starting Monday — one the publicly traded company believes "will give viewers crucial daily information, providing live in-depth storytelling on the biggest events across the country" with a team one-quarter the size. 

The E.W. Scripps Company has decided who will succeed Jeff Burnton, who will serve as the station manager and director of sales of its ABC affiliate in Phoenix until his retirement at the end of the year.

What, from a regulatory and legal standpoint, are some of the biggest advocates for radio and TV looking forward to in 2025? In a word, it is deregulation, key broadcast media legal advocates in Washington, D.C., working for the radio and TV industry, shared in a Forecast 2025 panel discussion on Wednesday.

"The so-called leaders of broadcasting have failed us ... the future is not bright at all, but not for everybody." Those were the gripping words of a veteran media broker who participated in a Forecast 2025 panel moderated by an individual who played a starring role in the radio industry's rapid 1990s-era consolidation: Randy Michaels.

The economy is improving. The housing supply is getting better. But, we are at a record trillion dollars in credit card debt, and consumer debt is a "bit of a headwind." What does this mean for the economy, and for broadcast media? A Forecast 2025 tackled these questions while offering an assessment of how Political dollars fared in 2024.

The multimedia company superserving African American consumers lowered its net loss during the third quarter. While there was no profit, investors in Urban One may be pleased nevertheless, as the decline in the net loss was seen even as net revenue slumped.

One Top Local TV Leader could not be more satisfied with his leadership roles within ABC Owned Stations, which have seen him recently relocate from Fresno to Houston. "Make no mistake, this is an amazing time to be a part of the television industry," says Michael Carr.

Broadcast Media's Most Prestigious Leadership Conference — Forecast 2025 — begins on Wednesday morning at the Harvard Club in breezy Midtown Manhattan, and the VIP-exclusive annual symposium has just secured two big names from the advertising and marketing world. 

Gray Media stock lost nearly 26% of their value on Friday. The dip comes in reaction to the broadcast television station owner's third quarter earnings, in which political ad dollars fell short due to changes in expectations in U.S. Senate races. Gray also put a spotlight on "additional cost containment initiatives."