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First it was Dave Lougee, who exited as President/CEO one month ago. Then it was Ellen Crooke, who will relinquish her role of SVP of News in January. Now, a third TEGNA Inc. C-Suite executive has shared her long-term departure plan, which involves a mid-2025 exit from the broadcast television ownership group.

It's no joke: TikTok is now a major source of news and information for a significant percentage of Americans. Still, new data from Pew Research Center indicate that broadcast television remains a major source for the facts when occurrences of importance happen.

Broadcaster associations from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have sent a letter to congressional leadership in support of the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe Act.

A January 12 game versus the Denver Nuggets marked the first New Orleans Pelicans game-day telecast on Gray Television-owned WVUE-8. Now, the company now doing business as Gray Media has secured a deeper media rights deal that results in a forthcoming multistate sports and entertainment network anchored by WVUE.

If you're a RBR+TVBR Premium Member, you’ve already received a VIP e-mail with your link to the Radio + Television Business Report's all-new Summer 2024 Special Report. It’s a 40-page digital magazine available via PDF download and contains exclusive interviews with Michael J. Hayes of Hearst Television, a cover interview with Leo MacCourtney and lots more — including our Broadcast Best Finance Leaders rankings for this year!

The team led by Vincent Létang has issued a report that backs up a forecast from Brian Wieser released earlier this month, concluding that full-year non-cyclical ad spend will grow by 8.9% — up from its previous prediction of 8.2% growth. For MAGNA, this represents one of the best performances in 20 years. That said, the headwinds will continue for broadcast radio companies.

A fresh retransmission consent agreement has been signed by DirecTV and The Walt Disney Company — a deal that early Saturday put an end to an ugly 13-day battle that saw the direct broadcast satellite TV service provider take an aggressive stance in seeking its demands for a la carte pricing and flexibility. It appears DirecTV got a lot of what it has been advocating for.

After 13 months, a FCC Media Bureau docket continues to receive filings from parties for and against the license renewal of WTXF "FOX 29" in Philadelphia. Now, Republican FCC Commissioner Nate Simington has spoken up by calling for an end to the fight and allowing the license renewal to proceed without delay.

Broadcast media’s most prestigious leadership conference, Forecast 2025, is pleased to announce this year's conference chairs. Fox Television Stations CEO Jack Abernethy will serve as Television Chair. ABC Audio Vice President Liz Alesse is the event's Radio Chair.

In an uncommon move, Nate Simington has issued a statement on "the media marketplace" that directly shows his cards on where he stands on the bitter dispute between station owner and MVPD. In short, he wants rule reform and an end to such disputes by balancing the scales.

Former President Donald Trump has suggested ABC be stripped of its broadcast licenses for how its news team decided to handle Tuesday night's debate between him and Vice President Kamala Harris. The Chairwoman of the FCC offered a blunt response, negating any chance of that happening.

Football’s dominance as America’s favorite sport is highlighted by National Football League (NFL) and NCAA College Football games being televised on broadcast and cable, as well as on streaming services. But, when it comes to how fans watch game-day coverage and the play-by-play, traditional channels win, a new TVB study finds.

On Saturday, the Davis Fire erupted to the south of Reno, Nevada. As of Wednesday, it remained an extreme threat. Evacuation warnings were expanded this morning. Now, the fire has squelched over-the-air broadcasts for both the CBS and NBC affiliates serving the market. At least one radio station is on generator power.

The top Democrat of the Committee on House Administration was set to welcome top Federal Election Commission and FCC leaders to a Wednesday afternoon discussion about the impact artificial intelligence-powered content currently has on our elections and how one can protect the safety and security of future elections. 

TEGNA is preparing to start 2025 with a refreshed executive leadership team, but just how is the third quarter going to be for the broadcast TV station ownership group? All will be revealed on the same day industry peer Nexstar reveals its Q3 2024 result