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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

DirecTV's feud against The Walt Disney Co. over a fair retransmission consent accord to replace the five-year deal that expired on September 1 has been taken up another notch by the direct broadcast satellite company. It now says a temporary restoration of all Disney channels through September 16 has been nixed by the ABC Owned Stations parent.

First, it was Dave Lougee, who relinquished his role as President/CEO and as a company director on August 12. Now, the SVP of News at TEGNA has announced that she, too, will be retiring.  It marks the end of a 22-year run at the company formerly known as Gannett Broadcasting who has led TEGNA's news team since 2014.

Just in time for the start next week of Hispanic Heritage Month, Nielsen has released a new study that uncovers "a major shift in U.S. sports culture." It is being driven, it concludes, "by the growing influence of Hispanic audiences — an often underrepresented yet incredibly powerful demographic."

One of the most well-known television journalists in the Spanish-speaking world, an anchor of Noticias Univision for years, will be leaving the Miami-headquartered TelevisaUnivision family at the end of 2024, following the U.S. presidential election. What's next for Jorge Ramos?

The Media Bureau of the FCC has gone ahead and established a window of opportunity for the public to chime in on the proposed transaction that will make the parent of CBS News & Stations wholly owned by Skydance Media, following its purchase of National Amusement, Inc., from Shari Redstone.

Nearly two years ago, the FCC handed Sinclair Broadcast Group and a host of its shared services partners, including Cunningham Broadcasting, a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the millions of dollars for apparent FCC violations of its Children’s TV programming rules. Now, the Commission has affirmed the huge fine over GOP objections.

Two weeks ago, it became known that Bally Sports Southwest will not be the home of the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks for the 2024-2025 season. On Friday, the team owned by Miriam Adelson and led by CEO Cynt Marshall revealed who its new TV partner will be.

What sets Nexstar Media Group apart from its peers in the television broadcasting space? With a stock price that far exceeds that of other over-the-air station licensees, founder and CEO Perry Sook and Chief Financial Officer Lee Ann Gliha had much to tout during a "fireside chat" held Wednesday during the Citi 2024 Global TMT Conference.

"We're improving digital FM radio service." That's how FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel posits a coming vote by all five Commissioners at the September Open Meeting on a plan that would streamline the process for allowing digital transmissions at different power levels on the upper and lower digital sidebands.