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Brian Wieser of Madison and Wall has unveiled its latest U.S. ad forecast. He finds "a much stronger than expected" growth rate for advertising — ex-political — is being seen domestically thus far in the second quarter. But, where do broadcast radio and television stand?

One of the most recognized advocates for broadcast television advertising has announced that she will retire at the end of 2024, concluding a 24-year tenure at the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB).

He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer for Entravision Communications, the multimedia company rooted in U.S. Hispanic media that's expanded its holdings to become a global digital advertising solutions entity. Now, he's taken a similar role at one of the business units of Allen Media Group.

In May 2020, he was named President/GM of the ABC Owned Television Stations' property serving Central California. Now, he's been tapped to succeed Wendy Granato in Houston.

Nexstar, via its legal counsel at Wiley Law, says a proposed fine of $720,000 for alleged "good faith" negotiation violations in its carriage fee consent talks with Hawaiian Telcom should be rescinded. Why? The Supreme Court of the United States' recent decisions erasing "Chevron deference" dictate so.

At 7pm Eastern on Sunday, one of the fiercest carriage agreement battles in recent memory began. It pits DirectTV against The Walt Disney Co. It's a war that could go on for weeks, or months, as the battleground has evolved significantly since their last retransmission consent agreement was finalized in 2019.

It's a controversial matter, and as such there are presently three petitions for review of a FCC vote pending in a federal appeals court that seeks to put a stop to the restatement of data collection from broadcast licensees using Form 395-B. Privacy issues are the key concern for those seeking to stop the Commission.

Thanks to a series of filings made on Thursday, the FCC is now in position to approve the transfer of control of National Amusements, Inc. to Skydance Media — the Southern California-based entity that intends to merge with Paramount Global and assume control of the owner of CBS News & Stations.

Spanish Broadcasting System has submitted its second quarter financial results to the SEC. In doing so, the owner of broadcast radio stations, the La Música digital platform and the for-sale Mega TV broadcast television network saw net revenue gains while shrinking its net loss from one year ago.

An Illinois federal district court judge has declared that the radio broadcasting company headed by Chairman Melody Spann Cooper cannot be held in violation of the Rehabilitation Act for its decision to part ways with a host who claims his dismissal came after he revealed his cancer diagnosis to management.

Come September 1, a "blackout" — by law — of all Disney-owned properties including ESPN and ABC stations could be seen for all DirecTV customers. That's when a five-year agreement ends, and there's a flurry of media reports suggesting the two sides are very far apart on a new deal.

Are Local Advertising Sales in Sudden Freefall? That's a question that served as the basis of a 45-minute webinar presented on Wednesday morning by Borrell Associates, with some 625+ registrants eager to learn where the dollars are trending.

The General Manager for the Nexstar Media Group-owned station serving Albuquerque as a dual CBS/FOX affiliate has passed away, the station announced late Monday.

The Anaheim Ducks NHL franchise has partnered with the parent of the Victory+ OTT platform created for the Dallas Stars and with a Fox Television Stations-owned broadcast property in Southern California — a move that sees 65 of the team's games head to free-to-air TV.

A quartet of FM radio stations are moving forward with filings seeking the FCC's approval for the use of GeoBroadcast Solutions' "ZoneCasting" technology as part of plan to make their stations "hyper-local" — and potentially more lucrative in an addressable advertising world.