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In a move the company says reflects its commitment to local journalism and service to the communities its stations serve, Cox Media Group has appointed a VP/News and, at the same time, a VP of Strategy and Operations.

Nelson Peltz is so convinced he deserves a seat on the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company that he has moved forward with nominating himself for a chair, leaving it up to Disney shareholders to decide if he and a second candidate — a former Disney CFO — deserve to be elected.

In October, NEXTGEN TV signals for the local stations serving the New York Tri-State Area from CBS, NBC and The WNET Group were lit up. Some of the nation's most-watched stations did not participate in that ATSC 3.0 "lighthouse" launch. Now, they've moved forward via a third NYC NEXTGEN TV facility.

MoffettNathanson on Wednesday released a U.S. advertising and e-commerce investor note that took a retrospective look of how it made the case a few years ago that future advertising growth will be driven by lower-funnel ad solutions and measurement. Guess what? "The trends seem to be reverting to our original thesis," they conclude.

For viewers of "Erie News Now" who have been relying on Dish to deliver the broadcasts provided by Lilly Broadcasting's stations in the DMA, they received a possible disruption warning. That's because Lilly and Dish on December 9 went to battle over a still unresolved retransmission consent deal. 

DISH Media has signed a deal that will allow for interactive ad units on live and on-demand inventory on SLING TV, the vMVPD owned by Dish.  It brings the in-vogue addressable advertising solution to the television service. But, will over-the-air television benefit in any way?

The audio content creation and distribution company led by David Field has once again entered into amendments that allows the publicly traded company more time to make interest payments associated with its credit facility without a fear of default.  The grace periods come with caveats, however.

Comments made about Dominion Voting Systems and alleged irregularities on Election Day 2020 by a Denver radio host led to a defamation lawsuit from a now-former Dominion executive. Last week, the air personality and Salem, for which he is an independent contractor, argued in a Colorado court the case has no merit.

The outspoken conservative U.S. Senate from Texas who serves as the Republican leader of the Commerce Committee on Monday shared details regarding a letter sent recently to the President/CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in which he objects to a "mandate that radio and television stations must engage in affirmative action to qualify for grant funding."

While no resolution appears in sight for its retransmission consent impasse with DirecTV, investors in TV station owner TEGNA have been largely nonplussed by the loss of its stations to those who rely on the direct broadcast satellite service for local television. In fact, an analyst declares TEGNA one of three stocks to buy "in a prospering industry."

On December 11, 2019, a radio station owner and "true cowboy at heart" died at the age of 77, ending a 50-year fight with Type I Diabetes. Paperwork now with the FCC seeks its approval of a transfer of control from his estate to his widow. Only, this appears to have occurred more than three years ago.

It was rolling along as another typical quarterly earnings call, held one week after the company released its third quarter earnings results. Then, just after the last e-mailed question from a financial analyst was answered, a big surprise came from Spanish Broadcasting System's longtime day-to-day leader. But. he's not exactly leaving.

While Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins III willing to discuss long-term financial plans, now that Richmond voters have shot down a casino resort proposal for a second time, CFO Peter Thompson offered a glimpse at the company's Q4 pacings while looking back at the first half of 2023. The final quarter of 2023 is lackluster, at best.

Today, Patrick Communications is no more, as Susan Patrick's acknowledgment of federal tax fraud came with her pleading guilty to filing a false tax return. On Thursday, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Tax Division of the Department of Justice told a Maryland federal district court that prison time is warranted.

Entravision Communications, which has its roots in Hispanic-targeted broadcast media properties, has received a proposed fine from the FCC for violations of its rules. The company now has the opportunity to appeal, seek a reduction of, or pay the fine, in the thousands of dollars.