Monday, June 1, 2026

Football

Football Boosts Broadcast TV In September, Says Nielsen

Broadcast viewership came "roaring back" in September, says Nielsen, as football drove an "unprecedented" monthly spike in watch-time for the category, the ratings company's latest release of The Gauge shares.

TASCAM Brings To Market a Nikon ZR Mic Adapter

TASCAM has brought to market a new microphone adapter developed in conjunction with Nikon. It brings XLR input expansion and professional-grade audio capture to the new Nikon ZR.

Remote News Service Widens Its Service Area

Remote News Service has signed fresh agreements with six new affiliate groups, bringing its outsourced reports to stations across California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New York, and Virginia.

KTVT Unveils AR/VR Studio For Its North Texas Newscasts

The CBS News & Stations property in the Dallas-Fort Worth market branded as "CBS News Texas" on Tuesday morning brought to viewers for the first time its first local newscast that uses the virtual reality and augmented reality technology already put to the test in other markets, including San Francisco.

Edison Research Is Sold To SSRS

A market and survey research firm based in suburban Philadelphia has acquired one of the broadcast media's most recognized quantitative and qualitative research firms — an entity long-associated with Larry Rosin. What does this mean for Edison Research?

ATSC 3.0’s Top Proponents Chime In On Fifth FNPRM

Information shared in a "FCC Fact Sheet" on a "Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" outlining what Commissioners plan to vote on come October 28 brought reaction from both the Advanced Television Systems Committee and NEXTGEN TV marketing arm Pearl TV.
Sam Bush, CFO of Saga Communications

Saga’s Top Brass Appearing At Noble Virtual Equity Affair

Saga Communications' CEO and CFO, respectively, were set to participate at 4pm Eastern in a Noble Capital Markets’ Emerging Growth Virtual Equity Conference event with Director of Research Michael Kupinski. We've got the link for you to listen in on the conversation.

Universities Around The World Celebrate College Radio Day

A 24-hour global marathon is in progress Friday as hundreds of college radio stations across more than 50 countries are uniting for "World College Radio Day." This year's commemoration incorporates the theme “Tune In To The People.”
Mark Jamison

AEI: ‘It’s Time To Disband The FCC’

The nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a professor at University of Florida’s Warrington College of Business, has called on FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to add his name to America's "short but distinguished list of deregulatory heroes" by dismantling the Commission.

FCC Plan To ‘Modernize’ Broadcast Ownership Rules Is On

Following a brief protest of Chairman Carr, the FCC on Tuesday advanced a NPRM that would start the Commission’s quadrennial regulatory review of its broadcast ownership rules and seek public comment on whether — given the current state of the media marketplace — it should retain, modify, or eliminate any of these rules.

A/R Soccer Coverage Comes To Amazon, After NFL Debut

On September 16, telecasts of key soccer matches in the UK entered a new tech-driven era, thanks to Amazon and a service that was first rolled out in the U.S. to National Football League viewers two years ago.

Hemisphere Media Group Ensures RTVD Remains In Its Sphere

Hemisphere Media Group has signed a multi-year content agreement with the public broadcasting service in the Dominican Republic that allows HMG to distribute nearly 30 hours per week from Televisión Dominicana.

Sinclair Agrees To End ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Preemption

In a statement, Sinclair said, "Free speech provides broadcasters with the right to exercise judgment as to the content on their local stations. While we understand that not everyone will agree with our decisions about programming, it is simply inconsistent to champion free speech while demanding that broadcasters air specific content."

BIA, MFM To Team On Local Media Data

BIA Advisory Services has forged a new strategic partnership with the Media Financial Management Association. "This collaboration aims to provide MFM members with enhanced value through a range of professional development opportunities, exclusive resources, and insightful analyses of the rapidly evolving media landscape," the two groups shared on Monday.

New FAST Channels Added To Philo

Live TV streaming service Philo has again expanded its free TV lineup, adding six channels  — five from Lionsgate and one from QVC Group — to its standalone, no-cost-to-access channel lineup.