Legacy

With rumors swirling that Gray Media is a natural fit as a buyer, the Baltimore-headquartered company that owns Dielectric and is leading the march toward ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast standard conversion in the U.S. has just invested in a significant number of shares in The E.W. Scripps Co.

On difficult comps due to strong political advertising revenue one year ago, CEO Chris Ripley explained ahead of a Wednesday afternoon earnings call for investors that Sinclair delivered a strong third quarter, achieving the high end of guidance for advertising and distribution revenue.

Negotiations between The Walt Disney Co. and Google's YouTube TV could stretch well into November, as a retransmission consent impasse took all of Disney's broadcast network O&Os and ABC affiliated properties off the virtual MVPD — as well as every Disney-owned cable channel.

Forward-thinking broadcasters have already locked in Forecast 2026 at Early Bird pricing. They’re turning this November 12 investment at the Harvard Club of New York into next October’s revenue growth story. But, the early bird window closes TONIGHT as the clock strikes Midnight!

Longtime television talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw has been ordered to liquidate all of the assets tied to his Merit Street Media — an abrupt shift to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy for the entity that some 20 months ago had high hopes for a prime-time show from a state-of-the-air Dallas broadcast center. 

During the last quarter, MoffettNathanson examined the shift in advertising from traditional linear TV to ad-supported streaming. As viewers — and live sports — have migrated to streaming, advertising dollars have followed. But what about affiliate fees? Senior Analyst Robert Fishman tackles that question.

“NAB Show New York 2025 showcased the creative forces transforming media right now.” That's the post-event assessment from NAB Global Connections and Events Executive VP Karen Chupka, following an event that is attracting a greater number of radio industry executives thanks in part to the Radio Wayne Awards.

One week ago, the American Television Alliance began warning consumers that stations run by the nation's largest single licensee of broadcast TV stations could be prevented from reaching Verizon FiOs cable TV subscribers. With little fanfare, that carriage fee impasse has been avoided, with a fair new deal in place.

In a nearly 30-minute podcast interview conducted by the President of the conservative Media Research Center, the Chairman of the FCC made it clear that a broadcast radio or TV station's license could be at play if the Commission finds the over-the-air outlet provided content to viewers deemed to be not in the public interest.

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

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.

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?

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.