TV/Cable News

As Montreal-based Mirko Bibic, President/CEO of Bell Media parent BCE and Bell Canada, sees it, the company's Q2 2026 results more than met the company's expectations. In particular, the Bell Media digital strategy "continues to pay off" while FIFA World Cup rights at the CTV network brought advertisers in droves.

A definitive agreement has been reached that will see the nation's dominant audience measurement and data analytics provider acquire the NYSE-traded company known for its software platform used to verify media quality, optimize ad performance, and prove campaign outcomes.

Building off a 28-year partnership, WCBS-TV in New York has confirmed that it will air New York Jets NFL pre-season games, along with shoulder programming and other team content throughout the year. Coverage begins August 14 in East Rutherford, N.J., when the team hosts the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The FCC on Thursday voted on party lines to erase the 22 1/2-year old 39% national TV ownership reach cap put in place by Congress. What would the FCC do should the agency be taken to court for its party-line decision? Chairman Brendan Carr is ready for whatever challenges are forthcoming. 

The broadcast of "a remarkable FIFA Men's World Cup" helped tilt the scales for Fox Corporation in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2026, as the launch of direct-to-consumer streaming platform FOX One also paid dividends for the company led by CEO Lachlan Murdoch.

AI is transforming the content search and discovery experience, but an ungrounded large language model (LLM) can only answer based on its training data. This, says Gracenote, limits its ability to stay current. In the world of TV, this limitation can have a negative impact on the user experience.

The FCC's August Open Meeting is on Thursday, and based on the statement issued late Wednesday from the agency's lone Democratic vote-caster, the end of the current 39% national TV ownership reach put in place by Congress in the early 2000s appears to be coming to its conclusion.

Is scale still the winning strategy in media, or has the math changed? A longtime financial analyst focused on broadcast media will tackle those questions on October 21 during an NAB Show New York session baring the name "The Future of Media: Consolidation or Spin-Off?"

When one looks back at 2026, some may call it the year The King Came Back — at least in quick-service restaurant circles. With an aggressive "sorry" campaign for past corporate foibles, Burger King is quickly seeking to restore its past glory. This effort includes a heavy Spot Cable effort, as seen in the latest Media Monitors report.

With the FCC signaling that it's perfectly fine with one company owning three full-power stations in a DMA, the life of WRTV-6 since its sale by The E.W. Scripps Co. has been rather fruitful. Now, Circle City Broadcasting — owned by DuJuan McCoy — has unveiled a fresh station theme and brand slogan.

In mid-July, the FCC’s Media Bureau signed off on the transaction. As the month came to its conclusion, the deal officially closed —making "ABC 36" a sibling to the NBC affiliate serving Lexington, Ky.

For Graham Media Holdings, the second quarter of 2026 was a strong one. Revenue rose 7% to $1.3 billion as operating income grew to $83.6 million, from $72.8 million. The increase is due, in part, to a winning performance for Graham Media Group in Q2.

In mid-June the ATVA warned of a potential "blackout" of the FOX and MyNetwork TV affiliates in Central New York on Verizon FiOs systems. That's now occurred, and the pro-MVPD lobbying group is pointing fingers — naturally — at the TV station ownership group led by Webb Collums.

With YouTube TV grabbing NFL Sunday Ticket rights from DirecTV, restaurants and bars across the U.S. have been grappling with the transition. Some shifted services, while others are forking over dollars for both. Now, thanks to a new deal, every National Football League game will be made available via DirecTV For Business. 

It's only two games, but it could spell the start of a long-term partnership that's "muy amable."  The Major League Baseball club serving South Florida will see two of its regular-season games air in Spanish on the NBCUniversal Telemundo Station Group station it owns and operates in Miami.