Wednesday, April 8, 2026

DigitCAP Unveils ‘AIOps’ For ATSC 3.0

A press conference has been scheduled for the afternoon of April 19 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas that will serve as the official unveiling of a new artificial intelligence-driven offering from DigiCAP that is designed to assist ATSC 3.0 — the new broadcast TV standard powering NEXTGEN TV.
Former Wells Fargo Securities Managing Director and Head of Media & Telecom Investment Banking Jeff Gignac.

Gray Media Selects Its Q1 2026 Earnings Reveal Date

Gray Media has announced when it will host a conference call to discuss its operating results for the quarter ended March 31. What do analysts anticipate to see from the broadcast television industry's second-largest licensee of UHF and VHF stations? 

HMPG Deal Beckons YouTube, Facebook Content Expansion

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), the producer and distributor of unscripted programming owned by Hearst Corporation, is cheering a new strategic partnership with a content distributor it believes will accelerate the growth of HMPG’s digital presence across leading social and video platforms.

A Next-Gen RingMaster Gets NAB Big Top Rollout

In June 2026, RBR+TVBR and select attendees of a "Radiovana" event hosted by Dielectric received their first look at a new RingMaster series of high-efficiency FM antenna systems. Now, Sinclair-owned Dielectric is readying the formal public debut of the new product at the upcoming NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Pharma: Commitment, Value and Spot TV Prowess

With the close of the first quarter of 2026, spot television enjoyed an infusion of advertising from three big pharmaceutical brands — demonstrating the preference among marketers of the media when compared to Radio or Spot Cable.
Narinder Sahai, Chief Financial Officer at Sinclair Inc.

Sinclair Schedules Its Q1 Results Reveal

With the release of its Q4 2025 fiscal results in late February, Sinclair Inc. offered no first quarter 2026 guidance. But, all will become known to investors and Wall Street watchdogs by the end of the month, the TV station ownership group and Dielectric parent shared on Monday.

Lots More Nats For Locals, Thanks To WTTG and Gray Media

Watching the National League MLB team that plays its home games a stone's throw away from NAB Headquarters in the Nation's Capital is getting a little easier, thanks to the FOX Television Stations property serving the sprawling Washington DMA — and Gray Media properties in surrounding DMAs.

Celebrating Three Decades Of Waking Up The Cradle of Liberty

FOX Television Stations' WTXF-29 in Philadelphia — is celebrating 30 years of waking up the region. On Wednesday, that saw a black tie gala attract a wide variety of local personalities, brought to viewers in a 60-minute special broadcast. 
Televisa Univision

Nielsen, TelevisaUnivision Agree To New Measurement Pact

A new deal with Nielsen has been reached, and the multi-year measurement and data agreement resolves a short-term matter that saw the mysterious absence of such TelevisaUnivision stations as WAMR-FM in Miami from the most recent Nielsen Audio ratings report for Miami-Fort Lauderdale.
NFL / National Football League

The NFL Media Rights Playbook: Does It Include OTA TV?

Can traditional media companies afford to pay more for the NFL with the continued pressures on linear television? That vitally important question to broadcast TV station ownership groups was tackled in a new investor report by MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Rob Fishman.

MOR Rays Games For Tampa Bay MLB Fans

The Major League Baseball team based in the Tampa-St. Petersburg market that intends to stay there, once a new stadium agreement is finally reached, can celebrate another agreement of importance — it now has a limited over-the-air broadcast agreement in place with Hearst Television.

NATPE Shutters For A Second Time

A reborn Miami event under the NATPE Global name debuted in January 2024 at the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Miami under new owner Brunico Communications. Now, Brunico is pulling the plug on the annual affair. Why? Brunico cites a changing business climate, rather than any internal fiscal woes.

DuJuan McCoy Completes His WRTV Buy

With no comment, The E.W. Scripps Co. confirmed that it has completed the sale of WRTV-6 in Indianapolis. The deal was approved on February 27 by the FCC's Media Bureau with the grant of waivers of its local ownership rules.

Global Streaming Revenue Tops $150B For First Time

Newly released data from London-based Ampere Analysis may make broadcast industry leaders shudder — or tell their R&D teams to double down on their digital platform rollout plan. A major milestone for the subscription over-the-top market has just been reached on a worldwide scale.

Insurance Assurance: A Strong Use Of Spot TV For A Key Category

It's always satisfying when a brand sticks with a medium and puts its dollars into continued use to help build brand ROI and, ultimately, profits. One glance at the latest Spot Ten report from Media Monitors indicates two auto insurance specialists and a dominant accident attorney specialist are committed to spot TV.