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Six Democratic senators are demanding that the FCC explain how it intends to review Paramount Global's request to authorize sovereign wealth funds from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar to hold up to 100% of the equity in its broadcast television stations and whether Chairman Brendan Carr can evaluate it impartially.

A federal appeals court has given the FCC 30 days to respond to a mandamus petition seeking to force the agency to rule on a request to repeal its news distortion policy, escalating a legal fight that began when a bipartisan group of former commissioners filed for the policy's elimination last fall.

Television had a notable presence among the honorees at the 51st Annual Gracie Awards, as the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation marked its 75th anniversary on Tuesday night at the Beverly Wilshire, honoring women who have reshaped media.

Paramount Skydance Corp. is headed for a one-notch credit downgrade at the close of its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery, and S&P Global Ratings says the combined company has a long road back thanks to an enormous debt load.

Blocking AI crawlers from scraping a station's website may seem like an obvious defensive move, but the National Association of Broadcasters is urging members to think carefully before acting. New guidance from the organization lays out four technical approaches to managing automated crawler access alongside business and editorial considerations.

Three years after Walter Ulloa's estate negotiated a board seat at Entravision, the agreement that secured it has been terminated. The company and Alexandra Seros, Ulloa's widow, mutually agreed to end the cooperation agreement on May 18. However, one element of the arrangement will survive.

Public interest groups pressing the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to unwind the Nexstar-TEGNA merger are accusing the FCC of deliberately running out the clock on judicial review, and are asking the court to either force the full commission to act immediately or hold their case in suspension.

Nielsen's March 2026 installment of The Gauge and Media Distributor Gauge tells a familiar story with a few notable wrinkles: streaming's dominance remains largely intact, cable got a welcome shot in the arm from the NCAA basketball tournaments, and Disney had a month worth talking about.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr again pushed back over whether the agency's escalating investigation into Disney-owned ABC stations is politically motivated, insisting the early license renewal order that has rattled the broadcast industry is tied to "invidious forms of DEI discrimination" — but his remarks carry a warning that extends well beyond Burbank.

An all-American brand value could be fueling a renaissance in visual media advertising activity at an activity that in recent years had stumbled against Pepsico and other soft drink rivals. Today, Coca-Cola is a big Spot Cable believer, the latest Media Monitors data show.

The agreement between ATSC, Sistema Brasileiro de TV Digital Terrestre (SBTVD) Forum and Korea’s Telecommunications Technology Association reflects what the ATSC calls a shared commitment to strengthening global interoperability for advanced broadcasting services and to accelerating international collaboration.

Less than two weeks ago, the Media Bureau’s Video Division approved the transfer of control of a group of television stations from Block Communications Inc. to Gray Media. As of today, there's a new GM for the two Louisville stations included in that deal, and Gray's existing property in Kentucky's largest market. 

With CEO Les Levi signing off on the deal, HC2 Broadcasting has moved forward with the acquisition of a low-power television station serving the northern Wisconsin city that's home to the Packers.

On April 29, FCC Media Bureau Video Division Chief David J. Brown gave the green light to an exchange of broadcast television stations between Scripps and Gray, dismissing objections from cable TV industry advocacy groups over the deal. That transaction has now closed.

Does the FCC have a "non-discretionary obligation" to act on an Application for Review filed on March 4, 2025 by an advocacy group that believes a FOX Television Stations property in Philadelphia aired false and misleading information during newscasts at the height of 2020 U.S. Presidential Election results debate?