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The impact of those pesky macroeconomic headwinds and the lack of strong political advertising revenue in a non-Olympic year was clearly seen in the third quarter for the company that Nexstar Media Group intends to acquire, pending regulatory approval that will begin when the federal government reopens.

MS NOW, the cable TV network that will soon change its name from MSNBC following its spin to newly created Versant from NBCUniversal and Comcast, has chosen AccuWeather to fuel its forecasts and coverage of all-things related to climate.

One of the world's biggest retailers has stepped up its holiday shopping marketing and promotional efforts, and that's resulted in a big increase in the number of spot plays for the brand detected at broadcast TV by Media Monitors.

The future of Warner Bros. Discovery is a hot topic, and MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Robert Fishman is among those on Wall Street wondering what's next for the company led by David Zaslav.

The stateside unit of Luxembourg-based telecommunications giant Altice is changing its corporate name to better align itself with the brand it uses across its MVPD services in markets across the U.S. The news came alongside a disappointing Q3 earnings report.

When it comes to French-language content for those across Canada, TVA has become the go-to leader. This brand strength is one of the reasons media income slipped for parent Quebecor in the third quarter, while adjusted EBITDA grew. Cutting expenses is the bigger reason.

It's a tale being told by companies around the world, not just in the U.S.: While Connected TV and digital advertising enjoyed double-digit growth in Q3, the bigger linear assets are struggling to keep up, with declines leading to overall softness for total ad revenue. That's the Bell Media tale.

The E.W. Scripps Co.'s Scripps Sports unit has secured a broadcast partnership with Major League Volleyball (MLV) that will bring the league’s championship to ION Television, the publicly traded broadcast media company's nationally distributed network.

After its third quarter earnings arrive later this week and its Networks President, Sean Compton, will serve as co-chair for Forecast 2026, executive management representing Nexstar Media Group will participate in three institutional investor conferences across the remainder of November and December.

It is a station that seeks to soar as a non-affiliated property capitalizing on its "Atlanta News First" branding with more hours of newscasts than any other TV source in the market. Now, it hopes to fly even higher in the ratings with an agreement to simulcast 11 Atlanta Hawks NBA games with FanDuel Sports Network .

For the EVP of Public Affairs at the NAB, the carriage fee feud between ABC parent Disney and Google's YouTube TV comes "thanks to Big Tech's heavy hand in deciding what viewers can and cannot watch."

Roku Inc.'s TV streaming platform is among the most commonly used., making connected TV advertising through Roku a key driver in the ever-growing world of digital and streaming media budgets for CMOs. Now, Roku has rolled out an open self-service developer platform squarely focused on CTV advertising.

There was a clear leader when it comes to Spot Cable activity for the week ending November 2, according to the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten report. That said, NBCUniversal stepped up its spot plays in a significant way for its OTT platform.

Fubo is no longer an independently owned entity under FuboTV Inc., but that didn't stop its co-founder and chief executive from releasing the company's third quarter earnings report — its last.

The parent company of Fox Television Stations released its fiscal Q1 2026 results on Thursday, and the performance for Fox Corporation was strong. For MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Rob Fishman, revenue surpassed his firm's estimates by 5%, as EBITDA surpassed projections by 25%.