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The company will not be going to court over the $40 million defamation lawsuit filed by Perri “Pebbles” Reid, the former manager of '90s all-girl trio TLC. Reid had alleged VH-1's CrazySexyCool presented her as "conniving and dishonest.”

Several allegations of sexual assault and misconduct have recently been made toward CBS Corporation Chairman and CEO Les Moonves. Even with the allegations, CBS has continued to allow Moonves to remain in his positions at the corporation. Following an Aug. 20 report on Moonves possible severance package, women's group Ultraviolet sent a letter to the CBS Board of Directors based on the news. Read the story to learn more about what was written in the letter.

The Federal Communications Commission released a public notice on July 23 that it was seeking comments to learn more about the competition when it comes to deliver audio programming, and it will set deadlines for when comments can be filed. On Aug. 23 the FCC released another public notice with the deadlines for comment.

When public television stations receive federal funds it ensures the stations are able to provide all types of programming to the community and everyone is able to gain access. The United States Senate provided funding to public broadcasting stations in the Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services Education Appropriations Bill. On Aug. 23, Patrick Butler, president and CEO of America's Public Television Stations, praised the US Senate for their agreement on funding in a statement. Check out the story to see what he said.

The new leader has been a part of the MMTC organization for many years serving as acting president and CEO, executive vice president and chief operating officer, and as a member on the Board of Directors.

On Aug. 23, Nielsen's product innovation discipline called BASES announced the launch of its new in-home use product testing solution. The new solution is called BASES Product Quick Use, and it is aimed at those in the market business to help them create a consumer's product experience faster and better. What other things will this new solution do?

Hurricane Lane is making its course toward Hawaii and is expected to hit land soon. This makes it the first time since 1992 that a hurricane is expected to hit the state. As Hurricane Lane continues traveling toward Hawaii as a Category 4, the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission is taking steps to ensure everyone's safety. On Aug. 22, PSHSB announces the activation od the Disaster Information Reporting System in response to the hurricane.

As more platforms are becoming available to use, the amount of time Americans spend with media is increasing. How much of an increase was found this quarter in TV use?

The industry has a limited amount of tower crews, consulting engineers and other expertise. The time crunch tied to the post-Spectrum Auction repack process means they, and the stations that hire them, will spend the next few years scrambling to manage their repacked schedules, notes one active member in the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society in this exclusive column to RBR+TVBR.

Nielsen Holdings PLC and Meredith Corporation have made a multi-year renewal agreement for Nielsen TV Ratings on all of Meredith Local Media Groups' stations. The news of the renewal agreement between Meredith and Nielsen was announced on Aug. 23.

A just-released analysis of pay TV subscriber numbers shows vMVPDs with a good number of net additions in the second quarter of 2018. This brings the total number of vMVPD subscribers to 6.73 million, and that's big growth. Here's the bad news: Overall pay TV subscribers — factoring in cable, satellite, IPTV, and vMVPD — fell, breaking a string of two consecutive quarters of growth.

Noticias Telemundo has selected a SVP/News who has a large amount of experience with content for digital platforms. Some of her previous titles include working as as a SVP/Global Content at parent company NBCUniversal and for E! News, and as an executive producer at Us Weekly.

Aug. 6 was a big day for Phillip Falcone's HC2 Station Group. The rapidly growing TV station owner has added to its stable again. Where did they grow now? Click here for all of the details.

AI is a topic of focus for many radio and TV executives and will be the center of a free webinar hosted by RBR+TVBR's Adam Jacobson on August 30. How important is AI on a world stage? China recently announced it will explore the use of artificial intelligence in foreign diplomacy as a strategy to become the world leader in AI technology by the year 2030. What does this mean for your business? Learn now. The news comes from Global Data, a data and analytics company that gives unique data, analysis and solutions to over 4,000 companies.

On August 16, RBR+TVBR was first to report that Gray Television would be divesting a station in the Albany, Ga., market to Brian and Patricia Lane‘s Marquee Broadcasting. On late Monday evening, the Georgia-based broadcast TV company that seeks to win government approval of its merger with Raycom Media announced who will be picking up the other eight stations selected for divestment by Gray.