Thursday, July 23, 2026

Meredith Eager to Resume M&A

Meredith Corp. is keeping dry powder for when TV M&A resumes post-auction.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar Closes on Senior Note Offering

Nexstar Broadcasting closed on a private offering of $900 million in new senior notes.
Tegna

Institutional Investors Buy More Tegna

Institutional investors up their shares in Tegna, formerly Gannett.

Local TV Critical to Brand Building Campaigns

Nielsen Holdings CEO Mitch Barns says “Total Audience is not just about measuring audiences."

Last VCR Manufacturer to Exit

Funai Electric Co. will exit VHS tape machine business at end of the month.

Low-Power Broadcasters Choose Dielectric Powerlite

Going with the Dielectric Powerlite line can save low-power TV stations design time and money.
Vote

Clinton Closes in On Milestone TV Spots

Media Monitors tracks how many spots Clinton's campaign is buying in the top 60 DMAs.
FCC

EEO Violations Snag Full Channel

The FCC fines Full Channel for EEO violations.

How Public File Access Puts TV Stations at Risk

TV stations tell the FCC their employees are at risk from being required to allow the public in.

Ergen Downplays Tribune Blackout

Dish CEO Charlie Ergen is downplaying the Tribune blackout to investors.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar, Nielsen Boards Okay Dividends

The Nexstar & Nielsen boards OK a quarterly cash dividend for stockholders.
Dish Network

Why is Dish Losing Customers?

Analysts debate the meaning of the huge Dish customer loss.
FOX News

How Fox News Will Survive

Roger Ailes resigned Thursday as chairman and CEO of Fox News.

Eight-Voices Test is Arbitrary Line

NAB says the current local TV ownership rule doesn’t jive with the Telcom Act and is arbitrary and capricious.
FOX News

Ailes Impact on Fox Financials Hard to Determine

Roger Ailes’ future at Fox News makes determining its financials difficult.