Radio & Television Business Report

While TelevisaUnivision is being subject to a "blackout" in lieu of a fresh retransmission consent accord with Google's YouTube TV, the parent company of Telemundo and NBC has just inked a new long-term agreement keeping its cable and broadcast stations — plus broadcast network affiliates — on the virtual MVPD.

The fight over who gets to decide what Americans watch on broadcast television has escalated from regulatory theory to Congressional showdown, and three new national surveys reveal sharp divides in how Americans view media accountability, regulatory authority, and the role of government in content decisions.

As FCC Chairman Brendan Carr sees it, Nexstar and Sinclair pre-empting "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" because the groups each did not believe network programming supplied to them was fit for their viewers amounts to a "significant win" if the goal is to empower local TV stations to comply with their public interest obligations.

The voice of the nation's broadcast media Inside the Beltway on Wednesday issued a statement that, while designed as a voice of support for TelevisaUnivision in its carriage fee dispute with YouTube TV, also served as an opportunity to blast a key member of the "GAFAN" group.

Following a brief protest of Chairman Carr, the FCC on Tuesday advanced a NPRM that would start the Commission’s quadrennial regulatory review of its broadcast ownership rules and seek public comment on whether — given the current state of the media marketplace — it should retain, modify, or eliminate any of these rules.

The NFL franchise that's beloved across much of the Lone Star State and throughout Mexico has scored an official Spanish-language radio broadcast partner in the state capital of Austin for this season.

The battle over who controls public radio's national distribution infrastructure has landed in federal court, with NPR filing an emergency motion accusing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting of caving to political pressure in what it calls "a last-ditch attempt to carry out the President's desire to defund NPR and thereby curry his favor."

Saga Communications has expanded its Board of Directors from seven to eight members with the addition of an AI industry leader and former Senior Partner at Ernst & Young. The move continues Saga’s stated commitment to board refreshment, following the addition of Michael Scafidi at the company’s 2025 Annual Shareholder Meeting.

A writer at large for The New York Times focused on media and politics is to thank for getting the Chairman of the Federal Communications Communications to suggest that a tiered premium licensee opportunity could be one way a broadcast radio or TV station would be able to avoid adhering to strict public interest obligations.

A noncommercial FM radio station serving Astoria, Ore., will go dark on Wednesday, silencing its emissions. The reason why has everything to do with Washington, D.C., and Capitol Hill, and not the State of Washington, where the station's tower is located.

The NAB and two of its Radio industry members have each issued official statements in response to the FCC's 3-0 approval of a plan to move ahead with its delayed 2022 Quadrennial Review of the nation's media ownership rules.

Hispanic households are watching more TV, co-viewing more often, and relying heavily on over-the-air broadcasting, especially when Spanish is the dominant language at home. That's according to new data from the Advertising Research Foundation's DASH TV Universe Study, released during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Advertisers are flooding Connected TV with dollars, but a new industry report suggests they're flying blind. The missing ingredient isn't creative firepower or bigger budgets. It's data. Specifically, the standardized metadata that would allow them to know exactly what they're buying.

The rate of new Chief Executive Officers who are female is at its lowest percentage in five years, new data from Challenger, Gray & Christmas indicate. At the same time, the rate of outgoing women CEOs is slightly higher than it was at this time in 2024.

Have a media appearance on the books in the coming days? Whether you’re promoting a project, sharing your expertise, or raising your profile, it’s a tremendous opportunity if you show up ready to make an impact. Here are 13 ace tips courtesy of public speaking specialist Rosemary Ravinal to take note of.

After a record-breaking 2024 election cycle and the global spotlight of the Olympics, broadcasters are heading into a midterm year where ballots are heavy and expectations are heavier. The challenge: how do broadcasters campaign for revenue when there's more digital demand for the political war chest than ever before?