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A Class A FM serving the upper half of New York's Capital District is changing hands, with Briton Ricki Lee signing off on a deal that will put the facility in the control of Todd Nixon, pending regulatory approval.

Aaron Ishmael and Karl Lieber are jumping for joy: They've just made a deal to acquire an AM with an all-important FM translator serving an area of Northeastern Colorado as "Jump 104.5." The deal ensures Ishmael stays in the market, as the station he previously leased was sold in July to a Hispanic media operation.

The Walt Disney Company's Entertainment segment saw its fiscal Q4 revenue grow by a healthy 14% year-over-year. However, a closer look at the results indicates the growth was largely due to Disney+ and OTT platforms; and content sales and licensing dollars. For the linear networks, challenges abound.

The E.W. Scripps Co. is ready to shift its Scripps News operation to an all-streaming approach. This will see a new lineup starting Monday — one the publicly traded company believes "will give viewers crucial daily information, providing live in-depth storytelling on the biggest events across the country" with a team one-quarter the size. 

The Major League Baseball club has revealed who will take the retired John Sterling's mic alongside Suzyn Waldman when the 2025 season starts. Earning the prestigious role is an individual who has spent the last 18 seasons as the lead TV play-by-play voice of the Seattle Mariners baseball club.

The individual who serves as VP/General Manager of Cox Media Group's Miami Valley radio and television stations has been appointed SVP and Chief Sales Officer of the Apollo Global Management-controlled company's TV properties. 

The longtime face behind the Augusta Radio Fellowship Institute has signed off on an agreement that will see it part ways with an AM radio station and its FM translator companion in the South Carolina city of Greenwood.

More than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering. It's thanks to an agreement announced on Thursday by the nation's largest educational noncommercial television operation.

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He previously worked for the Consumer Technology Association

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The E.W. Scripps Company has decided who will succeed Jeff Burnton, who will serve as the station manager and director of sales of its ABC affiliate in Phoenix until his retirement at the end of the year.

What are some of the nation's biggest media company leaders thinking, and where do they see broadcasting headed next year and beyond? The Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session, sponsored by ABC Audio, saw NewsNation's Lee Harris ask four major industry leaders to share their perspectives and insights.

With legislation on Capitol Hill designed to preserve local journalism withering as a “lame duck” Congressional session limps to its January 2025 conclusion, ensuring broadcasters have the resources — and finances — to keep the lights on served as the key topic of conversation at one Forecast 2025 panel.

The local connected TV ad tech company has added two new individuals to its leadership team, welcoming a SVP/GM of Enterprise Partnerships and a VP of Enterprise Strategy and Solutions to its roster.

Dielectric has finalized the installation of a broadband FM antenna system for two major operators in Western Australia's largest market. And, the work from Dielectric was made possible thanks to a partnership with broadcast and telecommunications infrastructure and wireless products partner BAI Communications (BAI).

It's a freshly finalized deal signed on Wednesday that has just been submitted with the FCC for regulatory approval. And, it will see the sale of an FM translator serving a South Carolina city as "94.9 The Palm" to one of the Southeast's biggest Spanish-language media companies.