Radio+Television Business Report

Covering Wall Street for two decades can yield unique insight and plenty of conversation starters . ABC News Chief Business, Technology and Economics Correspondent Rebecca Jarvis has seen it all, and on November 12 in New York, she'll share what she has gleaned in an exclusive Forecast 2027 conversation.

The latest look at the top brands investing in spot television, and spot cable, has been released by RCS's Media Monitors unit. For the week ending October 25, the activity at national broadcast television was squarely focused on two key categories: Pharma, and accident attorney giant Morgan & Morgan.

The VP/General Manager of "FOX19" in Cincinnati who has been in the role since the end of 2021 has been named to a similar role at Gray Local Media sibling WBTV -3 in Charlotte, starting November 16.

A privately held media company with a dominant presence in Oklahoma is ready to expand on a fresh partnership announced in late August with the NBA team that has literally transformed a sleepy Plains metropolis into one of the most under-the-radar business and tourism destinations in the U.S.

How AI agents and blockchain, along with new stablecoin regulation, are rewriting the rules of media finance, says Brendan Rovan, Director of Solution Delivery at CAI. In his role, he advises public sector and enterprise clients on automation, AI strategy, and digital transformation.

As we conclude the tenth month of 2026 next week, we review some of the comments from key financial analysts regarding the challenges broadcast media’s sales leaders have faced this year. Their commentary meshes well with Omnicom Media Intelligence that offered intelligent insights on the matter.

He began his career in London in 2010 as a management consultant focused on consumer strategy at Accenture and would relocate to New York for a role at Tapad, known for its identity platform. Meet the new Sr. VP and Head of Product at Locality.

Some 73% of respondents in a newly released Pew-Knight Initiative study said press freedom is extremely or very important to the well-being of society. However, when asked to prioritize press freedom or accuracy, 53% said preventing inaccurate reporting is more important — even if it limits press freedom.

Holders of top-ranking Urban One bonds have said yes to a buyback of lower-ranking debt, funding new investments — or further borrowing — so long as it makes fiscal sense. It's a move disclosed in a SEC filing following the sale of real estate in Charlotte by the company run by Alfred Liggins III.

He's a two-time Fordham University alum who began his career in radio as an undergraduate at WFUV, New York's gold-focused Adult Alternative offering. Now, after stints at Clear Channel and successor operator iHeartMedia, Randy Michaels' Merlin Media, Amazon and SiriusXM, he's formally taken on the GM role.

Gray Media Chief Operating Officer Sandy Breland will serve as Television Co-Chair of Forecast 2027, which has an agenda that keeps growing by the week. Now in its 24th year, the annual broadcast and finance leadership summit will be presented on November 12 at the Harvard Club of New York.

“This Administration is running a coordinated, government-wide effort to reshape the media into its sanctioned messenger, and the Federal Communications Commission has become one of its most active instruments." That's the viewpoint expressed by Anna Gómez in a letter sent to NAB head Curtis LeGeyt. Why him?

Shreyan Daulat and BeatNews co-founder Renil Gupta have what they believe is a solution to the often-demanding task of monitoring key sources for news worthy of covering. Two major-market TV stations are already live with the product. Once Daulat and Gupta graduate college, their goal is for an industry embrace of their creation.

The 2026 NBA Western Conference Champions, led by Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, have just scored a new broadcast television partnership that will bring the team's basketball games to the Sinclair Inc.-owned home of The CW Network in the Alamo City for the remainder of the 2026-2027 season.

It’s the one asset "Big Tech" can’t buy: Being known, trusted, and needed by the people next door. It has carried independent and small-market broadcasters through every wave of disruption, and today it is paired with smart digital integration. At Forecast 2027, Main Street gets its own session. The larger groups would be wise to take notes.

“Stan Herriott has brought his authentic self to his role with us. He’s a good broadcaster, and a good person,” said Hearst Television President Michael J Hayes. “In addition to his financial acumen, he has helped us build our team and attracted next generation talent to our organization.”

Adam Symson, CEO of The E.W. Scripps Co. since 2017 and its former Chief Digital Officer, is convinced that he's scripted the best playbook for the company in a time when consumers may be getting their news first from TikTok or a social media alert on their smartphones. Now, he's being candid about "the cost of this transformation."

Many of the stations transferred to Parkin’s Rincon Broadcasting Group are being spun. In Tulsa, one property is going to Sinclair — because it now can do so.

The Chief of the FCC's Enforcement Bureau has affirmed a trio of proposed fines handed to individuals deemed to be linked to unlicensed radio broadcasts in the New York Tri-State Area and in greater Boston. As such, $20,000 payments from the FM buccaneers are due. But, if they don't pay up, what power does the Commission have?

As ad dollars pour in ahead of the 2026 midterms, costly mishaps like a GOP super PAC accidentally spending $25,000 in Portland, Ore., instead of Portland, Me., underscore the need for better local advertising intelligence. That's why Madhive and AdImpact have inked a new strategic partnership.