The Media Bureau's Video Division has granted the company's Petition for Declaratory Ruling — triggering criticism from the lone Democrat serving as a FCC Commissioner and from a fired Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission. It puts partial ownership of CBS in the hands of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
A bipartisan coalition of 18 former FCC decisionmakers has gained the support of two Washington think tanks, which filed an amicus brief with a federal district court in Washington, D.C., in support of a request for emergency relief made by The Walt Disney Company's ABC Television Network.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the FCC have announced that they will be teaming up to conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System. Word of the test, scheduled for mid-November, came via a Public Notice from the Commission's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau.
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Famers Terry and Sandy Shockley have been revealed as the founding grantors of the newly established Young Broadcasters Development Fund, aimed at inspiring career building in the broadcast industry.
A Michigan federal district court judge has granted a request submitted in July by a former WJBK-TV in Detroit news anchor that nullifies a noncompete agreement she had with the FOX Television Stations-owned station. The judgment allows Taryn Asher to appear on another TV station as her gender discrimination and retaliation case against her former employer continues.
Two of radio’s most recognizable voices are stepping behind the podium for Radio Ink and RBR+TVBR‘s Forecast 2027. One is a Radio Hall of Fame host and four-time Gracie Award recipient. The other has spent nearly 20 years in Boston sports radio.
When Jeff Warshaw engineered the merger of his Connoisseur Media with Alpha Media, it was largely assumed that he'd spin stations deemed non-essential. On August 28, Connoisseur confirmed the sale of four properties in small Minnesota cities to a "hometown" buyer. Now, deal details have surfaced.
With interactive sessions led by seasoned faculty members and invited speakers, BLT participants explore financial and business strategy, management and leadership, artificial intelligence, human resources, organizational culture and other issues shaping the future of broadcasting.
It's a move that provides advertisers with a more complete view of how audiences move across streaming and other channels. And, it sees a data integration agreement come to fruition for Roku and Horizon Media.
For the second time this year, a federal appeals court has paused a court order requiring Nielsen to sell its Nationwide ratings product to Cumulus Media on terms and at a price set by a judge, now backed by a $50,000-a-day fine for noncompliance.
As 2026 comes to an end, the co-founder and longtime Chief Operating Officer at the digital advertising technology and services company will step away from day-to-day duties while remaining on the Board of Directors. That sees the appointment of a "veteran product and technology" executive to serve as COO.
Newly research research from Premion and Advertiser Perceptions demonstrates that as sports viewing shifts across screens, advertisers are increasingly following those fans to streaming TV. The result? "Big Tech" is pocketing from marketers and consumers alike as it delivers big ticket play-by-play on a near-exclusive basis.
Nearly 75% of TV viewers regularly use their smartphones for other media while watching television, a sign that the competition for audience attention between "television" and mobile video is only growing. That's according to just-released consumer research courtesy of UK-based Omdia.
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.
He graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia's prestigious journalism school in 1987 and has served as a news manager and key day-to-day leader at stations across the country. As of Monday, he'll be going back to school — sort of. Meet the new head of the university-owned NBC affiliate serving mid-Missouri.
A full-power satellite television station rebroadcasting the programming of an independent Birmingham-based TV station owned by Sinclair Inc. is poised to become a Sinclair station itself. This would change a lengthy shared services agreement between Sinclair and this cozy operational partner to outright ownership.
The nation's dominant audience measurement and data company for broadcast media has made updates to its "Streaming Content Ratings" product, a move it says "accelerates data deliveries" from a once-weekly reporting cadence to a daily offering.
Florida's "Nature Coast" is a rapidly growing area due north of Tampa and west of Ocala. Pending FCC approval, it will also be the home of the latest radio stations owned by a rapidly growing licensee based in Winter Park, Fla. That's thanks to a transaction that sees Mark Jorgenson serve as the seller's broker.
He's been associated with Hearst Television since 1983 and has served in various roles at flagship property WCVB-5 in Boston, as well as in a key ad operations role. Now, the privately held broadcast TV station licensee is celebrating this company veteran's longtime retirement.
The former Executive VP of Marketing & Communications at Fremantle has been selected to serve as Sr. VP of Brand & Marketing for FOX Television Stations — a role in which he will report to Executive VP of Digital Operations Jeff Zellmer.
