In an announcement that arrived late Friday, Circle City broadcast TV viewers who rely on DirecTV to get their local channels will now be able to get the local ABC, MyNetworkTV and The CW Network affiliates. At long last, DirecTV and DuJuan McCoy-led Circle City Broadcasting have come to terms on a carriage agreement.
The "successful completion" of the acquisition of Roku Inc. by Fox Corporation has come, and as such the parent of Fox Television Stations believes it has entered "a new transformational era – creating an innovative scaled media and technology company with superior reach, engagement and monetization capabilities."
For well over a year, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations minority has been conducting an inquiry into the Trump Administration’s "attacks on the First Amendment," which they believe includes the FCC. As such, they want Chairman Carr and the heads of the Enforcement and Media Bureaus to respond by the end of November.
Visitors to the FCC's LMS across Thursday were greeted by a "system maintenance" message, blocking access to the important transactions database. As such, the Media Bureau has extended its filing window for new noncommercial educational reserved-band FM translator station applications.
It served as the affiliate of The CW Network in Nashville until September 2021, when it shifted to the DT2 signal associated with Sinclair Inc.'s FOX affiliate in the market. Now, the company seeks to buy that former home for the CW outright, converting a longtime shared services agreement in place with the station's owner.
The company led by CEO Caroline Beasley is expected to reveal its Q3 2026 results on Monday. But what the Beasley Media Group head has to say on Thursday may be more valuable — and you'll have to be in the room where it happens to hear what she has to share as the 2027 Forecast conference takes place.
Graham Holding Co. has released its consolidated third quarter 2026 earnings report, and the company's broadcast television ownership group performed strongly during the three-month period. Revenue climbed by 19%, while expenses were trimmed by 2%.
In broadcasting, term sheets are a key scoreboard, and private equity, strategic buyers, and lenders are all keeping a watchful eye on which companies have the scale, discipline, and positioning to win the next cycle and which will become someone else’s asset. By this time next year, many questions will have answers. At Forecast 2027, you'll be one step ahead.
In the summer of 2024, Meruelo Media agreed to a $30 million transaction that saw the broadcast TV station formerly known as KWHY-22 in Los Angeles become the flagship broadcast property for Scientology Media Productions. Now, The Church of Scientology seeks to expand its reach with a Florida station.
Legacy silos are no longer sustainable in a fragmented landscape. As such, merging back-end operations so that TV, radio and AI are interlinked is underway. What are the best practices and key learning lessons seen with this unity? A Forecast conference session that includes a Graham Media Group Tech VP tackles these matters.
Given the third quarter results for the nation's largest licensees of UHF and VHF stations, election-oriented revenue is singlehandedly responsible for big year-over-year gains. That's most certainly the case at Gray Media, which reported Q3 2026 earnings on Friday that Executive Chairman and CEO Hilton Howell Jr. cheered.
It first gained notice for its network of streaming radio stations and international offices in Madrid and Algarve, Portugal. Now, Fort Lauderdale-headquartered Thasis LLC has brought to life a mix of software and services that independent and small-market radio stations may find appealing.
The owner of broadcast TV stations, the ION Television business and entities such as Scripps Sports and Scripps News is in the midst of a radical transformation that's gained a variety of consumer media coverage across the U.S. How did that impact Scripps' third quarter 2026 financial results?
Entravision has transformed itself into a digital revenue juggernaut. In Q3, the Advertising Technology & Services segment saw its net revenue leap by 133% from last year. That said, media revenue also increased, enjoying a 10% gain. Thank political advertising and retransmission consent fees for the bump.
It's known for its media workflow and measurement products, and it has a new Chief Revenue Officer. It will see him focus on accelerating Telestream's next phase of growth, the company says.
It is known as the owner and operator of radio stations in Nashville and in Dothan, Ala. Now, Tony Richards hopes Kensington Digital Marketing is recognized across the industry as the developer of a software suite of useful tools radio stations may use to ensure their operations aren't disrupted.
He's served as President/GM of Hearst Television's ABC affiliate serving Oklahoma's capital city since 1999 and before that ran the company's twin ABC stations serving Fort Smith and Fayetteville, Ark., due east of this reenergized metropolis. At year's end, retirement will come, putting the wheels in motion for a successor at KOCO-5.
On October 20, the FCC said yes to keeping a Sinclair Inc. station within the Salt Lake City DMA on its VHF channel, negating a planned move to UHF Channel 20 as the company was unable to complete the upgrade within a three-year window. Now, Sinclair has gotten Brown's nod to scrap a similar shift at an in-DMA sibling.
Sharing visions. Projecting revenues. Discussing the strategies that will guide and drive the broadcast industry in the coming year. Streamline Publishing's Forecast conference is where the high-level executives are free to share it all ... and exclusively in the room where it happens. You can still be a part of it all.
He brings more than 25 years of experience in non-profit and Christian ministry leadership, and will serve in a key donor development and fundraising role for a Houston religious broadcasting entity founded with a single radio station more than 60 years ago.
