Radio+Television Business Report

Gray Media has inked an agreement that will allow it to simulcast five Memphis Grizzlies NBA games, in partnership with FanDuel Sports Network. The games will appear in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville, starting March 12.

Audacy's Podcasts division has expanded its exclusive, multi-year sales and distribution partnership with CBS.  The agreement now includes CBS Entertainment, CBS Media Ventures, CBS News, and CBS Studios podcast slates.

The FCC earlier this week took its first stab at investigating whether Radio is engaged in artist performance policies that do not comply with federal "Payola" regulations. On Wednesday, iHeartMedia responded to a formal letter of inquiry from Chairman Brendan Carr.

The man behind a radio and TV broadcast consulting firm specializing in remote control solutions, studio design and construction, antenna protection systems and ratings metrics has been selected as the recipient of the NAB's 2025 Radio Engineering Achievement Award.

The developer of visual in-car displays for radio led by Steve Newberry has signed a partnership with the publicly traded radio station owner to bring its messaging capabilities to 400 stations. Select markets will also introduce Quu’s Content Partnership sponsorships, creating new brand revenue opportunities.

The Chief Product Officer for Digital Products at Nexstar Media Group, the nation's biggest owner of broadcast TV stations, as the recipient of the NAB 2025 Digital Leadership Award. He'll receive the honor at the 2025 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Atlanta-headquartered Gray Media will be the subject of notices of proposed rulemaking that seek public input on plans that would see a trio of the company's broadcast TV stations reverse their plans for an upgrade to a digital UHF channel.

Local Connected Television advertising firm Madhive has forged a partnership with Polk Automotive Solutions from S&P Global Mobility that seeks to create a vibrant local Connected TV marketplace for the U.S. auto industry.

Nielsen’s “3-minute” update to its PPM audio measurement is here, changing the way radio ratings are calculated. Stations will now receive full credit after just three minutes of listening within a quarter-hour—a shift expected to increase market-level radio audience growth by 24% and boost measurable ad impressions.

George Laughlin is not only the Chief Executive Officer of radio programming syndication company YEA Networks but also the owner of Dallas-based GAP Broadcasting. That licensee is now agreeing to part ways with an AM radio station in the Bayou State.

He's the General Manager of ABC affiliate KLKN-8 in Lincoln, Neb., and a lecturer in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications. As of today, this broadcast television leader will also serve in the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer at KLKN's parent company.

A closed-door luncheon at the Republican Study Committee held on Wednesday reportedly brought a topic of discussion to the RSC that's been a chatter subject among conservatives in recent months — Audacy Inc. The person leading the conversation at the RSC? Look no further than Brendan Carr.

So much for that voluntarily go-as-you-wish shift from the current ATSC 1.0 digital standard to the NEXTGEN TV-fueled ATSC 3.0 standard being rolled out across the country. The association representing the nation's biggest broadcast TV station owners wants a full shift to ATSC 3.0 in five years.

The Federal Election Commission has dismissed a complaint that alleged iHeartMedia’s nearly $1 million in podcast-related contributions to a super PAC supporting Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) violated federal campaign finance laws.

A broadcast ministry with Spanish-language and English-language radio stations serving listeners in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa is about to grow. It's thanks to a newly filed transaction awaiting FCC regulatory approval involving two FMs — both in the Hawkeye State.

The E.W. Scripps Company has forged a strategic partnership with TiVo, a subsidiary of HD Radio and DTS AutoStage parent Xperi Inc., that the broadcast TV station owner says will "enhance" its research and analytics capabilities.

The Associate General Counsel in the House of Representatives' Office of General Counsel has just been named the Deputy General Counsel of the Federal Communications Commission.

Members of the executive management team at the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations are confirming their participation at a pair of upcoming institutional investor conferences, scheduled for after the company's Thursday release of its full-year 2024 earnings report.

In an e-mail, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Chief Financial Officer confirmed that the organization that supports NPR and PBS stations across the U.S. "does not have access to funds" linked to a Next-Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant. What does this mean? CPB is seeking an answer.

Some 12% of time spent watching television during the first month of 2025 can be attributed to the parent of ABC Owned Stations and ESPN, as well as Hulu and the Disney+ streaming platforms.