The final fiscal year 2026 "minibus" package has been approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, and while it does restore any of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting dollars that were rescinded in 2025, it does put dollars toward noncommercial broadcast media's Next Generation Warning System (NGWS).
Today, Substack is a publishing platform that helps writers, podcasters, and creators build and monetize their work through audio and video, too. This explains the beta launch of an app now available on both Apple TV and Google TV from a platform targeting the DIY content creator.
Operations of Cumulus Media's radio stations serving Kansas' state capital are being consolidated with the publicly traded company's Kansas City properties, located in a corporate office building in the suburb of Mission, Ks.
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises is putting the finishing touches on its unique and free-to-air Spanish-language coverage of the National Basketball Association for the 2025-2026. It's possible thanks to the return of NBA telecasts to sibling network NBC.
There's a new Product Software Development Director at TitanTV Inc., and as company President Mick Rinehart sees it, “His experience building and scaling high-performing product teams aligns perfectly with our commitment to delivering accurate, dependable solutions to TitanTV’s ever-growing client base.”
A well-known trader of low-power television stations has moved ahead with an exchange agreement with a Pennsylvania non-profit that will see his company add a Parkersburg, W. Va., property to its stable. In return, the charity organization is getting a Clarksburg, W. Va., LPTV station.
A Fresno-based owner of low-power television stations who has emerged as a pioneer in the use of multiple digital multicast signals has agreed to sell a digital Class A facility serving a portion of California's Central Valley. The buyer is another individual well-known for his LPTV station ownership.
As of Monday, Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) will have a new President/Chief Operating Officer. He'll report to CEO Mike O'Neill and oversee the music rights company's ongoing efforts to modernize its platforms, identify new sources of revenue and "improve the affiliate experience."
New Hampshire's state House of Representatives on Wednesday conducted a public hearing designed to gather input on a bill introduced in December that would create a temporary local tax credit for newspapers, radio stations and Hearst Television's ABC affiliate serving the Granite State.
Across the last week, no less than six ECFS submissions have been presented to the FCC on behalf of NCTA-The Internet & Television Association. One filing begs attention: As the association sees it, extending mandatory carriage rights to ATSC 3.0 TV stations "would violate the Constitution."
The foundation’s awards celebrate the efforts to promote responsible journalism and preserve the constitutionally guaranteed rights to do so. Past honorees include local reporters, network anchors, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and multiple U.S. Senators.
The National Association of Broadcasters Leadership Foundation (NABLF) is now accepting entries for the 2026 Celebration of Service to America Awards. The awards honor "the critical role local television and radio stations play in serving communities across the country."
The licensee of a pair of digital Class A television stations serving the Pittsburgh area has entered into a Consent Decree with the FCC that concludes an investigation by the Video Division of the Media Bureau into why it did not comply with online public file rules.
Skyview Networks widens its existing partnership with FanServ by offering additional opportunities for streamlined management of digital audio advertising. To support Skyview Networks in this initiative, FanServ has hired Paul Lajoie, a "proven leader" in programmatic advertising and digital media sales.
For the third consecutive period, Gen AI ranks as the most important consumer trend, underscoring its growing influence on how people discover content, engage with brands, and make decisions. The bigger takeaway? "Media investment is rebounding selectively," as linear TV continues to face pressure.
Sinclair Inc.-owned AMP Sports has been selected as the official media partner of Athletes First’s "The Block," a hospitality and content destination during "Big Game Week," scheduled for February 5–7 in San Francisco ahead of Super Bowl LX.
The FCC's lone Democratic Commissioner derided the "misleading announcement" distributed by the Media Bureau of guidance "on the application of the statutory equal opportunities requirement and the bona fide news exemptions to broadcast television stations, including their airing of late-night and daytime talk shows."
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will honor ESPN’s powerhouse personality Stephen A. Smith with its first-ever Broadcast Personality of the Year Award at the charitable organization’s annual gala on March 9 at New York City’s iconic Plaza Hotel.
In April 2023, Audacy Inc. announced that would be closing its Warwick, R.I., office and consolidating its operations with its larger Boston hub, ceasing a 19-year term of sales and marketing independence for a simulcast partner of WEEI-FM. Audacy is now moving forward with the sale of that Rhode Island FM.
Filings show auto manufacturers collectively reported $6.08 million in Q4 lobbying activity that included ties to AM radio legislation it doesn't want passed by Congress. General Motors led all carmakers with $3.25 million across three filings tied to automotive, trade, energy, and communications issues.
