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The NBA's Charlotte Hornets will benefit from added availability of five of its upcoming games, thanks to an agreement that will see a simulcast of FanDuel Sports Southeast games on stations owned by Gray Media and Capitol Broadcasting across the team's territory.

For nine days, Rosemary Harold assumed the role of Acting Media Bureau Chief. She replaced Holly Saurer while the FCC's head was still Jessica Rosenworcel. Now that Brendan Carr is in control, Harold's script has been pulled and the role has been recast.

It's a sort of homecoming for an individual who joined Cumulus Media in 2003 and has been General Sales Manager of Townsquare Media's Lafayette, La., radio stations for the last decade. Meet the new head of Cumulus' Shreveport, La., radio stations.

The Media Rating Council has completed its accreditation process covering Nielsen’s innovative Big Data + Panel National TV measurement, after recently accrediting Nielsen’s integration of first-party live streaming data and re-accrediting Nielsen’s traditional Panel measurement. But, what about Nielsen ONE?

Its C-2500 transmitter also receives a 500-watt power upgrade

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One Wall Street analyst, who has been hot on Netflix for years, raised his target price on the digital streaming Goliath's stock to a price that some may think is preposterous. In contrast, some may think Jeffrey Wlodarczak is right on the money after all, given Netflix's current-day dominance.

"We are proud to recognize the remarkable achievements of our exceptional leaders through these well-deserved promotions," Sinclair President/CEO Chris Ripley said as more than one dozen individuals at the publicly traded company have new positions to start the year.

In mid-September 2024, RBR+TVBR shared that Lynn Beall, who serves as TEGNA’s EVP/COO of Media Operations, is agreeing to depart “after a significant transition period" in the middle of this year.  Could the company's Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings call for analysts and investors be Beall's curtain call before exiting?

Just hours after being sworn in, President Trump signed an executive order that ceases "Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing." In response, newly appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr ended the Commission’s DEI promotion. Anna M. Gómez had something to say about that.

Rule changes require broadcasters to beef up foreign sponsorship identification

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