Headlines
Nexstar To FCC: SCOTUS Rulings Negate Huge ‘Good Faith’ Fine
In March, Nexstar Media Group formally requested to the FCC that its proposed $720,000 forfeiture resulting from an alleged violation of the Commission’s “Good Faith” negotiations with a MVPD in the nation’s 50th state be lessened or erased.
FCC Delays The Return of Contentious Employee Data Collection
It’s been half a year since the FCC voted to bring back Form 395-B, which collects employee data on race, ethnicity, and gender, after being inactive for two decades.
Mergers & Acquisitions
A Texas Panhandle Chevy Dealer Buys A Radio Combo
A Class C3 FM and its 250-watt Class D AM sibling are being sold to a buyer that’s driven … literally, given the name of the entity scooping up this Lone Star State combo.
FCC Receives Paramount/Skydance Paperwork Needed To Seal Deal
Thanks to a series of filings made on Thursday, the FCC is now in position to approve the transfer of control of National Amusements, Inc. to Skydance Media — the Southern California-based entity that intends to merge with Paramount Global and assume control of the owner of CBS News & Stations.
Television
Magical Thinking Is Over For Local TV. It’s Time To Adjust To New Audience Habits
Local stations need to meet audiences on their own terms, and newsrooms are drawing on their core strengths to do that.
Study: 78% of Hispanic Americans Prefer Streaming Over Traditional TV
Hispanics, who have long over indexed in usage of streaming services, prefer the personalized and diverse content options provided by streaming
Scripps’ Bid to Change Local News Moves Ahead, Despite Speedbumps
More reporters may make news better, but will it be good for business?
Radio
Nielsen’s Upgrades Mean ‘Better Information For Programming And Selling’ Radio
Nielsen laid out its plan for transforming much of its radio listening measurement from paper to online screeners and diaries, and its address-based sample from a mix of mail and phone to 100% mail, during two webinars last week.
Digital
California Passes Law Requiring Consent for AI Use of Dead Performers
The California state Senate has passed a law that requires consent for the use of dead performers’ likenesses for AI-created digital replicas.
FCC
September 2024 Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – FCC Regulatory Fees, LUC Window for the General Election, Comment Deadlines on AI in Political Advertising and More
It is time for our update on the coming month’s regulatory dates and deadlines to which broadcasters should be paying attention – and the deadline that probably is most important to all commercial broadcasters is not yet known.