Headlines
Change Is The Current Constant For TV Stations, But 2025 Should Be Stable
Station group leaders are optimistic about post-Olympics, post-election 2025. Of longer-term concern are the dual pressure of declining retransmission consent fees paired with increasing reverse compensation fees.
When Severe Weather Strikes, Consumers Go To OTA TV
New research released this week by TVB, conducted for the advocacy group by Dynata, shows that during Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Francine, the latter of which impacted areas of the Texas Gulf Coast and Louisiana, the main information source for residents in a time of crisis — and the most trusted — is a local broadcast TV station.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Forum Sells Fargo Station After Nearly Nine Decades Of Ownership
Family Stations has filed a $2.1 million deal to buy WFFI (93.7) from Educational Media Foundation.
Television
ABC Signature Shutters: Why Disney Is Shrinking Its TV Kingdom
After scrapping ABC Signature, Disney is doubling down on hitmaking mainstay 20th TV while continuing to offload costs and staff.
Spanish-Language TV Scores Major Brand Engagement Gains
TV commercials on Spanish-language TV networks have been 31% more effective in online brand engagement than those on English-language TV over the past 12 months, according to EDO Ad EnGage.
Radio
Hurricane Milton Makes Landfall. Communities Turn To Radio For Coverage.
Hurricane Milton made landfall as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm on Florida's coast late Wednesday night. The storm landed near Siesta Key, located approximately seven miles south of Sarasota.
Curtis LeGeyt At NAB Show New York: ‘This Is Radio's Best Moment.’
The focus of the first-ever Radio and Podcast Interactive Forum at NAB Show New York on Wednesday was sharing best practices and harnessing new tech to connect and engage with wider audiences in every way possible.
Pay TV
Cable could return to broadband sub growth in 2026
US cable is on a path to re-stabilize its broadband sub base and generate some growth in 2026 as the impact of the ACP is cleared and growth from rural builds offsets losses in legacy markets, according to MoffettNathanson.
