Headlines
Donald Trump Picks Brendan Carr As Next FCC Chair
Carr is a longtime member of the commission and served previously as the FCC’s general counsel. He has been unanimously confirmed by the Senate three times and was nominated by both Trump and President Joe Biden to the commission.
Bloomberg: Political Ads Can’t Buy the Presidency.
A Bloomberg report says the link between big spending and victory has always been weaker in presidential contests.
Television
A Leaner Diamond Sports Group Emerges From Bankruptcy
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez approved the restructuring plan of the financially plagued Diamond Sports Group, the nation’s largest regional sports network, on Thursday.
Retransmission Revenue Is Stable, But Not Reliable, In A World Of Cord-Cutting
Broadcasters need to shore up their options if they want to stay in the game.
Radio
Congress Reaffirms Low Costs To Keep AM Radio in EVs
In line with the revised AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act of 2024, led by Representatives Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) and Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the Congressional Budget Office released a second cost analysis for the bill one year after the original, and it still bodes well for radio.
RFK Jr. Could Create Pharma Ad Feast (or Famine) For Radio
As new radio advertising rules from the FDA take effect this week, radio could potentially be set to receive a much larger piece of pharma’s marketing spend in 2025 because of the policies of incoming Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Media
Forecasting the Road Ahead for Broadcasters In Washington, DC
As the names of President-Elect Trump’s administration appointees roll in, the critical legal and regulatory issues facing broadcasters in the coming year were fleshed out and picked clean at Forecast 2025’s Signals of Change: What’s on the Docket for 2025 panel.
NAB, Nexstar Cheer President-Elect’s FCC Carr Call
For weeks, the rise of Brendan Carr to the role of Chairman at the Federal Communications Commission — should President Trump return to the White House — has been discussed as a foregone conclusion. On Sunday evening, President-Elect Trump turned the rumors into reality.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: November 11, 2024 to November 15, 2024
Here are some of the regulatory developments of significance to broadcasters from the past week, with links to where you can go to find more information
Sales
Your 2025 Depends On The Questions You Ask Now
You know things have changed. Thats what things do. You also know what is happening in your market today. Still, change can come with opportunity.