Headlines
Cable TV's Future as NBCUniversal Sends MSNBC, Syfy, E!, USA to SpinCo
In the early 1980s, when cable TV was young and music videos were on the cutting edge, Doug Herzog used to fly coach for his job as a junior MTV programming executive.
Mergers & Acquisitions
In Central Pa., A Religious FM Translator Trades Hands
Shippensburg, Pa., is widely known across the Keystone State as a college town, situated between Harrisburg and Chambersburg.
FCC Grants Sale Of Tomsun Media Milwaukee Translator
The licensee led by Dave and Connie Stout that has operated an FM translator with a construction permit allowing it to move from Hartford, Wisc., to a 99-watt facility within Milwaukee city limits agreed in November 2024 to sell the facility to a broadcast ministry.
FCC
FCC Threatens Texas Station With License Revocation.
The crackdown on stations that have failed to pay their annual regulatory fee is once again leading the Federal Communications Commission to Texas.
FCC Enforcement Advisory Warns of Payola Concerns in Coercing Bands to Play at Broadcast Station Events with Threats of Decreased Airplay – and Reminds All Broadcasters, Radio and TV, of Sponsorship Identification Requirements
When in January I offered my predictions as to the issues that the new FCC would be considering this year, payola and musical artists complaining of being coerced to play for free at radio station concerts or other events was not on the bingo card.
Television
Fox Pulls In $800M In Super Bowl Ad Revenue
Fox Corp. says it collected more than $800 million in advertising revenue from its broadcasts and streams of Super Bowl LIX on Fox, Fox Deportes and Tubi.
Radio
The Car Has Changed; Radio Must Keep Up
For over a century, radio has been the undisputed king of in-car entertainment. Drivers switch it on, find their favorite station, and enjoy live content effortlessly. No subscriptions. No buffering. Just radio.
CTV/OTT
YouTube Users Watch On TV More Than Mobile
Twenty years later, YouTube is more popular than ever. According to Nielsen’s monthly Gauge Report, YouTube amassed a higher share of usage than any other streaming provider – including Netflix and Prime Video – for the past two years.
Media
Media’s Maelstrom Demands Careful Thinking From Its Leaders
The Trump administration has accelerated media’s disruption on nearly all fronts. Leaders’ deliberative thinking and clear communication are the right path through it.