Headlines
Broadcasters Race To Take Advantage Of FAST Expansion For Ads
FAST, CTV apps and streaming products allow broadcasters to combine reach with hyperlocal targeting, advertising leaders from NBCU, Gray Media, Hearst Television and more told a TVNewsCheck webinar last Thursday.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Driesels Deal For Dockins Duo In Missouri
A&D Incorporated is the licensee name representing Amy and Doug Driesel, the latter of whom has used the name “Doug DeForest” professionally. They’ve just struck a deal to acquire a pair of radio stations in the Show-Me State from Fred Dockins.
Financial Details Revealed In Iliad/Montana Radio Deal
As RBR+TVBR reported on February 20, a Boise, Idaho-based radio broadcasting company with stations in Boise and Twin Falls is venturing into a neighboring state.
Radio
Request For Expanded Reporting On HD Radio Signals Faces More Opposition
“New York Public Radio” WNYC-FM New York (93.9) is joining the list of broadcasters pushing the Federal Communications Commission to stick with its plan to use asymmetric sideband power for stations from 88.1 to 106.9 FM.
CTV/OTT
Disney’s Fubo buy raises antitrust concerns, Sen. Warren tells DOJ
In a letter to the U.S. Justice Department sent last week, Warren wrote, “Disney’s proposed acquisition of Fubo appears to allow Disney to simultaneously circumvent the lawsuit while gobbling up a competitor.”
Digital
FTC Click-To-Cancel Regs Too Broad: IAB, Others Tell Court
The Federal Trade Commission lacked authority to issue broad click-to-cancel rules that aim to let consumers easily terminate subscriptions to newspapers, gyms, and other businesses, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Chamber of Commerce, cable lobby and other organizations.
Print Media
‘Very unfortunate news’: Colorado Community Media closes 2 papers
A nonprofit news organization that runs a fleet of two dozen newspapers in the Denver suburbs is planning to shut down two of them.
Media
AP Sues 3 Trump Administration Officials, Citing Freedom Of Speech
The Associated Press sued White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles, Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich and Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Friday over access to presidential events, citing freedom of speech in asking a federal judge to stop the 10-day blocking of its journalists.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: February 17, 2025 to February 21, 2025
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 as to how these actions may affect your operations.
Sales
Perspective: Nothing Sells Itself: How Data-Driven Insights Are Redefining Media Sales in 2025
The idea that a good product sells itself is a myth. According to Harvard Business School, more than 30,000 new products are launched each year, and 95% of them fail — even great ones. Without the right messaging and go-to-market strategy, they get lost. Today, you will see 4,000 marketing messages, according to Forbes. And your brain will filter virtually all of them out of your conscious awareness.