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NAB Show 2025: Broadcast Media’s M&A Outlook
How will this impact mergers and acquisitions? An Monday afternoon 2025 NAB Show Panel sought to tackle that question in an informal chat featuring a prominent veteran Washington, D.C., attorney; a top media broker; and BIA Advisory Services‘ Managing Director.
NABOB: Advertisers Are Missing Out On Black Radio's Power
“Black media is not niche, it’s necessary,” is the message from the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, with the publishing of a study that shows Black radio remains the most consumed and trusted form of ad-supported audio among Black consumers.
Television
Broadcast television is in trouble. Stations are asking Washington for help (subscription required)
Advertisers have shifted their budgets to digital and away from broadcasters.
Nexstar Asks Viewers to Support FCC Deregulation Efforts
Nexstar is rallying its local stations to support deregulation efforts by the FCC.
Radio
Political Ad Dollars Flow To Radio In Off-Year Windfall.
The off-year for political advertising is proving to be anything but. The latest date from AdImpact says that $331 million has been spent so far across all 2025 and 2026 races. That is more than double (+104%) from the previous update from the ad tracking firm at the start of March.
What Constitutes Leased Programming? NAB, FCC Offer Opposing Views During Court Hearing
The back and forth between the National Association of Broadcasters and the Federal Communications Commission over new foreign sponsorship identification rules continued Monday in federal court.
FCC
FCC’s Gomez: Trump, Carr Engaging In ‘Harassment’ Against Broadcasters
At the NAB Show, the Democratic media regulator said probes involving “news distortion” claims and private diversity practices have “nothing to do with what we do at the FCC.”
DOGE may be coming for the FCC
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has reportedly begun to settle in at the FCC. But it's not clear whether that will impact the FCC's operations or Elon Musk's business before the agency.