Headlines
Tariffs: The Elephant In The Room At The NAB Show
Conventions are often a bubble from the outside world, but at this week’s NAB Show, tariffs popped it.
Survey: Share of Homes With TV Antennas Falls to 19%
Homes with access to live TV channels via antennas declined from 32% in 2020, according to a major new survey from Horowitz Research
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Salem Closes $80 Million Sale To EMF.
Terry Story’s Golden Media Group has filed an $800,000 deal to buy “Talk-N West Tennessee 101.5” WNWS from Grace Broadcasting Services.
Television
This Year Ad Marketplace Will Have Choices On The Negotiating Currency
This year, with Nielsen no longer the lone supplier of ratings, advertisers & content providers will have a choice on what measurement company & analytics to negotiate on.
Radio
No More Off-Years: Radio Needs Ad Urgency Ahead Of Midterms
With 435 House seats, 33 Senate races, 38 governorships, and 90 state legislatures in play, 2026 promises a hyper-competitive political landscape – and radio must move quickly if it wants a bigger slice of the ad spend, says Silver Oak Political President Steve Passwaiter.
Competitors
Scripps Completes Transactions To Refinance Loans
The moves, the company says, “strengthens the balance sheet by extending maturities and providing the company flexibility to continue execution of key strategic initiatives.”
Media
Media Orgs Urge Judge To Block Trump Order Targeting Law Firm
Media organizations are urging a federal judge to permanently strike down President Donald Trump's executive order targeting the law firm Perkins Coie, which worked for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign and also brought proceedings to enforce the Voting Rights Act.
FCC
EchoStar Wants the FCC’s Delete Docket to Erase Retrans Blackouts
Cable and satellite TV operators have wanted FCC action in this arena for a long time, decades probably.