Headlines
Three Questions Media Execs Should Be Asking About How AI Is Reshaping Their World
AI is already transforming how content is created, monetized, and distributed, with implications that extend far beyond simple automation. But what is coming next?
NextGen TV + NextGen Streaming: Expanding Local Revenue In 2025
TV stations are the only program providers not tapping into dedicated local streaming revenues including advertising, subscriptions, pay-per-view and hardware fees.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Equity Media Adds Second AM In New Orleans
Michael Hearndon’s Buzzard Roost Broadcasting Company has filed a $250,000 deal to buy the country simulcast of WRBE (106.9) and WVGG (1440) in Lucedale, MS from James Shirley’s JDL Corp. Buzzard Roost Broadcasting Company will operate the stations under a time brokerage agreement until closing. Hearndon, a veteran of the insurance business, is new to radio ownership.
DOJ reportedly probes Disney-FuboTV deal over competition concerns
The U.S. Department of Justice is probing Disney’s deal to take a controlling stake in FuboTV, Bloomberg reports.
Television
Broadcasters Say Deregulation Will Boost Local News — But “Must-Run” Content Suggests Otherwise
As pressure mounts on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to ease restrictions on how many local TV stations a single company can own, broadcasters are making a familiar promise: allow us to grow, and we’ll reinvest in local journalism.
Radio
U.S. Returns To The Office As AM/FM Radio Listening Surges
Audacy Senior Vice President Ray Borelli is highlighting an encouraging fact from the latest Edison Research Q1 2025 Share of Ear report: AM/FM radio listening at work gained a whopping 10 share points vs. a year earlier.