Headlines
WBD to Split Into Two Companies
Warner Bros. Discovery today unveiled its plans to separate the company into two publicly traded companies—one focused on its streaming services and the second on its cable business, confirming plans it announced last December.
FCC Expects Negligible Regulatory Fee Revenue Increases from Broadcasters
The Federal Communications Commission has issued a request for public comment on its proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year 2025 that would see only a slight increase in fee revenue from broadcasters to fund the Media Bureau.
BIA
Engaging Consumers: Valpak CSO Jay Loeffler on Data-Driven Local Advertising Strategies During Economic Challenges
In this timely podcast, Jay Loeffler, CSO at Valpak, discusses the challenges local businesses face due to tariffs, inflation, and rising costs with BIA's Managing Director, Rick Ducey.
FCC
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 3, 2025 to June 6, 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.
Broadcasters Get a Say on FCC Fees as 2026 Plan Takes Shape
In its proposed budget plan for Fiscal Year 2026, the FCC hinted that regulatory costs for broadcasters will likely remain stable.
Television
Programmatic Is Coming To Local Linear TV
The future depends on local TV’s ability to move to a more automated and accessible solution, said ad leaders from Dentsu, IPG Mediabrands, Hearst Television, Sinclair and more at a TVNewsCheck webinar last week.
Radio
LeGeyt Gives DC Update as AM Act Nears Congressional Majority
As June brings another swell of bipartisan support for the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act in Congress, NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt called into Washington, DC’s WMAL to outline and amplify grassroots efforts to protect broadcasters.
Pay TV
Is Cord-Cutting Hurting Everyone? Not Exactly
Cord-cutting continues to eat into the traditional linear TV pay TV business -- with subscriber declines of around 10% in recent quarters -- now landing at an estimated 40-or-so million, according to Bernstein Research.
Media
Two-Month Uptick In Broadcast Jobs Hints At Stabilizing Workforce.
For the first time in more than a year, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported back-to-back increases in the number of Americans working in broadcasting.