Headlines
BIA: First-Half Radio Station Sales Hit $206 Million.
The biggest deal of the year is casting a big shadow over midyear sales figures for radio stations.
FCC Investigating NBCUniversal Local and Comcast Over Treatment of Affiliates
The Federal Communications Commission is looking into Comcast and NBCUniversal and how they treat their broadcast affiliates, which are not owned by the network.
FCC
Biennial Ownership Report Filings Get 18 Month Reprieve
And just like that, biennial ownership reports will not need to be filed for 1 1/2 years, thanks to a Media Bureau Public Notice distributed by the division of the FCC late Tuesday.
FCC Chair Faces Ethics Complaint Over 'Egregious Misconduct'
A press watchdog group is calling for the disbarment of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr, alleging he abused his authority in response to media criticism of President Donald Trump, following Recent FCC actions that have drawn criticism from Democrats.
Television
Michigan Station Gives Neighborhood Reporting a Try
Fox affiliate WXMI in Grand Rapids, Michigan plans to rework its newscasts by “taking [news] out of the studio, and into your neighborhoods where the stories that matter to you are happening.”
Pay TV
Still Beating Video - After The Expected Demise Of Cable?
Traditional cable operator-based communications companies might be seeing some moderating -- dare we say potential -- growth when it comes to a seemingly new wave of broadcast/cable TV packages for consumers.
Digital
Musk Plans More Defendants In Ad Boycott Suit
Elon Musk's X told a federal judge this week that it anticipates naming additional defendants in its ad boycott lawsuit against the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) and advertisers.