Headlines
Content Monetization Drives Broadcasters’ Move to OTT
Data aggregation and management, combined with artificial intelligence, are advancing adoption
Want Younger Local TV Viewers? Build Parallel Pipelines
Younger viewers aren’t rejecting local content itself; they’re rejecting how it’s delivered, so change the distribution strategy.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Paramount Buys Bari Weiss’s The Free Press For $150 Million, Names Her Editor In Chief Of CBS News
Can Bari Weiss reinvent CBS News? That’s what Chief Executive David Ellison is betting on with a $150 million deal to acquire the Free Press, the popular news and opinion site Weiss founded in 2021 as a check on what she saw as the media’s “woke” orthodoxy.
FCC
The Government Shutdown and Issues it Raises for Broadcasters
With the federal government shutdown now in its third day, having started on October 1, 2025, after Congress failed to fund the government for the coming year or to pass a “continuing resolution” to allow government agencies to function at their current levels, we thought that we should summarize the FCC’s guidance as to what is and what is not functional at the FCC during this period.
This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: September 29, 2025 to October 3, 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 Push To Keep Lead In Emergency Alerting
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is urging the FCC to reaffirm the role of local radio and television as the “backbone” of the Emergency Alert System (EAS).
Radio
The Future of Radio Advertising Is Interactive - And Already Here
When it comes to advertising, building community, and reaching audiences, terrestrial radio is often overlooked in favor of digital platforms. Yet radio continues to deliver something businesses cannot afford to ignore: simplicity, trust, and proven results.
Media
Future Of Public TV, Radio Threatened By CPB Shutdown
Some -- if not many -- of PBS's approximately 350 local station affiliates operate on a shoestring, so for them, losing CPB's vital source of funding might mean the difference between life and death.