Headlines
Analyst: Pay TV Video Subs Rise for First Time Since 2017
After eight years of declines, MoffettNathanson's new "Cord Cutting Monitor" for Q3 2025 shows that pay TV subscribers to linear TV packages rose by 303,000, the first reported rise in multichannel video programming distributor and virtual MVPD sub counts since 2017.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Cumulus Spins-Off Missouri FM
Jay Hanson’s Mix Maine Media has filed a $900,000 deal to buy classic rock WKIT (100.3) from Rock Lobster Radio.
Third Try The Charm For A S.F. LPTV Sale?
Chang has a fresh buyer in place for a low-power TV station serving San Francisco.
FCC
NAB Seeks 30-Day Extension As FCC Pushes Toward High-Stakes Upper C-Band Vote.
The National Association of Broadcasters is urging the government to slow down its fast-moving Upper C-band proceeding.
Television
The CW’s Next Act Could Be Its Strangest Yet
For most of its life, The CW has been TV’s great Frankenstein experiment: a broadcast network stitched together from the remnants of UPN and The WB, built not on the muscle of a national O&O footprint but on the goodwill of independent affiliates and long-tail studio pipelines.
Radio
2023 v. 2025: How Radio’s Digital Sellers Rewrote the Playbook
A lot can happen in two years. In 2023, most radio sales decks still treated broadcast and digital as separate lanes. Today, they’ve merged into one path that follows the listener everywhere as radio companies rebrand around data, attribution, and full-funnel marketing.
CTV/OTT
LG Ad Solutions Expands Local CTV Data Coverage
Partnerships with CCR Media and AdImpact provide one of the most comprehensive local CTV data sets in the market, delivering deeper insights across all 210 U.S. markets
Tech
85% Of Media Companies Plan Archiving Overhaul As Legacy Systems Struggle
Pixitmedia by DataCore’s inaugural global State of Media Archiving survey has revealed a decisive industry shift in media and entertainment (M&E), with 85% of respondents planning to migrate to a horizontally integrated approach to their asset and media management.