Headlines
Political Sales In 2026: A Checklist For Success
Actionable recommendations for stations to grow their political revenue share in 2026.
Television
Nielsen: November Viewing Driven By Sports
A five-week measurement of November 2025 by Nielsen shows that live sports drove broadcast channels to their best “share of TV” in a year while also fueling viewer increases at streaming platforms such as NBCUniversal’s Peacock and CBS-aligned Paramount+.
ATSC 3.0 promises efficiency through shared delivery
Transmission flexibility, pairing with unicast, creates new opportunities, leaders from Globo, InterDigital and Broadpeak told a TVNewsCheck webinar last week.
Radio
L.A. Times: FCC Scrutiny Sparked Chilling Effect In KCBS Newsroom.
San Francisco all-news outlet KCBS (740) found itself under intense federal scrutiny early in President Trump’s second term after airing a brief report that immigration agents were operating in the Bay Area using unmarked vehicles.
CTV/OTT
Screencasting Is Gone. Bundles Are Breaking. The TV Ecosystem Is Locking Down
As Netflix, Amazon and Google reshape how television is packaged and accessed, local broadcasters are losing the structural protections that once guaranteed reach, visibility and stability.
Verticals
Elon Musk diving into 2026 midterms for the GOP
Elon Musk has begun funding the GOP's House and Senate campaigns for the 2026 midterms — an indication his relationship with President Trump has thawed since their messy breakup earlier this year.