Headlines
Carr Says FCC’s Rule-Cutting Drive Is Just Getting Started.
Since FCC Chair Brendan Carr launched the “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative in March, the Federal Communications Commission has eliminated hundreds of rules and regulations that have been determined to be outdated or burdensome.
Trump Targets Broadcasters Over Spectrum Use.
In a post on social media, Trump has again suggested that broadcasters should “pay significant amounts of money for using this very valuable public space.”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Media, Telecom Deals Value Soars on Mega-Mergers — And That’s Before Warner Bros.
Deal volume for the June–November 2025 period jumped 61 percent over the same timeframe in 2024, according to PwC.
Television
Nexstar Launches Brand Studio to Produce Custom Content
Nexstar has launched Nexstar Brand Studio to produce custom content for marketers with an emphasis on material that leverages the station group’s massive local and national footprint.
NAB Launches Effort to Keep Live Sports on Broadcast Channels
The campaign comes at a time when fans are increasingly complaining about the cost of accessing games behind paywalls and the complexity of accessing the games
Radio
NABOB Urges FCC To Retain Radio Ownership Rules
In an ex parte filing filed just in time to offer comments in response to the Commission’s long-delayed 2022 Quadrennial Review of its media ownership rules, the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters and its President, Jim Winston, asserts that “relaxation or repeal of the Commission’s broadcast ownership rules has led to excessive concentration of broadcast station ownership and a decline in minority ownership.”
Seven Radio Companies to the FCC: Lift Ownership Caps
Seven companies in all — Connoisseur, Townsquare Media, Mid-West Family Broadcasting, Midwest Communications, Bonneville International, Frandsen Family Stations and Legend Communications — filed jointly in favor of removing the local radio ownership rule, as part of the commission’s 2022 Quadrennial Review.
FCC
FCC Votes to Adopt New Rules for LPTV Stations
The Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of proposals that the agency said will give LPTV broadcasters additional regulatory clarity