Headlines
Radio’s ‘New Normal’: 55% of US Audio Heard In The Home
Radio’s “new normal” is testing old assumptions about where audiences listen.
Parks: Smart TV Is Primary Streaming Device in U.S. Homes
Parks Associates has released new consumer research from its “Tech Ecosystem Consumer Insights Dashboard” at CES 2026 showing that smart TVs are the dominant gateway for streaming video in U.S. households.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Opponents Urge FCC to Reject Nexstar-Tegna Takeover
Unions, Free Press, Echostar, DirecTV, Circle City, pay TV groups and others say deal is not in the public interest, would violate ownership caps
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount's bid again, calls it a 'leveraged buyout'
The bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and its extensive library of hit TV shows and films like “Harry Potter,” “Game of Thrones” and the DC Comics titles, is dragging on.
Radio
Why Radio Starts the Year Strong – Even When the Economy Feels Uncertain
For advertisers, uncertainty can lead to hesitation — but with the help of broadcast radio, businesses can seize the opportunities that still exist.
CTV/OTT
Subjective integrates Samba TV data to enhance CTV ad targeting
Subjective, a connected TV advertising platform built on artificial intelligence, has partnered with Samba TV to integrate real-time media intelligence into its ad decisioning engine.
CTV: Everything, Everywhere All at Once
TV broadcasters are moving at an accelerating pace down the NextGen TV track, well ahead of any opportunity to leverage ATSC 3.0 at mass audience scale.
Tech
AI Agents Are Taking Over NBCU’s Linear TV Buys
NBCU is testing agentic systems that can automatically activate campaigns across its entire portfolio – including live sports programming on linear TV and streaming video.
FCC
Carr Appoints New FCC Chief Economist
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr has appointed Jonathan Williams as the regulator’s chief economist.