Headlines
A Broadcast Ownership Exception - Or An Emerging De Facto Rule?
Late last week, the FCC’s Media Bureau, acting under delegated authority, finalized a decision that may quietly reshape local television ownership policy.
Cumulus Media Files For Bankruptcy Protection
Thursday morning began with a somewhat unexpected announcement from the audio content creation and distribution company led by President/CEO Mary Berner: Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection is being sought at Cumulus Media, as the broadcast radio station owner has entered into a restructuring support agreement that will eliminate roughly $600 million in debt.
BIA
Auto Dealers Lean Into Digital, But Broadcast Still Drives Awareness.
Automotive advertising is still growing, but the way dealers spend those dollars continues to evolve as digital tactics expand alongside broadcast media.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: Texas Investor Adds Radio To Pizza And Hotel Holdings
Ryan Media has filed a $900,000 deal to buy “K-Best Country 95.7” KBST-FM, hot AC “94.3 The Fuse” KBTS, and talk “The Might 1490” KBST in Big Spring, TX from KBest Media.
Scripps Acquires An ABC Affiliate in Bluegrass State
The ABC affiliate serving the Lexington, Ky., market is being sold by Morris Network Inc. Who’s the buyer? It is the Cincinnati-headquartered broadcast media company whose flagship TV station is the home of ABC network programming in the Queen City, some 90 minutes to the north.
Ziff Davis to Sell Connectivity Division to Accenture for $1.2 Billion
Ziff Davis has reached a definitive agreement to sell its Connectivity division to Accenture for $1.2 billion in cash.
Digital
Men’s Wearhouse Grows Its Audience Through A Campaign Run Solely On Digital Audio
The brand began focusing on audio marketing in 2025, hoping the medium could effectively reach its primary customer base of men who fall in the mid- to upper-income range, but it needed a strong measurement partner to prove it.
Print Media
USA Today Buys Struggling Papers To Stem Rise of ‘News Deserts.’
In the rapidly evolving landscape of American media, USA Today Co. has emerged as a central player in efforts to preserve the nation’s struggling newspaper industry, acquiring financially distressed publications and integrating them into a growing national network, according to Cord Cutters News.
FCC
FCC's Carr Eyes Removing More "Unnecessary" Broadcast Rules
As part of the FCC’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” deregulation initiative, the commission will vote to update several broadcast regulations this month.