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Carr Defends Nexstar/Tegna Merger, Provides Details on Disney-Owned Station Enforcement Action
During his monthly press conference, Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr reiterated his controversial plans to enforce public interest rules on broadcasters who show "news bias" while describing the agency’s decision to approve the Nexstar/Tegna deal as being part of a larger policy to create a “healthy, thriving local broadcast TV market.“
Digital
Elon Musk's X Gets Case Against Advertisers Tossed by Court
A court tossed out a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk's X that accused big advertisers like Mars, Lego, and Nestlé of illegally boycotting the platform.
Tech
A Deal That Brings Data-Driven Buying to Local TV
Media performance platform VideoAmp is moving forward with an initiative designed to aid local broadcast television in its ongoing efforts to capture more data-driven media buying opportunities.
WIll 2026 Be Remembered As "The Year Of The Shutdown?"
Here’s just a partial list of the “epic fails” from the recent past:
FCC
FCC Advances Broadcast Rule Cleanup But Backs Off LPFM Processing Change
The Federal Communications Commission has adopted another round of rule changes aimed at streamlining broadcast regulation, moving forward with most of the revisions proposed under Chairman Brendan Carr’s “Delete, Delete, Delete” initiative — while pulling back on one of the more closely watched proposals involving LPFM application processing.
Carr: Inaction On Media Ownership Poses Risks As Nexstar Deal Moves Forward.
The greenlighting of a Nexstar’s buyout of rival local television operator Tegna is being seen a signal of which way the Federal Communications Commission is driving as it goes forward with the quadrennial media ownership review.
FCC’s Gomez Protests Exclusion of Her Dissent From Nexstar‑Tegna Approval Record
The commissioner says the agency “declined” her request to attach her statement to the Media Bureau’s order approving the $6.2 billion merger.