Headlines
Brendan Carr Speaks Out on Jimmy Kimmel, the Media and Trump
Until recently, the Federal Communications Commission was not an agency that many Americans typically spent much time thinking about. That’s changed in President Donald Trump’s second term under FCC Chair Brendan Carr.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Unpacking The Lawsuits Opposing Paramount-WBD Merger
Attorneys general in 12 states think the merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will create a monopoly that will dominate TV news, basic cable and movie theaters.
Television
ABC Stations Tout Community Support for License Renewals
In a new filing, the ABC-owned stations continued their blistering critique of the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to order eight stations to undergo an early license renewal process.
Radio
Edison Research: Audio Listening Habits Vary Across Political Party Lines.
With fewer than 100 days until the election, political ads are sure to ramp up. As campaigns decide where to place their ad buys, new Edison Research data suggests there is no single audio platform that efficiently reaches every voting bloc.
Media
Meet the Hedge Fund That Hollowed Out America’s Newsrooms
Alden Global Capital is poised to hold a major voting stake in reorganized Cumulus Media. To many broadcasters, that may sound like another post-bankruptcy ownership story. To those of us in the newspaper business, it sounds like an alarm.
Tech
How three newsrooms are charting different paths for AI use
In our recent research, we examined how three different media outlets — Reuters, the BBC, and The Guardian — were deploying AI in their workflows.
FCC
Brendan Carr: ‘I don't view the FCC as the speech police’
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr rejects accusations that he’s wielding his agency’s power over broadcast media to punish President Donald Trump’s critics.
Verticals
Billionaire Jackson Reserves $87M For Georgia Governor Ad Blitz
Billionaire businessman Rick Jackson is opening the general-election phase of the Georgia governor’s race with another massive advertising commitment, extending a self-funded media strategy that helped propel the political newcomer through the Republican primary.