Headlines
Press 6 For Sales: The Industry's New Buyers Can't Reach You
TV stations are failing dramatically on inbound sales, and a few immediate fixes could put them back on the right path.
Local TV Keeps Chasing Scale. But Is Transformation the Real Challenge?
For years, the broadcast industry has argued that bigger station groups are the key to competing in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. With the FCC poised to loosen long-standing ownership restrictions, that argument may soon get its biggest test yet.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Judge Sets Paramount-WBD Antitrust Trial For March
A federal judge has set the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger trial for next March.
Television
E.W. Scripps To Cut 268 Jobs, Launch 24/7 Streaming Model
President and CEO Adam Symson announced sweeping changes to the company in a Tuesday memo, indicating that streaming has become a priority and a hub model will now handle digital news production.
More NHL Teams Turn To TV Simulcasts For Radio Broadcasts
The Columbus (OH) Blue Jackets last week became the fifth NHL team to abandon their radio play-by-play in favor of simulcasting its TV broadcast – following the Buffalo Sabres, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars and St. Louis Blues – while the Toronto Maple Leafs’ radio crew no longer travels with the team, calling road games from a Toronto studio.
Radio
Nielsen Says Cumulus Lacks Basis To Enforce Ratings Injunction.
Nielsen is telling a federal judge that Cumulus Media’s latest effort to enforce a court injunction has already been overtaken by events, saying it has now provided the broadcaster with a standalone offer for its Nationwide ratings product and that there is nothing left for the court to order.
FCC
FCC to vote on eliminating national broadcast ownership cap
The Federal Communications Commission will vote Aug. 6, 2026, on replacing its national television ownership cap with a case-by-case review process, Chairman Brendan Carr announced Tuesday.