Headlines
ABC's Lawsuit Against FCC Gets October Hearing Date
A federal judge had ordered a hearing in ABC‘s First Amendment lawsuit against the FCC for sometime during the week of October 5.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Salem Media completes sale to WaterStone, ending public company run
Salem Media Group has completed its sale to WaterStone, taking the Christian and conservative media company private and ending its run as a publicly traded company after more than five decades.
Television
In Local TV, Everybody Gets Paid Before The Newsroom
On Aug. 6, the FCC eliminated the 39% national ownership cap, and the industry read it as a story about who gets to own the stations. The better question is who gets the dollar a station earns. Three parties reach it before the newsroom does.
Scripps News launches direct-to-reporter audience initiative
Scripps News has launched a new audience engagement initiative that gives viewers a more direct way to contact the journalists covering their communities and the stories that matter to them.
Radio
IAB Says Radio’s Attribution Gap With Digital Is Quickly Closing
There is an old adage that it’s the second mouse that gets the cheese, and in the case of audio it might be time to heat up the fondue pot. Audio spent years playing catch-up with digital media when it came to proving what happened after someone heard an ad.
Hometown Announcers Keep Sports Fans Tuned In
Sports fans have more ways than ever to follow their teams, with games available through traditional television, streaming services, subscription apps and social media.
Media
Spectrum SportsNet LA expands into Cox markets after Charter deal closes
Charter Communications has added Spectrum SportsNet LA in markets served by Cox Communications after the two companies completed their merger on Thursday.
Tech
Are Storycentric Workflows Finally Having Their Moment?
News and technology leaders from NBCUniversal Local, Sinclair, Cuez and Crispin Corp. said better collaboration between digital and linear teams and updated production tools are making a post-rundown-oriented newsroom closer to reality in a TVNewsCheck webinar last week.