Headlines
Local Media Isn’t Dying. It’s Becoming a $185 Billion Battleground
In the latest episode In the Vicinity, Tim Hanlon sits down with BIA Advisory Services Managing Director Rick Ducey to examine how local advertising is evolving, why political spending is accelerating the shift toward CTV, and whether broadcasters can transform quickly enough to remain relevant.
FCC May Ramp Up Regulation of How Broadcasters Cover Polls
Following complaints by President Trump, Carr said the agency could soon issue guidance “not airing fake polls”
Mergers & Acquisitions
Deal Digest: One Media Buys Two In Missouri
William Wachter’s One Media has filed a $225,000 deal to buy classic rock “101.7 The Vault” KHST, Lamar, MO and “Somo Sports Radio” WMBH, Joplin, MO (1560) from Michael Landis’ Land Go Radio Group.
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $2,000,000
The purchase of WWOO Boston by HC2 Holdings tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
Television
Hub: Younger Fans Are Watching More Sports Than Ever
Hub Entertainment Research’s latest wave of “Evolution of Sports – What’s the Score?” tells a different story. Sports viewership is up, and it’s rising fastest among younger fans.
Local TV’s Political Ad Boom Comes With A New Pricing Catch
Local television broadcasters have spent much of 2026 hearing that they need more scale, flexibility and economic leverage to compete with streaming. Political advertising is proving to be a notable exception.
CTV/OTT
Parks Associates: Fox-Roku deal highlights value of TV operating systems
Fox Corporation’s commitment to spend $22 billion to acquire streaming platform developer Roku further highlights the growing role that television operating systems are playing in the media and entertainment business, according to new research released this week by Parks Associates.
FCC
FCC Puts Emergency Communications Plans To The Test
As the nation prepares to mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and the Atlantic hurricane season enters its historically busiest stretch, the FCC is using National Preparedness Month to remind Americans — and itself — that communications planning needs to happen before an emergency arrives.
DC Circuit Won't Force FCC Action on News Distortion Policy
A DC Circuit panel has shut down an effort to force the FCC’s hand on its news distortion policy, ruling that the coalition pushing for repeal has other avenues before a court intervention.