Headlines
Bigger Thinking, Better Outcomes: Locality’s Ann Hailer on Making CTV and Broadcast Work Together
Viewers don't think about whether they're watching broadcast or streaming. They just watch. Advertisers, though, still plan, buy and measure the two separately, and with budgets tight, they want proof of what ran, who saw it, and whether it worked.
Television
The Network-Affiliate Bargain Is Heading For A Reckoning
America’s local television broadcasters are closing out what could be the richest midterm political advertising cycle ever.
Gray’s WDRB, WAVE Launch ‘Multiplatform’ Newsroom
Gray Media said it is combining the newsrooms of Louisville, Ky., stations WDRB and WAVE into a “multiplatform newsroom.”
Radio
Triton Completes First AI-To-AI Audio Ad Buy
The next audio advertising deal may be negotiated and booked without a human ever touching the transaction.
Tech
Industry Insights: Managing security risks across connected broadcast systems
As broadcast infrastructure becomes more connected, securing individual devices and networks is only part of the challenge.
Broadcasters Prioritize Streamlining Linear, Digital Tech & Workflows
Technology leaders from Nexstar, Gray Media, Amagi and Zixi shared how they’re upgrading their OTT offerings, using AI to boost content production and pursuing C-band alternatives in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Local TV strategies conference last week.
FCC
FCC commissioners clash over election-related poll warnings
On Thursday, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr defended his earlier comments that threatened broadcasters from reporting on certain election polls, saying they don't apply to TV stations who report the news in good faith.
FCC Eyes FM Rule Change To Make Tower Moves Easier.
The FCC is considering a change to its FM tower-spacing rules that could make it easier for radio stations to relocate transmitters, upgrade facilities and reduce operating costs.
Verticals
RNC, Texas GOP Sue FCC To Add Parties To LUC Expansion
Stations that spent the fall tracking a Fourth Circuit ruling, two Supreme Court stays, and an FCC comment window now have a third front to watch.