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Welcome to the latest retransmission consent negotiation to result in the removal, by law, of broadcast television stations from a MVPD — this time frequent "blackout" artist DirecTV. Sticking to its guns is the Wisconsin TV station ownership group founded with a newspaper in 1890 that remains family-controlled today.

REC supports caps and eligibility but is advocating for a safety catch to be put in place to prevent exploitation of the window by "surrogate stations".

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In October 2020, he joined Estrella Media under its previous ownership as Executive VP of Digital and Streaming Media. Now, he's been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Growth & Innovation Officer at the entity that is today the parent of Estrella Media — and two venerable New York radio brands.

Cumulus Media's days as a publicly traded broadcaster are at an end. The company's prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan lays out a reorganization that wipes out current shareholders entirely, sees an entirely new board, and could lead to new executive leaders.

The NCAA's March Madness is nearly here, and promotion of this year's upcoming collegiate basketball tournament dominated the cable TV spots last week. At the same time, activity for a popular TexMex-influenced QSR proved to be the dominant No. 1 in its category, in a week with three new entrants in the Spot Ten Cable report.

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The monitoring system now acts more as an autonomous co-pilot

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Company history and author memories

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After Susan Patrick was convicted for tax avoidance, ex-husband Larry will own Legend Communications

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These appointees will advise Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego and the 2026 Television Academy Board of Governors on some of the most important issues and initiatives facing the television industry while helping to shape the organization’s direction.

The station known as "680 NewsRadio Toronto" was found to have breached Article 4.0 of the Radio Television Digital News Association of Canada’s Code of Journalistic Ethics when it failed to disclose in a report about a Toronto Blue Jays World Series ticket giveaway that Rogers owns both the team and CFTR-AM.

The stations serving Nassau and Suffolk Counties on New York's Long Island owned by Connoisseur Media have a new Station Manager — an individual tasked with becoming "the bridge for programming, sales, promotions, and operations." Who's getting promoted from within at the fast-growing company led by Jeff Warshaw?

OET announces ex parte administrative procedures applicable to DJI Petition for Reconsideration and Autel Application for Review.

His Allen Media Group in August 2025 agreed to sell its broadcast television properties in 10 markets to Gray Media for $171 million, lowering its operations to 12 locales. Now, he's not a seller but an investor. Only, it involves a subscription-based cable television network.

When hazards strike and cellular service fails, radio is there, writes Midland's Bruce Jones

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