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The first weekly looks at the play count for commercials airing on broadcast and cable TV stations, respectively, from Media Monitors are out. At Spot Cable, there's an auto insurance specialist that has soared to the top. That said, there's one brand that saw big gains last week at both Spot TV and Spot Cable.

“It’s a brave new world, and we have got to change our mindsets”

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David Ellison is fighting back against Netflix and its proposed $72 billion takeover of Warner Bros. — including HBO Max and the HBO cable TV channels — by commencing an all-cash tender offer that would see Paramount acquire all of Warner Bros. Discovery's outstanding shares at a valuation of $30.

The big takeaway for the three-month period ending September 30? Ad revenues soared and enjoyed the fastest pace since the final stage of the post-COVID rebound in the first quarter of 2022. That said, broadcast media's performance was a bit different.

The Enforcement Bureau orders China Mobile to cure the deficiencies in their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) certifications and notify EB that the deficiencies have been cured, or explain why EB should not remove its certification from the RMD.

The Enforcement Bureau orders China Unicom to cure the deficiencies in their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) certifications and notify EB that the deficiencies have been cured, or explain why EB should not remove its certification from the RMD.

The Enforcement Bureau orders China Telecom to cure the deficiencies in their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) certifications and notify EB that the deficiencies have been cured, or explain why EB should not remove its certification from the RMD.

In one week, customers to Verizon Fios cable TV services in two cities where Cox Media Group owns stations could be left in the dark. That's because the TV stations' owner and the MVPD can't seem to be in agreement on terms for a new retransmission consent accord.

With The E.W. Scripps Co. under a hostile takeover attempt by Sinclair and Nexstar Media Group awaiting a regulatory nod for its industry-changing proposed merger with TEGNA, Gray Media is moving forward with an initiative that adjusts that media company's indebtedness, with repayment due in seven years.

But the DOJ says that concerns of retribution by federal entities are “unfounded”

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At the WorldDAB Summit 2025, standards for managing metadata were outlined

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The public radio station is putting in new studios

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The association, which serves to promote and support agricultural and rural lifestyle broadcasting, also welcomed Ag News Daily podcast host and AgCulture Marketing CEO Delaney Howell as President-Elect; and Farm and Ranch Media Broadcaster Susan Littlefield as Vice President.

The Media Bureau of the FCC on Friday shared its new compliance date for revised sponsorship identification requirements for foreign government-provided programming from a Second Report & Order linked to MB Docket No. 20-299.

The New York Festivals Radio Awards provides a platform to celebrate creative storytellers from around the world. For 69 years, NYF has recognized both innovation and exceptional quality in broadcast audio content across all genres and platforms since 1957.

The radio industry is rolling out new in-car measurement of audio content consumption, and the Radio Advertising Bureau is giddy about it. Why? This "will dramatically change how broadcasters prove value to advertisers," the organization insists.

How will Netflix convince federal regulatory agencies to get their respective approvals of the $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. and its HBO assets? Are their red flags potentially thwarting Ted Sarandos from making the deal with David Zaslav? MoffettNathanson analyst Rob Fishman has his thoughts.