For CEO Josh D'Amaro, increasing reach and engagement and improving the user experience on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN apps is a top C-Suite priority. But what about the ABC Television Network and ABC Owned Stations? There was little mention of either entity as The Walt Disney Co. released its fiscal Q2 2026 earnings report.
Nexstar Media Group finds itself not only appealing a California Eastern District Court's preliminary injunction preventing it from integrating TEGNA's assets, but also defending its deal in the D.C. Circuit. And, it may have an ally in the Commission itself. How so? The FCC says the court has no jurisdiction, because a final agency action hasn't yet happened.
For Entravision Communications' first three months of 2026, an increase in digital advertising revenue and retransmission fees helped spark a 4% year-over-year increase in its net revenue. That said, lower broadcast advertising revenue and decreased revenue from spectrum usage rights played their respective roles.
As Paramount owns CBS, which holds broadcast licenses regulated by the FCC, any financial links to sovereign wealth funds from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi should be subject to strict scrutiny from the Carr Commission, Anna M. Gómez said.
Urban One is acquiring two FM radio stations in North Texas long associated with Hymen Childs, and at the same time is divesting an FM at 94.5 MHz to a regional non-secular broadcast ministry. We now know how much Urban One will be spending, and earning, with these deals.
On April 1, a retransmission consent agreement could not be signed in a timely manner, resulting in a "blackout," by law, of all Scripps-owned stations on one of the nation's largest cable TV providers. A little more than a month later, a new deal has been reached with Comcast-owned Xfinity.
The Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission has confirmed that the Media Bureau has an Acting Bureau Chief, as its previous Bureau Chief will now serve as Deputy Chief of Staff in addition to acting as a Senior Counsel to Brendan Carr.
On March 20, iHeartMedia shares finished at $2.49 per share, erasing all gains seen since mid-September 2025. Then came an uptick in value, punctuated by rumors of a potential SiriusXM merger. Since then, "IHRT" shares are on fire, and are at their highest valuation in more than three years.
MLC Media Senior Advisor Jeffery Liberman will be making his first Hispanic Radio Conference appearance in his new role by sitting down for a conversation with Zach Sang, who built one of the most-followed interview platforms in digital media. They'll offer lessons all in Spanish-language radio can immediately apply.
“At its core, the Radio Mercury Awards celebrates the creative spirit that fuels the industry,” said RAB President/CEO Mike Hulvey. “The work honored each year continues to be a beacon for radio and audio — showcasing the medium’s unique ability to engage, inspire and deliver impact for brands.”
The newly rebranded FEI & MFM Financial Leaders Forum, which pairs the Media Finance Management association with Financial Executives International, has firmed up a session that seeks to give greater insight into whether or not parties interested in a radio or TV station deal should sign off on the agreement or scrap it.
The CRM, affiliate research and contract management platform founded by CEO Jason Bailey has been selected by the company launching "a next-generation news offering designed to provide U.S. radio stations with a flexible, modern alternative for news content distribution."
Does locking access to a pro sports team's video play-by-play to a streaming app benefit or harm consumers? The FCC has asked, with a comment window in March and reply comments due April 13. That didn't stop individuals from flooding the Commission on Monday with NAB-penned pleas to keep live sports available to all.
The nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations, entangled with DirecTV in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit over its merger with TEGNA, has petitioned the Supreme Court to review a Second Circuit ruling that reversed an antitrust win — one that is wholly tied to retransmission consent negotiations.
An operator of seven radio stations, a growing digital platform and a formidable out-of-home advertising network in the Salt Lake City market has signed a strategic digital advertising partnership with Townsquare Media, the latest in a series of pacts tied to the conmpany's Townsquare Ignite digital advertising arm.
A Fort Worth, Tex.-based commerce media platform for enterprises has entered into a strategic partnership with Universal Ads, giving brands the ability to create, buy and measure ads across premium video. The agreement brings TV advertising to Koddi’s platform for the first time. The benefit?
A Mac-native broadcast automation suite for small and medium market commercial radio, and community and LPFM radio stations has come to market, courtesy of Green Bay, Wisc.-based Tune Tracker Systems.
Manifold technologies, a German company known for its cloud infrastructure for live broadcast production, has returned to Europe after a NAB 2026 appearance in which it introduced AT300 multiviewer support for its client base.
Formerly Hitachi, Kokusai Denki Electric America has steadily gained name recognition of its own accord for its camera and remote production offerings. With the 2026 NAB Show now concluded, it is reviewing customer interest in two new products offering 4K broadcast reliability.
Phantom Producer has brought to market "version 2.0" of its platform for radio imaging teams. It boasts a redesigned platform featuring an updated user interface and integrated multitrack editing capabilities for producers and audio creators.
