Radio+Television Business Report

It began in 1991, and will officially conclude its life as a television show seen on E! Entertainment Television on September 25. E! News has been cancelled by the network that will soon be housed under the Versant spin-off company featuring various NBCUniversal cable network brands.

It's a snapshot of what moved the needle during the first half of 2025 at the "ad-first" measurement level as determined by iSpot. The data include streaming, linear, verticals, sports, and creative performance.

First, it was Sinclair Inc. Now, the world's largest creator and distributor of audio and video content en español has entered into a Consent Decree with the Acting Chief of the FCC's Media Bureau that puts to a close the Commission's investigation into "KidVid" rule violations on the company's U.S. broadcast stations.

The FCC has voted to remove 11 "outdated and useless" rule provisions covering 39 regulatory burdens from its books as part of the “In Re: Delete, Delete, Delete” docket. By taking this action, the agency "expeditiously deletes rules adopted in a bygone era" —including obsolete regulations rabbit-ear broadcast receivers.

The New York Giants NFL club has reached an extended partnership agreement with NBCUniversal that will bring the first Spanish-language pre-season broadcast of an annual contest between the NFC franchise and its in-stadium AFC rival to "Telemundo 47" viewers.

Two are in Bad Axe, Mich., while a third property is in the Michigan municipality named Pigeon. Pending FCC approval, these radio stations will be under new ownership.  And let us say Aymen ... as they prepare to hand them to the new licensee.

The nation's largest purveyor of audio and video content superserving African American consumers has decided when it will peel the lid on its second quarter 2025 earnings results. For shareholders of Urban One, the hope is that growth in revenue will continue to fuel a year-long rise on the company's Nasdaq-traded stock

A new partnership between Weigel Broadcasting and the Major League Baseball team housed on Chicago's South Side will see the simulcast of seven regular-season games between now and the regular season on "The U" — beginning with this weekend's battle for Chicagoland supremacy.

Educational Media Foundation (EMF), the parent organization of omnipresent Christian music-focused noncommercial radio networks K-LOVE and Air1, is welcoming a new Chief of Staff for the Ministry. This position will serve on the non-profit’s Ministry Leadership Team.

In a ruling that could have significant ramifications for the FCC and broadcast television ownership groups, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis has ruled that the FCC "arbitrarily and capriciously retained" the Top-Four Prohibition portion of its television ownership rules and improperly tightened it.

"Ad campaigns that use radio grow market share 4x faster than those that don't." That's one of the ways the United Kingdom's Radiocentre is calling on brands to amplify their advertising by seeing Radio differently.

It's the home of multimedia commentator Rob Carson and a MVPD-distributed cable channel that continues to pluck away viewers from FOX News. Now, the company led by Chris Ruddy has issued what it calls "a strong public challenge to any move that would weaken or eliminate the national television ownership cap."

The NAB is "extremely pleased" that the FCC's top-four prohibition has been struck down by a federal appeals court, but is downbeat about the court's decision to abide by every other rule reinforced by the 2018 Quadrennial Review — released in the waning days of the Biden Administration.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to confirm President Trump’s nominee to lead the Commerce Department’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

For the Media arm at Rogers Communications, the presence of the Edmonton Oilers in a second consecutive NHL Stanley Cup Finals along with new Warner Bros. Discovery Canadian content distribution agreements in place are the chief analysts for the uptick in loonies and toonies.

"Meaningful Progress." Those are the words TelevisaUnivision CEO Daniel Alegre used to describe how the world's largest creator of Spanish-language audio and video content performed fiscally during the second quarter of 2025.

Gray Media late Tuesday revealed the pricing of its previously announced private offering of $775 million aggregate principal amount of 7.250% senior secured first lien notes due 2033.

As the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act gains traction on Capitol Hill, automakers doubled down on efforts to block it. Broadcasters are answering in kind with intensified lobbying to defend AM’s place in the dashboard and involvement in numerous efforts across D.C.

As scrutiny of foreign influence on media grows across Capitol Hill, the NAB is pressing for clarity and parity in how federal rules treat domestic broadcast companies compared to global streaming platforms and international media conglomerates.

It is a company that today owns four broadcast TV stations, including the FOX affiliate and MyNetwork TV station serving the "Upland South" region, which includes Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Paducah, Ky. Soon, these two stations will be run by the publicly traded company that's shepherding the transition to ATSC 3.0.