Capital markets activity by publicly traded media and telecommunications companies in North America "plummeted" both year over year and sequentially in August, with the sector raising $4.70 billion, newly released data from S&P Global Market Intelligence show.
The parent of the main public broadcasting station serving Seattle-Tacoma and the region since 1954 and its sibling serving Yakima and the Tri-Cities of Washington has moved forward with a significant restructuring plan that it says is a direct result of "Congress's complete defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in July."
It technically has an October 31 deadline to raise $25,000 to help it "defend the future of NJ PBS." But, the future of the public broadcasting operation serving the Garden State is now known — there will be no road forward for the unit of The WNET Group.
The CBS affiliate serving the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz market as of today brands itself as a "weather authority." As of Tuesday, that promise to viewers "expanded" with new local reporting and weather coverage supplied by the CBS News & Stations property just to the north in San Francisco.
The company with majority control held by Soros Fund Management has inked a new strategic partnership with an "athlete influencer end-to-end tech platform" enabling brands to use the name, image and likeness of pro sports figures to consumers via fresh marketing and advertising opportunities.
As Jimmy Kimmel prepares for his return to late-night television following Disney's decision to end its brief suspension, another major broadcast group is making it clear that viewers in their markets won't be seeing the comeback. Nexstar Media Group announced today that its ABC affiliate stations will continue an indefinite block of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Educational Media Foundation's acquisition appetite for K-LOVE shows no signs of slowing down. The latest in a near-constant run of buys, the Tennessee-based Christian Contemporary Music powerhouse has its sights on the Prairie State, where a small-market country station has found itself caught between financial pressures and ownership changes.
Skyview Networks is promoting two executives in its Finance and Business Development/Communications divisions, citing their roles in shaping the company’s recent growth. The promotions are the latest several other leadership changes announced in the past week, as the company continues to realign its management structure.
Gray Television is moving ahead with station acquisitions from SagamoreHill Broadcasting, Block Communications, and Allen Media in the wake of a federal appeals court striking down the FCC’s “Top Four” ownership ban, as the Commission’s Media Bureau sets the pleading cycle for public comment.
Comcast Corporation is taking fresh steps to reshape its balance sheet, unveiling plans to refinance nearly $10 billion of bonds coming due later this decade. On Monday, the company launched a pair of related transactions to manage debt ahead of looming maturities in 2027 through 2029.
The closing session of Forecast 2026 is getting the unfiltered truth from some of broadcasting’s most senior executives, with NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt, Nexstar Networks President Sean Compton, and Cox Media Group Radio President Rob Babin joining the lineup for this year's Executive Super Session.
Nearly 3.5 million Denver-area sports fans can continue to watch their hometown basketball and hockey teams on free television. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has extended its broadcast partnership with TEGNA, ensuring 40 Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche games will air this season across two channels.
The kickoff of football season brought welcome momentum to traditional television in August, according to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for August. For Disney and FOX, college football and the NFL translated into measurable share gains, just as streaming platforms contended with seasonal slowdowns tied to back-to-school viewing shifts.
The Broadcasters Foundation of America has added two senior industry executives to its board of directors, naming Radio Advertising Bureau President and Chief Executive Mike Hulvey and Audacy Chief Business Officer Chris Oliviero as its newest members. The appointments broaden the foundation’s reach across the radio sector.
The CPB, which is winding down its operations due to Congress voting to end federal funding after more than 50 years, is distributing the very last bit of funding left for stations in FY 2025.
For long-term investors who have held on to iHeartMedia stock for at least five years, the pain persists. However, for those who acquired shares in the Nasdaq-traded media company over the last year — or perhaps five months ago — the growth is perhaps among the most understated stories of 2025 for an industry desperate for a tale of success.
"We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we reached the decision to return the show on Tuesday," Disney said. Later that evening, Sinclair shared on X that it will refuse to air "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" despite its September 23 network return.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr pushed back against accusations that the agency pressured Disney and ABC over Jimmy Kimmel’s absence from late-night television, while Democratic Commissioner Anna Gomez accused the Commission of enabling “government intimidation,” underscoring growing partisan tension over broadcast regulation.
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BIA Advisory Services has forged a new strategic partnership with the Media Financial Management Association. "This collaboration aims to provide MFM members with enhanced value through a range of professional development opportunities, exclusive resources, and insightful analyses of the rapidly evolving media landscape," the two groups shared on Monday.
