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He's a familiar name to broadcast media industry leaders with CBS Television Network affiliations. And, he's staying on at the newly reborn Skydance to handle distribution matters for all of the company's broadcast and cable television properties.

He's a self-described "highly praised media industry leader with broad knowledge in Operations, Engineering and Technology" who exited Latino Media Network one year ago. He's also held key technical roles for TelevisaUnivision and for Telemundo's stations. Now, he's settling in to a new role at MediaCo.

The Radio Hall of Fame has inducted its 2026 class of honorees, with a ceremony and dinner honoring eight notables from across the AM and FM radio dial at the Fairmont Chicago in Millennium Park.

How big is product placement, which over the last two decades has become commonplace on network TV and many local TV entertainment and lifestyle shows? The U.S. accounted for 56.5% of the global market for product placement in all media, new data from PQ Media show.

Gray Media has closed a new $600 million Term Loan G maturing July 15, 2030. The publicly traded company has also reduced its existing $750 million revolving credit facility, while announcing Friday that its launched a new "incremental term loan" while redeeming some of its 2029 notes.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts late Thursday effectively blocked a mandamus order from the Fourth Circuit in Richmond — a decision that came just hours earlier. What does this mean for the FCC with its need to issue a ruling on its “Lowest Unit Rate” policy as discussed in a controversial Public Notice?

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Global ad spend is forecast to rise 11.9% to $1.34 trillion in 2026, according to WARC Media’s Global Ad Spend Forecast Q3 2026. That follows 10.0% growth in both 2024 and 2025. WARC cites corporate AI investment and major events including the Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and the US mid-term elections as drivers. It names further escalation of global tensions as a downside risk.