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The Global Chief Revenue Officer of DAZN and DAZN USA's President, along with a Soros Fund Management executive, have been named to the Board of Directors of Audacy, the audio content creator and distributor that is now majority controlled by SFM.

He began his career at WPVI‑TV in Philadelphia in 1993 as a news writer for Action News. Now, he is being promoted to the role of President/General Manager of the ABC Owned Stations property among eight facing an early license renewal order handed to The Walt Disney Co. by the FCC this week.

With Kalil & Co. serving as the exclusive broker in the transaction, Curtis Media Group is moving ahead with the acquisition of four FMs, one AM and two FM translators in the Wilmington-New Bern-Jacksonville, N.C. market. The deal sees the seller now focusing on their multimedia assets in the Triangle region.

Brendan Carr made it clear that the FCC's early license renewal order handed to The Walt Disney Co. regarding its eight ABC Owned Stations properties is tied to potential DEI-linked discrimination and dates to a Commission look that began in 2025. Sen. Ted Cruz feels otherwise, broadening a gulf between Congress and the Commission.

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The FCC on Thursday unanimously voted to amend its "Audible Crawl Rule" and eliminates what the NAB, TV stations owners and the FCC all agree is "a technically unworkable provision" while ensuring that people who are visually impaired continue receiving the critical emergency information they need.

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Audio advertising intelligence and measurement firm Magellan AI has expanded its relationship with the nation's largest audio creation and distribution company, giving it access to iHeartMedia data that maps listeners exposed to broadcast radio to "measurable outcomes."

A Class A FM serving a portion of Florida's Panhandle region in mid-February debuted a Spanish-language format under a LMA agreement forged between the station's owner and JVC Media, led by John Caracciolo. Now, JVC is converting that lease deal into an outright purchase, adding to stations in the market. 

The Republican-led House Commerce, Justice and Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee has declined to provide funding for local public broadcasting station infrastructure in its fiscal year 2027 appropriations bill. That led the head of America's Public Television Stations to express disappointment.