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Under continued uncertainty for the news organization, Lisa Curtis has been named as successor

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The Latino Donor Collaborative (LDC) has released its 2025 LDC U.S. Latinos in Media Report™: Full Year Update and the 2026 LDC Strategic Roadmap for the Entertainment Industry. The data highlights "a widening chasm" between where Latinos consume English-language content and how they are represented on and off screen in the industry.

With connected TV hot with both consumers and marketers, bringing artificial intelligence-fueled products to the digitally delivered streaming video ecosystem is now in vogue. For Chicago-based Iridio, this sees the debut of an AI-powered channel identification engine.

Live TV streaming service Philo has become the latest digitally delivered video content platform to introduce pause ads across its full ad-supported footprint. The format, says Philo, is now accessible both directly and programmatically, "giving brand and agency partners flexible entry into one of streaming's highest-engagement ad moments."

FOX News Media has committed to delivering what it calls "expansive, multiplatform live coverage" honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States of America's declaration of independence from Great Britain. And, the programming starts on Wednesday.

A local TV news anchor for a pair of TEGNA stations serving Jacksonville and the Chief Executive Officer of Beasley Media Group are the latest inductees into the Florida Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame.

Steve Wexler and Dave Magnum were joined by Woodward Community Media's Director of Broadcast and a now-retired iHeartMedia Wisconsin Metro President as this year's inductees into the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame. The four were feted at a Thursday night affair in Lake Geneva, Wisc.

The FCC is expected to adopt its final FY 2026 fee schedule later this year, and the NAB wants the Commission to reconsider a proposed 46% fee increase for broadcaster-operated earth stations. Why? The association believes the raise is disproportionate and penalizes broadcasters.

As Americans seek unity, fresh data from Katz Media Group points to something the industry has long known: when the country gathers, it gathers around radio. Patriotism is also particularly strong among heavy radio listeners.

The goal is not to replace traditional systems but to support them

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