Fasten your seatbelts, broadcasters. A long-awaited regulatory review of the FCC's radio and TV regulations could be on the way soon. At the same time, Chairman Brendan Carr has indicated that the Commission is willing to look at a rule that prohibits a merger between or among the "Big Four" broadcast networks.
The E.W. Scripps Company has promoted from within to fill the twin roles of General Manager and News Director for the ABC affiliate serving Tucson and the nonaffiliated sibling branded as "Arizona 58."
The company that just completed its acquisition of Alpha Media has completed a series of leadership promotions and a programming appointment in its two pre-merger locales: Nassau-Suffolk and Fairfield County/New Haven, Conn.
At Forecast 2026, on November 12 in the City of New York, the "Main Street Media: Where Local Broadcast Survives & Thrives" session is poised fill the room with electric ideas from local radio and TV operators who are the live wires in their markets and know how to bring in the money.
The division of Sinclair Inc. that is the home of Dielectric; Tennis Channel; and the Digital Remedy ad tech unit has a new Principal — a newly created role that will see him help shape the "long-term investment strategy and drive growth across various asset classes, as well as sourcing majority-owned investments."
He's been an Univision Communications veteran with experience at BBC Studios who has been a Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Miami Dolphins NFL team. Introducing the new Chief Commercial Officer at Get After It Media (GAIM).
Adam Jacobson
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