Vigilance or intimidation? FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says his recent warning targets only polls that were never real, not honest poll coverage. Commissioner Anna Gomez says she suspects “the threat itself” is the point, in a push toward self-censorship, as questions on Disney and political ad rates also followed today’s Open Meeting.
Political money headed to streaming TV is arriving with conditions. A new survey of advertising decision-makers finds that advertisers planning political campaigns want spend efficiency and accountability first, and that reaching enough local voters, with confidence in who they are, remains the sticking point.
Cumulus has prevailed in two federal courts, and Nielsen wants the US Supreme Court to take another look. A November date at the high court is now attached to that request, though that mark on the calendar only decides when the justices look.
Audacy’s local sports stations have been on SiriusXM for less than two months, and the satellite company is already pointing to the results. That comes as profit, cash flow, and the full-year forecast all moved up in Q3, while some other areas of the company slipped, causing some new concerns for the remaining two months of 2026.
Cogeco’s US cable business is still losing customers, and the company’s answer now includes a TV streaming product launched in the US, along with wireless, a new digital brand, and new sales channels. Canada is growing, while its radio group saw revenue fall nearly 19%, and the fiscal 2027 outlook points to lower overall.
Is an AI-generated voice that sounds like a radio host a use of that host’s identity? A California court isn’t saying yes, but it isn’t saying no either. Former NPR host David Greene’s suit against Google over NotebookLM now moves ahead, with the facts still to be fought out.
Cameron Coats
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