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It was anticipated, but unconfirmed. Then, in the 2pm Eastern hour, Salem Media Group's third quarter 2024 earnings report arrived. How did the company focused on Christian-themed and conservative secular spoken word programming perform in the three-month period ending September 30?

A particularly problematic situation in the Washington, D.C. market, involving the owner of CBS affiliate WUSA9 is once again engaged in difficult negotiations with a MVPD regarding a new retransmission consent agreement. Could this lead to a "blackout" of the station to paying customers of a regional competitor to Comcast?

The new multi-year linear and digital rights agreement sees the rebranded FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, formerly a Bally Sports property, serve as the St. Louis Cardinals' exclusive local media partner.

Amid industry-wide conversations regarding a significant reduction-in-force initiative at iHeartMedia, "key leadership promotions" have come to the company's Los Angeles radio stations. At the same time, two veteran programmers — husband and wife — have resigned from KFI and "AM 570 L.A. Sports." What does this mean for a cluster of stations that are among iHeart's top billers?

Xperi also reported its latest quarterly financials this week

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The NBA's Atlanta Hawks franchise, the Diamond Sports Group's FanDuel Sports Network (formerly known as Bally Sports), and Gray Television have forged a partnership that will allow Peachtree Sports Network and the company's unaffiliated "Peachtree TV" to simulcast a handful of the team's games this season.

Promotions have come to two individuals who each have held key sales positions for iHeartMedia in the Windy City and in the Big Apple.  Each individual will report to iHeartMedia Division President Bernie Weiss.

Gray Media stock lost nearly 26% of their value on Friday. The dip comes in reaction to the broadcast television station owner's third quarter earnings, in which political ad dollars fell short due to changes in expectations in U.S. Senate races. Gray also put a spotlight on "additional cost containment initiatives."

The founder and President/CEO of Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS) will be the focal point of a special tribute during the opening ceremony of this year's XXI World Summit on Political Communication, a major event in the Spanish-speaking media world taking place at Florida International University later this month.