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"Jawboning." It's a word that the AEI's Clay Calvert used during a Wednesday online webinar hosted by the D.C. think tank to describe many of the actions they believe FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has engaged in over the last several months.

For more than 13 years, he was a Univision Interactive Media leader, exiting in February 2014 as a Director of Programming for a role at rival NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises, first as Digital Sports Director. Now, this EVP of Sports is adding duties as Head of Streaming for all of Telemundo's digital video delivery needs.

Thought starters for using AI to your advantage

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The CEO of A Wonder Media Company, parent of American Urban Radio Networks (AURN), on Monday received the President’s Award for her role in amplifying Black voices in media at the National Action Network’s (NAN) 2025 Triumph Awards.

LTN and syndicated programming distribution provider Extreme Reach XR have partnered up, bringing a new live syndicated programming option to broadcast stations across the U.S. – extending to more 900 stations across every DMA. The goal? Real-time syndication management ease.

A former SBS VP of Corporate and Government Affairs and senior advisor to then-President/COO Albert Rodriguez is teaming up with him to serve in a newly created position designed to bring valued political advertising dollars to the publicly traded parent of Estrella Media and two big New York radio stations. 

It is now clear that the FCC has listened to all sides on the thorny matter of when to stop ATSC 1.0 broadcasting. And, it will not move forward with a firm end date for the "OG" of DTV. That's according to a "FCC Fact Sheet" on a "Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" outlining what Commissioners plan to vote on come October 28.

“We have only really just begun to explore the interactive possibilities”

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Speaking via video at the Copper Theft Crisis: Incident Management and Prosecutorial Collaboration Summit on October 7, the GOP-aligned FCC Commissioner said the scale of attacks on broadcasters, cable providers, and other networks demands stronger penalties and industry-wide cooperation.

One month after completing its acquisition of Alpha Media, the Jeff Warshaw-led Connoisseur Media is again expanding again. This time, it has its eyes set on competing directly against Audacy and iHeartMedia by significantly expanding its presence in the San Francisco Bay Area.