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Netflix, born out of a DVD-by-mail service, is acquiring Warner Bros. — including its film and television studios, the HBO Max platform in competition with Netflix, and the HBO cable TV network, from the David Zaslav-led Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount had questioned the sale process' "fairness and accuracy."

It’s the creation of Jonathan Katz, who founded the former Katz Broadcasting some 15 years ago and sold it to Scripps Networks in December 2020. Free TV Networks, with over-the-air digital broadcast networks and "FAST" channels at its heard, will soon be a sibling to the newly renamed MS NOW.

All signs point to a thaw in the FCC’s local ownership rules, and to an acceleration of ATSC 3.0 adoption by TV station owners. Has all this generated excitement with brokers? “The most important headline from a broker's perspective really is the potential relaxation of the radio ownership rules,” says Greg Guy.

Ad tech platform Taboola has reached a new partnership with LG Ad Solutions, one that will allow it to offer Performance Enhancer, a product designed to bridge the gap between premium TV exposure and measurable digital outcomes.

He's served as PD of WBYR-FM "98.9 The Bear" in Fort Wayne, Ind., and WRBR-FM "103.9 The Bear" in South Bend, Ind., since 2019. Now, he's the Director of Operations — overseeing programming, promotions and production — for all of Federated Media's stations in the two Indiana markets.

A starchy tuber might rescue you when you’ve got a busted bulb

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There's something more than pupusas, Mojarra Frita and baleadas attracting Latinos who travel U.S. 60 near Busch Gardens and the sprawling Yorktown Naval Weapons Station to the north of Newport News, Va. You can't find it on the menu, but one could certainly find it on an FM radio earlier this year.

If one were to ask about the history of digital multicast TV channels, they'd likely turn to Gary Cocola. He pioneered the use of a single frequency's ATSC capabilities to deliver a dozen unique over-the-air offerings to viewers. Cocola is also a radio station owner, and he's decided to spin an FM translator.

More than 100 stations owned and/or operated by the nation's largest single owner of broadcast TV stations are preparing to air their own New Year's Even special between 11pm on December 31 and 3:30am on January 1, Eastern time. Partner stations are also in the mix — including a former ABC affiliate in South Florida.

The Heartland Video Systems (HVS) Interop event is now history, held November 10-14 at the company's Wisconsin headquarters. There, Anywave Broadcast Inc. participated in the testing of ATSC 3.0 translators. The tests passed the test.