Perry Sook, in prepared comments distributed prior to a conference call with key media industry financial analysts but not with TEGNA representatives, singled out "the initiatives being pursued by the Trump administration" for making a $6.2 billion proposed all-cash acquisition of TEGNA a possibility.
Nexstar, the nation's single-biggest licensee of broadcast TV stations, is purchasing all of the stations under the TEGNA banner. It's a proposed transaction that could only have come together thanks to an Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling just weeks ago and the FCC Chairman's pledge to "Delete, Delete, Delete."
It is formally known as Marquee Broadcasting West, and it is led by COO Gene Steinberg on a day-to-day basis. Owned by Brian Lane and CEO Patricia Lane, this bicoastal radio and TV station owner has just agreed to purchase the radio properties of Bicoastal Media in Southern Oregon.
Four networks. One screen. Zero flipping. That's a feature DirecTV pioneered in the late-2000s. Now, it has launched seven new multiview "Mix Channels" on its streaming platform.
The exclusive global provider of Philips Professional Displays and complementary products has adjusted its EMEA sales and global marketing management teams, with two promotions made by the company.
GatesAir has brought to market its latest high-efficiency RF product with the release of a new transmitter infrastructure for its entire range of DAB/DAB+ transmitters.
To be introduced at IBC2025 in September, the modernized architecture is designed to improve efficiency percentages by upward of 50%.
ARC Software Inc. has entered into an agreement with Christian FM Media, a provider of programming content for Contemporary Christian formatted stations. This makes ARC the primary affiliate research and management tool for the organization.
IP compliance monitoring and multiviewing specialist Mediaproxy has brought to market a new version of its Monwall multiviewer platform. It includes two new features: Instant Replay for live incident review and the ability to monitor HTML content directly within mosaic outputs.
After reaching its highest diversity levels on record, radio newsrooms experienced a significant setback in workforce diversity during 2025. According to the Radio Television Digital News Association, minority representation dropped nearly five percentage points, erasing gains made since 2023.
The junior United States Senator from California has sent a formal letter to the Chairman of the FCC asking him to "clarify" the terms and conditions for approving the $8 billion merger between Skydance Media and Paramount Global — "including any role played by President Trump or his associates in influencing the FCC’s actions."
The passage of the Rescissions Act of 2025 defunded the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and left the organization without operating funds for the next fiscal year. This led to a wind-down of CPB operations. Now, the CPB says it can't absorb the costs and manage the Next Generation Warning System grant program.
In broadcast TV, sports partnerships are becoming more numerous than ever. AM and FM radio remain equally important for pro and collegiate sports, and a new partnership will pair University of South Florida Athletics with a group of stations owned by Beasley Media Group.
A Class D AM with 1kw daytime power and 22 watts after dark to protect CFRB-AM in Toronto and WINS-AM in New York has been sold, along with its all-important FM translator serving a city along the banks of the Ohio River.
The publicly traded parent company of Hispanic consumer-focused Estrella Media and of venerable New York radio brands WBLS and "HOT 97" has a new Chief Revenue Officer, reporting to CEO Albert Rodriguez.
The Gray Media-owned dual NBC/The CW affiliate serving Wisconsin's state capital as "15 News" has selected a new News Director. She'll assume the role on September 8.
On August 12, Sinclair Inc. said its board of directors had authorized “a comprehensive strategic review for its Broadcast business.” It's now clear that, as part of this initiative, it is seeking to gain ownership of more stations it controls so it can then spin them to another party free of any shared services agreement needs.
"As radio stations nationwide grapple with AI adoption in creative departments, we're seeing a troubling trend in commercial quality," said Yaman Coskun, founder of yaman.AI and a former creative director with more than two decades in radio creative.
It went independent with its WANF-46 in Atlanta, but that's a unique situation tied to Paramount Skydance's desire to have CBS on an O&O in the South's biggest market and years of anticipation that, one day, the network would land on an owned property. For Gray Media and its FOX affiliates, the situation is very different — and secure.
It was another big week for an accident attorney specialist with Sunshine State roots that has developed a national practice and has gained considerable name recognition among U.S. consumers. A strong and steady video campaign that includes Spot TV is a big reason for that growth.
Protected by Mediocean, a tool used for what it calls "holistic ad verification," is partnering with the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) in an effort to strengthen safeguards in the digital media supply chain and "help protect children online."
