The first three months of 2026 proved to be difficult, from a revenue standpoint, for Saga Communications, with its net loss widening, Station Operating Income plummeting, and minimal station operating expense increases. That didn't stop Saga's board from declaring a quarterly dividend once again.
The E.W. Scripps Co. has notified the SEC that it recently amended its credit agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, giving it more time to repay one of two revolving credit facilities — this one with a much higher balance due.
With Core Advertising exceeding guidance, Gray Media Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Hilton Howell Jr. expressed satisfaction over the broadcast television station group's Q1 2026 performance — even as Gray's now-resolved retransmission consent dispute with Dish impacted the bottom line.
The Nexstar Media Group founder and Chairman/CEO steadfastly believes his 30 year old company's acquisition of TEGNA, being challenged in two federal appeals court cases, "is a critical step in solidifying our future and ensuring we can continue providing these essential services to the public."
A community owned regional Mexican station on the AM dial licensed for a 5kw Class B signal has a little more oomph, if you will, as it serves local audiences as the Spanish-language home of the MLS Seattle Sounders soccer team. It is the result of an investment in a new transmitter by 17-year station owner Sea Mar Community Health Centers.
It's severe weather season in Oklahoma, and that's only aggravated matters between Griffin Media and DirecTV, which failed to reach a fresh retransmission consent agreement for the company's two CBS affiliates serving the majority of viewers across the state.
“We are beginning to see the inflection in our monetization strategy," Jon Kirchner, CEO of Xperi Inc., shared as the parent of TiVo, DTS AutoStage and HD Radio released its first quarter 2026 results on Wednesday afternoon. The big takeaway: Media Platform revenue grew 45% year-over-year.
There's a new general manager at the CBS affiliate in Bryan-College Station, Tex., owned by Gray Media. It's a woman who most recently led sales for a Graham Media Group property in Central Florida.
There's a new News Director coming to Hearst Television's ABC affiliate serving Central Mississippi, and he'll be starting his new role on June 1. It involves a move from a former longtime ABC affiliate that went independent in August 2025.
Chalk up another defeat at the FCC for DirecTV, as well as a coalition of state cable associations; a coalition of pan-Asian and Pacific Islander public interest groups; the Civil Rights Coalition; Business Forward; and Chris Ruddy-owned Newsmax. Their efforts to deny a pair of Gray Media transactions have failed.
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Thanks to savvy marketing, it is one of the fastest-growing canned wine brands in the U.S. To help bring additional exposure and brand awareness, the company founded by siblings Jen Pelka and Zach Pelka has agreed to what is being called "one of the most expansive audio collaborations for a wine brand."
As a cable TV industry pioneer and owner of the Atlanta Braves MLB team, Ted Turner was audacious, leaving an imprint across multiple decades. In recent years, health challenges literally crippled him. Now, Turner Enterprises has confirmed his passing at the age of 87 after a long battle with Lewy Body Dementia.
On a Sunday evening in October 2025, Horizon Radio listeners heard the "F-word" repeatedly on a loop, resulting in a trio of complaints to the UK's regulator for communications services. Ofcom investigated the incident, and there will be no Pounds owed to the FCC equivalent in Great Britain. Why? The station was hijacked.
Building on its attention capabilities in Teads Ad Manager, the wider pact with global attention firm Lumen Research brings to live attention measurement across HomeScreen placement across the U.S., Latin America, Europe and the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific regions.
For CEO Josh D'Amaro, increasing reach and engagement and improving the user experience on Disney+, Hulu and ESPN apps is a top C-Suite priority. But what about the ABC Television Network and ABC Owned Stations? There was little mention of either entity as The Walt Disney Co. released its fiscal Q2 2026 earnings report.
Nexstar Media Group finds itself not only appealing a California Eastern District Court's preliminary injunction preventing it from integrating TEGNA's assets, but also defending its deal in the D.C. Circuit. And, it may have an ally in the Commission itself. How so? The FCC says the court has no jurisdiction, because a final agency action hasn't yet happened.
The NAB has a new podcast. AirTime launched today as a weekly series covering legislative and regulatory developments affecting local radio and television stations, with new episodes dropping every Wednesday morning to keep the industry current on DC policy.
For Entravision Communications' first three months of 2026, an increase in digital advertising revenue and retransmission fees helped spark a 4% year-over-year increase in its net revenue. That said, lower broadcast advertising revenue and decreased revenue from spectrum usage rights played their respective roles.
As Paramount owns CBS, which holds broadcast licenses regulated by the FCC, any financial links to sovereign wealth funds from Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi should be subject to strict scrutiny from the Carr Commission, Anna M. Gómez said.
