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Following a brief protest of Chairman Carr, the FCC on Tuesday advanced a NPRM that would start the Commission’s quadrennial regulatory review of its broadcast ownership rules and seek public comment on whether — given the current state of the media marketplace — it should retain, modify, or eliminate any of these rules.

A half-day full of sessions of particular appeal to more than 150 C-suite executives and senior leaders from across the broadcast TV and media industry is being finalized for the 2025 TVB Executive Summit, scheduled for October 9 at Hearst Tower on West 57th Street. 

The parent company of multicultural digital content platforms Nuestro Stories, Minivela, and Nuestro Studios and a programmatic advertising technology services business has formed a strategic alliance with the Spanish-language audio network founded by CEO José Villafañe.

Nominations are due Nov. 21

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A newly released study from the largest media company in the U.S. superserving Black consumers "has unconvered compelling evidence" that African American culture — and Blacks of Caribbean heritage — is not only shaping mainstream U.S. culture but is "defining it."

A D.C. think tank has teamed up with more than 70 legal scholars and free speech groups to express their concerns over recent threats by Brendan Carr "to punish broadcasters for airing constitutionally protected speech—an attempt to pressure media outlets through vague legal claims and regulatory intimidation."

After 11 years of ownership, Beasley Media Group has officially completed its sale of a Class C2 FM that once served as a hub for Smooth Jazz for listeners across the Tampa Bay region. As of Monday, it became the latest market for CCM giant K-LOVE.

BET Media Group and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) platform Pluto TV are expanding their partnership by bringing more BET content to a platform that is increasingly attracting viewers.

Association warns FCC that additional rules aren't necessary right now

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The network says the newly formed distribution entity would cause "immediate and irreparable harms"

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