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Less than two weeks after Allen Media Group closed on the sale of a group of broadcast television stations to Gray Media for $171 million, Byron Allen's Allen Family Digital LLC has reached an agreement to acquire the parent of internet content hubs HuffPost and Tasty — BuzzFeed Inc.
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The FCC announces that the charter for the tenth Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council X has commenced and seeks nominations for its working groups.
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Zeno Media has expanded its ZenoRadio app by initiating both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility, bringing global radio content directly into the in-car listening experience. "This allows listeners to access thousands of stations from around the world through their vehicle dashboard," says the company.
Adam Jacobson
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Connoisseur Media is asking the FCC to approve up to 100% indirect foreign ownership of its broadcast radio licenses in a structure that would place majority equity in the hands of Cayman Islands-registered entities while CEO Jeff Warshaw retains full voting control.
Cameron Coats
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Auction 114 will make available 132 pre-determined vacant FM allotments for new full-service FM broadcast stations.
Michi Bradley
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An advocacy group that has become the biggest thorn in the side of broadcast television station ownership groups has written to the FCC urging the Carr Commission "to prevent and deter 'Big Broadcasters' from evading meaningful FCC review of broadcast transactions." The real beef is over "Big Four" arrangements.
Adam Jacobson
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Another $50 million in cost-cutting is coming in the second half of 2026, as the nation's largest audio content creation and distribution company continues to tackle its outstanding debt and move past a first quarter in which revenue improved by nearly 10% overall yet saw adjusted EBITDA decline by 11.4%.
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A writ of mandamus is defined as an order from a court to an inferior government official ordering the government official to properly fulfill their official duties. That's what the appellants in Free Press v. FCC want the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to issue, so Nexstar Media Group's approved merger with TEGNA gets unwound.
Adam Jacobson
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By an unanimous resolution, all 50 state broadcasters associations, and those representing Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, have agreed to tell legislators on Capitol Hill to reexamine the "Sports Broadcasting Act." Given the current state of access in the streaming era, in particular with NBA playoff games, the call for a closer look is growing louder.
Adam Jacobson
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It was first reported on April 8: The company founded in 1983 by Raúl Alarcón Jr. moved forward with a restructuring support agreement that sees it intend "to commence voluntary Chapter 11 cases" under U.S. bankruptcy code in a Delaware court. On Monday, the bankruptcy filing was made.
Adam Jacobson
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Add Sinclair Inc. to the group of broadcast television station licenses that will have executive leadership present at a pair of key upcoming institutional investor affairs. For the company led by CEO Chris Ripley, appearances will be seen in Austin on May 19 and in Boston the following day.
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The FCC on Monday announced plans that would make available for bidding Construction Permits for vacant FM radio channels. It marks the first auction of FM radio CPs since auction authority was restored, and would start in February 2027.
Adam Jacobson
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FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gómez, in a letter to the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, has all but told the company under FCC scrutiny to fight what she calls "censorship" as its ABC Owned Stations face an early license renewal. Gómez also took the opportunity to unveil a "double standard" in Commission "targeting."
Adam Jacobson
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For Mark Marshall and his team at NBCUniversal, the 2026 Upfront presentation made it clear that, on the 100th anniversary of NBC, the longtime broadcast assets are just as valuable as what's on Peacock. That said, the presentation opened with nods to Bravo and Peacock's upcoming show debuts and brief mentions of NBC tentpoles.
Adam Jacobson