Radio+Television Business Report

The future of Warner Bros. Discovery is a hot topic, and MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Robert Fishman is among those on Wall Street wondering what's next for the company led by David Zaslav.

One of the co-hosts of NBC's TODAY will lead a fireside chat with one of the network's most iconic journalists at the 2025 Gracies Leadership Awards, scheduled for November 18 at Tribeca 360° in the City of New York.

From South x Southwest to Austin City Limits, the capital of the Lone Star State has cemented itself as one of North America's key music festival hubs. Now, KUT Radio wants a piece of the action.

The Forecast conference is scheduled for Wednesday, and the symposium is guaranteed to offer plenty of exclusive insight into what's ahead for broadcast media mergers and acquisitions. S&P Global Market Intelligence offers a preview of what they expect 2026 will look like for transactions and M&A action.

A long-time radio programming leader has launched a media consulting firm dedicated "to developing and growing strong brands that stand out and win in a complex media landscape." Here are all the details on what Don Parker has created.

The stateside unit of Luxembourg-based telecommunications giant Altice is changing its corporate name to better align itself with the brand it uses across its MVPD services in markets across the U.S. The news came alongside a disappointing Q3 earnings report.

MediaCo Holding Inc.'s two iconic New York radio brands, acquired from Emmis, are getting some more national exposure — thanks to their placement on digital multicast signals aligned with FMs in two California markets, and in two Texas locales.

“We are pleased today to report a third consecutive quarter of meeting or exceeding Wall Street expectations on nearly every reporting line." That's the official word from Adam Symson, as the President/CEO of The E.W. Scripps Co. delivered its Q3 2025 earnings report following Thursday's Closing Bell for U.S. financial markets.

When it comes to French-language content for those across Canada, TVA has become the go-to leader. This brand strength is one of the reasons media income slipped for parent Quebecor in the third quarter, while adjusted EBITDA grew. Cutting expenses is the bigger reason.

It's a tale being told by companies around the world, not just in the U.S.: While Connected TV and digital advertising enjoyed double-digit growth in Q3, the bigger linear assets are struggling to keep up, with declines leading to overall softness for total ad revenue. That's the Bell Media tale.

An industry-wide settlement with music licensing organizations ASCAP and Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) resulted in a $2.1 million bump in expenses from January 2022 through the end of the third quarter, directly impacting the P&L for Saga Communications in Q3 as the company led by Chris Forgy swung to a net loss.

Reduction-in-force initiatives surged during the first month of the fourth quarter of 2025, surging by 175% from October 2024, newly released data from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas show.

The E.W. Scripps Co.'s Scripps Sports unit has secured a broadcast partnership with Major League Volleyball (MLV) that will bring the league’s championship to ION Television, the publicly traded broadcast media company's nationally distributed network.

While year-over-year comparisons are clouded by huge political ad revenue in 2024, the Q3 2025 results for Nexstar show one big takeaway: ex-political, ad revenues were flat. It's reflecting a continued soft environment for the core of broadcast television's biggest revenue generator — outside of retransmission consent fees.

On difficult comps due to strong political advertising revenue one year ago, CEO Chris Ripley explained ahead of a Wednesday afternoon earnings call for investors that Sinclair delivered a strong third quarter, achieving the high end of guidance for advertising and distribution revenue.

More than 200 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have now added their names as co-sponsors to the non-binding resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty or other charge” on local radio stations.

The publicly traded radio station ownership group founded by the late George Beasley that bears his surname has elected to release its third quarter earnings results on Monday — and hold its earnings call in between those of Townsquare Media and iHeartMedia.

Forward-thinking broadcasters have already locked in Forecast 2026 at early bird pricing. But, there's still room for you to lead and learn at this VIP symposium on November 12 at the Harvard Club of New York. From game-changing insights to exclusive networking opportunities, now's your chance to advance.

After its third quarter earnings arrive later this week and its Networks President, Sean Compton, will serve as co-chair for Forecast 2026, executive management representing Nexstar Media Group will participate in three institutional investor conferences across the remainder of November and December.

Independent software platform Innovid, used for ad creation and for delivery, measurement, and optimization purposes, has brought "Conversion" signals to its "Harmony" product — an enhancement designed to give publishers and platforms the ability to optimize in real time against actual business outcomes.