Even after he detailed a handshake deal, 107 phone calls, and a dinner, Soros Fund Management says Connoisseur Media CEO Jeff Warshaw's claims of a contract are still too vague to enforce and wants his case seeking 5% of profits from its Audacy acquisition dismissed.
A new study released Wednesday by Pearl TV, the NEXTGEN TV marketing arm, suggests a large majority of viewers of broadcast TV that rely on an antenna would invest in a set-top box to get ATSC 3.0-powered channels — a move that would "preserve access to free local television."
A pair of distribution agreements are now in place that will "significantly expand" access for Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball club fans as the 2026 season begins in just eight days. It involves the joint venture between the team and Sinclair Inc.
Comcast's FreeWheel now has a direct integration with Tunnl. The timing suggests that the start of 2026 midterm election media buying is nearing — and FreeWheel is ready to bring political and issues-based advertisers as many connected TV and streaming avails as necessary to get an Election Day victory.
On March 12, RBR+TVBR reported that Scripps and digital financial services company Ally are teaming to present the first nationally televised Professional Women’s Hockey League game. Now, the PWHL and Scripps Sports have a deal in hand to bring the league's championship series to broadcast TV in the U.S.
A new leadership structure has been unveiled for Disney Entertainment, one that unites Disney's streaming, film and television business along with its increasingly important games and digital entertainment arm. The result? The woman leading ABC News and the ABC Owned Television Stations is getting a promotion.
The broadcast media industry's premier gathering for multicultural audio programming and marketing leaders is bringing two of the industry’s most energetic and authentic personalities to the stage as co-emcees. The 2026 Hispanic Radio Conference is scheduled for the Hilton Phoenix Tapatio Cliffs Resort on May 27-28.
Another sale of a former Alpha Media property now owned by Connoisseur Media is in the works. The owner of a Christian Contemporary Music station in North Texas has agreed to acquire the 18kw Class C2 facility serving two cities just south of the Red River and the Oklahoma State Line.
A new study from the Video Advertising Bureau finds that Americans "overwhelmingly trust" TV news over any other digital media source. When isolating that group of respondents to potential voters, the VAB finds that they are almost nine times more likely to trust TV news than social media platforms.
The departure of Paramount's Sr. VP of Government Regulations & Regulatory Counsel at the end of 2025 for a role at SAP and the abrupt exit of Jeffery Liberman from Entravision Communications has resulted in two replacements on the NAB Television Board of Directors for the respective companies.
The Black-owned radio network led by Chesley Maddox-Dorsey, has forged a strategic partnership with advertising technology platform AdGrid to launch a new initiative designed to help brands reach and engage multicultural audiences across today’s digital media landscape.
The Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council (MMTC) is committed to overing "its strong support" for legislation in the House of Representatives that would establish a "Communications Equity and Diversity Council" — something the advocacy group says would ground its mandate in statute.
He has served as President/GM of Hearst Television's CBS affiliate in Kentucky's largest market since 2008. In just a few months, he'll be concluding a career that spans four decades — most of them with the privately held broadcasting company that's owned this station since 1998.
MediaCo Holding Inc. has appointed an individual to serve as Vice President of Operations & Efficiency. He will report to Chief Revenue Officer Brian Fisher.
As of July 1, 2026, the Arkansas PBS operation was to transform to "Arkansas TV" with the elimination of PBS programming as a result of a contract lapse. That was the result of a 6-2 vote by Arkansas PBS's governing body to not renew the PBS contract. It seems there's a bit of a change of heart.
Townsquare Media CEO Bill Wilson says "strong expense management" helped the NYSE-traded operator of radio stations in mid-sized and small U.S. markets achieve year-over-year adjusted EBITDA margins that were "constant," ex-political, during the final three months of 2025.
The national broadcaster of South Korea has reached an agreement with a key partner in the development and rollout of ATSC 3.0 technology that will see the distribution of its Korean-language programming to roughly 30 million U.S. households through a new channel.
The latest Audio Today report from Nielsen has been released. And, to little surprise, the nation's dominant audience measurement source for Radio says the findings underscore industry's position "as a powerhouse for reach and ROI." But will advertisers and CMOs listen and respond?
The NAB has unveiled the live schedule for the 2026 NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference. Getting one of the bigger platforms is a Ph.D. who will examine in a keynote address how broadcast media technology is redefining media creation, distribution and scale.
Federal income tax returns are due in less than a month, and one brand has taken to cable television to help bring in new customers and repeat business, based on the latest Spot Ten report courtesy of Media Monitors.
