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wsj.com - Thomas W. Hazlett - Opinion | ABC vs. Trump and the Broadcasters' Free-Speech Sellout
Opinion | ABC vs. Trump and the Broadcasters' Free-Speech Sellout
Wall Street Journal

The First Amendment lawsuit ABC filed against the Federal Communications Commission looks straightforward. The network claims the commission is tying up speakers hostile to the president in red tape. With the licenses of eight ABC-owned TV stations…

cbsnews.com - Melissa  Quinn - Supreme Court sides with Republicans in fight over broadcast ad rates
Supreme Court sides with Republicans in fight over broadcast ad rates
CBS News

The Supreme Court on Friday granted Republicans' request to halt a lower court decision that prevented political party committees from receiving more favorable broadcast advertising rates, giving the GOP a win weeks before the November elections.

express.co.uk - Liam Ryder - Nintendo Direct September 2026 dates confirmed for TWO major broadcasts
Nintendo Direct September 2026 dates confirmed for TWO major broadcasts
Daily Express

Nintendo fans are braced for Zelda news at the next Nintendo Direct Fans hoping for news on the upcoming remake of one of the greatest video games of all time are about to get their wish. Nintendo has announced the date for its next major showcase…

hollywoodreporter.com - Jacob Feldman, Sportico - AI Is Bringing Broadcasters Back From the Dead - and Creating New Ones
AI Is Bringing Broadcasters Back From the Dead - and Creating New Ones
The Hollywood Reporter

Jim Nantz learned about the power of generative AI from Jim Nantz — or, rather, from a computer-generated version of him in a clip someone sent to him about three years ago. “I still have it in my phone,” says Nantz, CBS' top…

vice.com - Lauren Boisvert - After 3-Year Hiatus, Soul Train Awards Come Home to Chicago, Cast Wider Broadcast Net
After 3-Year Hiatus, Soul Train Awards Come Home to Chicago, Cast Wider Broadcast Net
VICE

The Soul Train Awards are going back to where it all began. After a three-year break, the R&B and soul awards ceremony makes its long-awaited return on November 27, 2026. Like most past ceremonies, the return event will be taped. But this time in…

thehindu.com - Aroon Deep - Emergency broadcast messages resumed, C-DOT CEO says
Emergency broadcast messages resumed, C-DOT CEO says
The Hindu

The emergency cell broadcasting service (CBS) to send alerts to telecom users has “already resumed” for extreme weather events and natural disasters in India, the Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT)'s CEO Rajkumar Upadhyay…

dailymail.com - Xand Van Tulleken - Exposing the wellness racket: Doctor and broadcaster XAND VAN TULLEKEN
Exposing the wellness racket: Doctor and broadcaster XAND VAN TULLEKEN
Mail Online

Sometime in 2020, I began to realise that, despite having trained as a doctor and worked in health for 20 years, I didn't know anything. It started with the health and wellness podcasts, whose hosts are mostly men, mostly American, all highly…

nunesmagician.com - Kevin Wall - Syracuse football: give us the alternate broadcasts we want
Syracuse football: give us the alternate broadcasts we want
Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Over the last week, we've heard about a lot of the changes that are coming to the JMA Dome for gameday and yesterday another feature was announced.. Learfield and Sidearm Sports have partnered with SportsBug to make the technology available for…

scmp.com - Wency Chen - From 'slop' to prime time: how AI dramas are shaking up China's TV industry
From 'slop' to prime time: how AI dramas are shaking up China's TV industry
South China Morning Post

From low-quality “slop” such as soap operas starring humanlike cats and dating shows featuring anthropomorphic fruit, to increasingly slick productions realistic enough to pass for live action, artificial intelligence-generated video…

cityam.com - Frank Dalleres - Dazn National League row: Club in 'poodles' rant as owner calls for end to broadcast deal
Dazn National League row: Club in 'poodles' rant as owner calls for end to broadcast deal
City AM

Dazn is facing a major backlash after Boreham Wood FC's owner urged fans to boycott the sports streamer and called on National League bosses to end their media rights deal. Danny Hunter blamed Dazn for schedule changes that he called “a…

newsweek.com - Anna Commander - Ketanji Brown Jackson breaks with Supreme Court in political ad rates order
Ketanji Brown Jackson breaks with Supreme Court in political ad rates order
Newsweek

Political party committees can continue accessing discounted television and radio advertising rates, thanks to the Supreme Court on Friday, handing Republican campaign organizations a victory ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The order comes as…

bloomberg.com - Christopher Palmeri - NFL Confronts Prediction-Market Bets Embraced by Other Leagues
NFL Confronts Prediction-Market Bets Embraced by Other Leagues
Bloomberg

The National Football League is holding off on making any alliances with prediction market companies even as many other top leagues and events embrace the new form of sports betting. In the days before the opening kickoff of the new season…

carolinajournal.com - Mitch Kokai - SCOTUS blocks ruling for Cooper, Dems on broadcast advertising rates
SCOTUS blocks ruling for Cooper, Dems on broadcast advertising rates
Carolina Journal

The US Supreme Court has issued a stay blocking a lower court order that favored North Carolina's Roy Cooper and three other Democratic candidates in a dispute over broadcast advertising rates. The stay means that political parties and joint…

businessinsider.com - Talia Lakritz - Climb aboard a 100-foot-long Navy training vessel where future officers learn to steer and navigate ships
Climb aboard a 100-foot-long Navy training vessel where future officers learn to steer and navigate ships
Business Insider

Training is held both in the classroom and aboard yard patrol craft during the school year. In the summertime, midshipmen embark on longer trips where they manage every aspect of the journey, from navigation to cooking. While underway, midshipmen…

mirror.co.uk - Eliana Nunes - Huge landslide kills one and buries multiple people alive as rescue teams swarm
Huge landslide kills one and buries multiple people alive as rescue teams swarm
Daily Mirror

Multiple people have been buried alive by a devastating landslide in central China. At least one person has been killed and 11 others are missing after the landslide hit Gaoping, a town in a mountainous area of Jiangxi province, at around 4am local…

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