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Trump FCC faces blowback in attempt to police speech on broadcast TV
Conservatives and liberals lined up in opposition to the Federal Communications Commission's attempt to punish ABC for speech that President Trump dislikes. Liberal advocacy groups urged FCC Chairman Brendan Carr to end his attacks on ABC, and…
ABC accuses FCC of 'retaliation' as federal agency threatens to revoke Disney's broadcasting licenses
ABC submitted a scathing filing to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Wednesday in opposition to petitions to deny its stations' license renewals. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr called the licenses of eight ABC-owned stations for early…
CBS Sports Issues Statement About Tony Romo's Broadcasting Future After Arrest
Former Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo was arrested last week in Milwaukee on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. While speculation about his role as the lead NFL analyst for CBS has run rampant in the days following his…
New mom TV anchor appears to doze off during broadcast - and viewers rush to her defense
It was a wake-up call she never saw coming. Dominique Dillon, a FOX13 Memphis anchor who recently took over the station's weekend broadcasts, appeared to briefly fall asleep on-air during a live newscast — sparking thousands of social media…
Singapore's Wave Films Taps Former Cambodian Broadcasting Chief Dave Ulmer To Drive U.S. Expansion
EXCLUSIVE: Singapore-based production services outfit Wave Films has brought on board Dave Ulmer, former CEO of Cambodian Broadcasting Service (CBS), as an Executive Producer based in Los Angeles. Ulmer will help the company bridge the North…
Argyle largely unaffected by latest TV broadcast selections
Plymouth Argyle will have two of their League One games between the start of the season and early January broadcast live by Sky Sports. All broadcast-selected EFL matches have now been allocated for the period up to the FA Cup third round on the…
Minnesota Timberwolves finalize local broadcast deal with DAZN
One day after reports surfaced that London-based streaming platform DAZN was closing in on deals to secure local streaming rights for up to one-third of NBA teams this upcoming season, one of those deals has been finalized. The Minnesota…
Telemundo 51 Miami, Marlins Ink Deal for Spanish-Language Broadcasts
MIRAMAR, Fla. —NBCUniversal's Telemundo 51 Miami/WSCV has announced an agreement with the Miami Marlins that will make live Spanish-language coverage of Marlins games available for the first time on the station. Telemundo 51 will broadcast…
Connected TV And The Future Of Campaign Advertising
Kris Qiu, Cofounder and CEO at IQM. For decades, political advertisers have relied on a familiar playbook: Blanket the airwaves with linear television ads and trust that repetition would drive name recognition, persuasion and turnout. It was…
ABC Unleashes: Carr Wants a 'Media Industry Too Fearful of Official Reprisal to Report the News Freely'
In a scathingly-written regulatory filing posted on the Federal Communications Commission's website on Thursday, ABC's lawyers tore into Trump administration FCC head Brendan Carr for “attempted censorship” and accused Carr of helping…
New York Mets tap Novig as prediction market partner as MLB embraces new betting sector
Prediction markets are deepening their foothold in Major League Baseball. On Thursday, Novig, an up-and-coming trading platform, announced a multi-year deal with the New York Mets to become the team's exclusive prediction market partner. The Mets…
Man Utd vs Atletico Madrid: Prediction, kick-off, team news, h2h, odds
Manchester United take their pre-season tour of Europe to Sweden this weekend as they face Atletico Madrid. This is United's third summer friendly so far. They started with a 1-0 loss to Wrexham in Finland before beating Rosenborg 5-0 in Norway.
Radio advertising bucks flat UK media market trend
Radio advertising grew again in 2025 despite a largely flat market for traditional media, according to Ofcom's latest Media Nations report. The report shows UK radio advertising revenue increased by 1% year on year to £747 million, making it…
What the Timberwolves' new local media rights deal with DAZN means for fans
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Timberwolves reached a new local media rights deal with DAZN to distribute their games next season, addressing a pressing need after the collapse of FanDuel Sports Network. The five-year deal was announced…
News Corp plots future of tabloid chief
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In this week's On Background, News Corp eyes a bigger job for one of its tabloid chiefs, a former ABC executive lands a role with a billionaire…
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