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The FCC under Republican Chairman Brendan Carr has received much criticism since he acted to reinstate complaints against ABC, NBC and CBS that were dismissed under delegated authority by acting Bureau Chiefs in the waning days of the Rosenworcel Commission. Now, five former Commissioners — including the FCC Chairman prior to Jessica Rosenworcel — are asking Carr to end its probe of CBS.

The Media Financial Management Annual Conference will kick off its first full day of sessions with a welcome address from the head of the NAB. It's immediately followed by a keynote Chief Financial Officer panel presentation moderated by the Publisher/President of Streamline Publishing's RBR + TVBR and Radio Ink. 

First it was MAGNA. Now, WARC has decreased its global ad market growth forecast. And, it models three scenarios based on "differing severities of deterioration in underlying market conditions."

Discover dozens of recently introduced or pending new products

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“I messed up a speech once in front of my bosses, and I never want to go through that again,” a prominent client recently confessed to veteran public relations executive Rosemary Ravinal. "Public speaking just isn’t in my DNA." Here are some tips on how to weave public speaking into your comfort zone, and your soul.

The second-largest institutional investor in Saga Communications has formally withdrawn its nominees for election as directors to the company's board.  "The continued pursuit of our nominees would not be in the best interest of Gate City or the company’s shareholders at this time," Gate City says.

In December 2024, RBR+TVBR first shared the news that Forever Media, the Lynn Deppen-led radio station owner, was spinning a Lancaster, Pa., FM translator to the operator behind Word FM, a Christian-themed noncommercial entity. Now, a second deal has been struck between the two parties.

The Commission, as previously hinted by Chairman Brendan Carr, has launched an inquiry to explore commercial technologies that would complement the Global Positioning System (GPS).

"This is an encouraging sign that RFE/RL’s operations will be able to continue"

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The return of regular season Major League Baseball games to over-the-air television has captured many headlines in recent months. Now, TEGNA is cheering no less than three freshly minted deals bringing play-by-play action to fans through their broadcast properties.