Debt and Declining Pay-TV Viewership Constrain Nexstar's Growth
Nexstar generates more than half of its total sales from retransmission revenue—the fees it receives from pay-TV distributors to broadcast its stations. Retransmission revenue has grown rapidly over ...
Bezos's Washington Post 'bends the knee' again amid Trump's war on mainstream media
Like Elon Musk's trashing of Twitter, turning once-trusted outlets into instruments of propaganda will have two main beneficiaries: President Donald Trump and the tech billionaires looking for ...
Industry Headwinds Remain for Sinclair Despite Breathing Room From Debt Refinancing
Like many station owners, Sinclair will be forced to dedicate most of its cash flow to repaying debt in support of the firm’s financial health. While that will be the most prudent use of any of ...
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This Verizon customer used a simple trick to get a big monthly rate discount, and so could you
accepted it, but told the rep that wasn't enough to get them to drop their FCC complaint. The negotiation continued ... Now let's see how many of you will gather the courage (and find the time) to ...
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SpaceX Rivals Urge FCC to Reject 'Anticompetitive' Starlink Upgrades
Several satellite companies—including EchoStar, Viasat, and Globalstar—argue that proposed Starlink upgrades are 'a serious ...
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FCC’s Brendan Carr orders probe into Comcast’s DEI policies
On Tuesday, Carr warned Comcast CEO Brian Roberts that the FCC will be looking into whether the cable giant — which owns NBCUniversal — is breaking federal law, specifically the Equal ...
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FCC head seeks investigation of NBCUniversal over DEI efforts
The FCC chairman said the inclusion efforts amount to discrimination. The head of the Federal Communications Commission said he is seeking an investigation of NBCUniversal and its parent company ...
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FCC chair brings receipts on Biden admin’s ‘expertise in incompetence’ in blistering message to Buttigieg
and the president subsequently appointing the Republican FCC commissioner as chair of the government agency. "In 2021, the Biden Administration got $42.45 billion from Congress to deploy high ...
Los Angeles Times28d
FCC launches effort to ‘root out’ DEI programs, beginning with Comcast
The Philadelphia cable and television giant said in a statement that it would be “cooperating with the FCC to answer their questions.” The move comes less than a month after FCC Chairman ...
The Hill27d
Trump’s FCC probing Comcast, NBC over DEI policies
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is planning to open an investigation into Comcast, the parent company of NBCUniversal, over its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.
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FCC launches probe into NBC News parent Comcast ‘to root out invidious forms of DEI discrimination’
Federal Communication Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr has opened an investigation into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practices at Comcast and NBCUniversal. Carr wants to ensure ...