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Paramount communications exec David Bittler resigns
David Bittler, a 25-year communications executive with Paramount and its predecessor Viacom, is leaving the company.
AT&T acquires spectrum licenses from Echostar amid FCC pressure
AT&T will buy $23 billion in spectrum from Echostar after FCC pressure, expanding its 5G reach while Echostar leans on AT&T for Boost Mobile service.
Free Press columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon to host NewsNation show
NewsNation will launch a new weekend program hosted by author and columnist Batya Ungar-Sargon next month.
Judge questions Kari Lake’s efforts to dismantle Voice of America
A federal judge overseeing lawsuits against Lake has ordered her to testify under oath.
CNN exec Javier Morgado joins TEGNA as VP of Content
Local television broadcaster TEGNA has hired a long-time CNN executive to serve as its new Vice President of Content
Future Today partners with Anoki, Magnite for CTV contextualized targting
Future Today has partnered with contextual advertising company Anoki and sell-side platform Magnite to bring scene-level contextual targeting to its CTV footprint.
Sinclair adds Taylor Murray to The National News Desk
Sinclair, Inc. has added journalist Taylor Murray to the anchor team at The National News Desk (TND), the broadcaster announced on Monday.
YouTube TV may pull Fox News, Fox Sports over fees
YouTube TV is warning customers that it may be forced to drop Fox-owned broadcast channels and cable networks by the middle of this week.
FCC should exempt small TV stations from NextGen TV rules, group says
The LPTV Broadcasters Association told the FCC that a mandatory ATSC 3.0 transition could force small stations off the air due to prohibitive costs.
Judge awards TV meteorologist $826,000 in discrimination case
Meredith Corporation, the owner of KMOV-TV, ordered to pay ex-meteorologist Meghan Danahey $826,000 after a judge ruled her firing was discriminatory and retaliatory.
Comcast says FCC should reject “two-tier” TV station ownership proposal
The NBC Universal owner said the federal agency should not impose separate ownership rules for networks and independent station groups.
Trump suggests pulling broadcast licenses of NBC, ABC stations
Trump complains that ABC News and NBC News regularly publish "bad stories" about him, and suggested the networks lose their local TV licenses.