EARNINGS REPORT
Nexstar grabs $1.34 billion in revenue during Q1, CEO touts TEGNA deal
Nexstar Media Group worked to impress Wall Street by pointing to the prowess of its $6.2 billion merger with TEGNA during the company’s Q1 report on Thursday.
IAB: U.S. video ad buys expected to exceed $81 billion in 2026
Digital video is expected to account for more than 60 percent of total TV and video ad spending for the first time.
Special Coverage: Media Earnings
Optimum posts wider loss during Q1, mobile grows
Optimum reported lower overall revenue during Q1 as ongoing broadband and video losses offset gains in its wireless business.
Streaming News
Sky Italia seeks damages from DAZN-TIM soccer deal
Comcast’s Sky Italia has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Telecom Italia and DAZN of violating local laws there.
Policy & Law
Sky Italia seeks damages from DAZN-TIM soccer deal
Comcast’s Sky Italia has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Telecom Italia and DAZN of violating local laws there.
Radio & Television News
FCC commissioners could retroactively deny Nexstar-TEGNA deal
In a letter to lawmakers, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the Media Bureau’s approval of Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA is not a final decision.
Sports Desk
Sky Italia seeks damages from DAZN-TIM soccer deal
Comcast’s Sky Italia has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Telecom Italia and DAZN of violating local laws there.
Advertising & Data
IAB: U.S. video ad buys expected to exceed $81 billion in 2026
Digital video is expected to account for more than 60 percent of total TV and video ad spending for the first time.
Special Coverage: NextGen TV
Appeals court sides against LG in NextGen TV patents lawsuit
The patent issue involving LG comes as federal regulators consider a nationwide transition to NextGen TV by the end of the decade.
Europe & UK
Sky Italia seeks damages from DAZN-TIM soccer deal
Comcast’s Sky Italia has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Telecom Italia and DAZN of violating local laws there.
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