Mergers & Acquisitions

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Cineverse Acquires Giant Worldwide

By George Winslow published

Media service provider used by major Hollywood studios, streamers will be integrated into Cineverse’s Matchpoint platform

Streaming
Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery Rejects Latest Paramount Offer

By George Winslow published

Business Board concluded that the offer ‘remains inferior’ to proposed Netflix deal and includes risky levels of debt

Business
Versant

Comcast’s Versant Spinoff Goes Public

By George Winslow published

Shares in much-anticipated cable spinoff declined on first day of Nasdaq trading

Business
Signage is displayed outside Tegna Inc. headquarters in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, March, 13, 2020. Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna in a deal that values the TV station owner at $8.5 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the situation. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Opponents Urge FCC to Reject Nexstar-Tegna Takeover

By George Winslow published

Business Unions, Free Press, Echostar, DirecTV, Circle City, pay TV groups and others say deal is not in the public interest, would violate ownership caps

Business
NAB Show New York show floor in 2024

TV Tech's Most Popular Stories of 2025

By George Winslow published

Many highlight regulatory, NextGen TV, business trends that will be important in 2026 and beyond

Business
Warner Bros. Discovery signage at Turner in Atlanta

Netflix, WBD and the Depressing Inevitability of Scale

By Ian Sharpe published

INSIGHT From an industry point of view, this merger is simply a confirmation that the mad dash of the last decade is over

INSIGHT
Gray Television

Gray Media to Acquire WBBJ from Bahakel Communications

By George Winslow published

The deal for Jackson, Tenn. ABC affiliate is expected to close in Q1 2026

Broadcast
Brendan Carr, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), during a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee oversight hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. This is the first Senate Commerce oversight hearing with all FCC commissioners present since 2020. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

FCC’s Brendan Carr Stands Up for His Policies at Senate Hearing

By Randy J. Stine published

Chairman also says agency is not independent

Regulatory & Legal
Warner Bros. Discovery

Warner Bros. Discovery Tells Shareholders to Reject Paramount Bid

By George Winslow published

The board unanimously rebuffed the offer as “inferior” to the deal it accepted from Netflix

Business
Anna Gomez, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), from left, Brendan Carr, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Olivia Trusty, commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), during an open commission meeting at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. The commission voted Tuesday to seek public comment on whether to revoke a rule that bars a single company from owning more than two stations in a local market and another that prevents the major broadcast networks from combining. Photographer: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Broadcasters Mark Momentous Year of Challenges Amid Viewing Fragmentation

By Gary Arlen published

Easing ownership rules, NextGen TV progress and AI’s impact highlight busy period

Broadcast
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