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May 29
- CBS Sports Inks U.S. Rights Deal for Barclays Women’s Super League
- IAB Tech Lab Releases Guidance for Managing AI Crawlers and Bots
- NAB Announces 2026 Board Election Results
- NAB Asks FCC to Shift Regulatory Fee Burden to Big Tech, Broadband
- Ampere: U.S. Drives Record $6 Billion in Revenue for 2026 World Cup
- ABC Blasts FCC Early Renewal Demand as ‘Unconstitutional Retaliation’
- TV Pharma Ads Are Getting Longer, VAB Says
May 28
- Study: YouTube Leads Global Streaming Ad Growth
- Sinclair and AMP Sports to Launch ‘Style of Play’ Podcast
- Roku Unveils Redesigned TV Home Screen
- FCC Reminds Broadcasters of Their Public Interest Obligations
- Will Must-Carry Make It to NextGen TV?
- Big Blue Marble Advances 5G Broadcast
- Calrec Scales ImPulseV to Expand Choice in Virtualized Audio Workflows
May 27
- ITV Studios Deploys Cuez Live Production Platform
- AudioShake Launches Copyright Compliance System
- Study: Average Time Between Seasons for Original Streaming Series Doubles
- Amazon MGM Studios, AWS Launch GenAI Creators’ Fund
- MPA, NAB and NCTA Defend TV’s Parental Ratings System to FCC
- Brightcove Adds New Features to Its AI Suite for Video Advertising
- ATSC to Gather in Washington Next Week for Annual Meeting
May 26
- HDR10+ Technologies to Launch Eclipsa Video Certification Program
- Cobalt Digital to Showcase End-to-End IPMX Ecosystem at InfoComm 2026
- Free Press Argues FCC Lacks Authority to Regulate Children's Programming Ratings
- MagentaTV to Operate Entire FIFA World Cup Production Chain in HDR
- Telestream Taps Company Vet Benjamin Desbois as CEO
- Tegna Names Patrick Paolini as CEO
- Gravity Media Expands Into Creative Services With New Agency
- MPA Urges FCC Not to Reclassify vMVPDs
- Brian Gross Joins ASG’s Audio Team as Account Manager
- Roku Expands Premium Subscriptions With Fox One
- Matrox Video Marks 50 Year Milestone
May 22
- FCC Seeks Public Comments on ‘The View’ as a ‘Bona Fide’ News Show
- Spectrum Launches Ultra-Low Latency Internet
- Nexstar to 9th Circuit: Blocking Tegna Deal Causes ‘Severe Harm’
- Lawo to Showcase Edge One, Efficient IP Workflows at InfoComm 2026
- New CIMM Paper Urges Industry to Rethink How Media Is Evaluated
- Hearst Television Promotes Andrea Stahlman to President, GM of WLKY-TV
- Gray Media Names New Station General Managers
- Fox Commits $500,000 to FIFA World Cup 2026 Community Impact Initiatives
- FCC Votes to Update Disaster Information Reporting System
May 21
- Torneos Upgrades Multichannel Playout with Imagine’s Versio
- Ross Video to Invest C$122.5 Million to Expand Manufacturing and R&D
- Fuse Media Taps iSpot as Official Measurement Provider for Fast and CTV Inventory
- Study: Sports Content Is Fastest-Growing Portion of Top Global SVOD Catalogs
- NAB Show Makes 200+ Sessions Available on Demand
- Study: AI Labeling Does Not Hurt Video Ad Performance
- Apple TV to Capture MLS Game Entirely on iPhone 17 Pro
- Chyron Launches PRIME Scorebug
- Study: Nearly Half of U.S. Viewers Watch Video With Captions
May 20
- Viant and Ad Fontes Media Launch New Ad Tools for CTV News Inventory
- Meteo Consult and La Chaîne Météo Select Actus Digital for Broadcast Compliance and Archiving Workflows
- Spectrum Launches New California News Networks
- DirecTV Asks FCC to Block Scripps’ INYO Acquisition
- Mark Aitken to Receive 2026 ATSC Mark Richer Industry Leadership Medal
- GatesAir Supports Successful ATSC 3.0 Direct-to-Mobile Trial in India
- Budgets Are Now the Top Consideration for Buying a Streaming Service
May 19
- Globecast Modernizes Singapore Operations With Major Facility Renovation
- Public-Interest Groups Urge D.C. Circuit to Halt Nexstar/Tegna Merger
- Roku Introduces `Creator' Hub
- Amazon, Netflix and Google to Capture Half of CTV Ad Market by 2030
- DSPolitical and FreeWheel Partner on Political CTV Ads
- NEP Group Rolls Out Two New Mobile Production Units In U.S.
- New ‘Top Gun’ In-Car Camera To Bring Cinematic Feel To Fox Sports Indy 500 Production
- Media Links To Showcase Xscend-DataMiner xOps Integration At Singapore EXPO
May 18
- NFL Pushes Back Against Critics of Games on Streaming
- Viamedia Introduces a New Geographic Intelligence Layer
- Three Standards Bodies Sign MOU On ATSC 3.0 Development Cooperation
- Tubi Launches 2026 FIFA World Cup Fox Hub
- Publicis Groupe to Buy LiveRamp for $2.2 Billion
May 15
- Rise AV Launches Second Year of UK Elevate Program
- AIMS to Offer IPMX Education at InfoComm 2026
- Tower Family Foundation Passes $3.5 Million Milestone
- Analysts: `Streaming Is Actually Lowering the Cost of Watching the NFL’
- Spectrum TV Adds Free Access to Discovery+
- Scripps Completes Station Swaps with Gray Media
May 14
- Upfronts: WBD Expands Advanced Ad Capabilities and AI Ad Tech
- Study: Data and Measurement Problems Reduce CTV Ad Budgets
- Gray Media Names Joanie Vasiliadis SVP of Transformation
- ARRI Expands Management Board
- IAB Releases Campaign Data Standards 1.0 for Public Comment
- CBS LA, Los Angeles Rams Ink New TV Deal
- Is This the Year for Agentic AI’s Breakout in Broadcast?
May 13
- Scripps Seals Local Broadcast Deal with Detroit Pistons
- Netflix Expands NFL Deal to Five Games
- LABF Awards Four 2026 Preservation Grants
- NABLF to Honor Kidde With Corporate Leadership Award
- Cloudbass Taps dB Broadcast, Grass Valley for New IP-based OB Trucks for Sports
- Study: Downstream Fiber Usage Outpaces Cable Broadband
- Parks: Tubi, Roku Channel Are Top U.S. FAST Platforms
May 12
- Nexstar Names Elizabeth Ryder EVP, General Counsel
- FCC Releases Updates to TVStudy Software
- Amagi Announces Major Enhancements To CLOUDPORT
- Study: Free Streaming Emerges as TV’s New Normal
- CBS Boston to Air CCBL Baseball
- Pearl TV's Anne Schelle Discusses NextGen TV Converter Box Program Progress
- CNN Pushes Into Lifestyle Products with ‘CNN Weather’ App Launch
- LPTV Broadcasters Association Urges Carr to Approve 5G for Broadcast
May 11
- Austrian Broadcaster Selects Lawo, SLG Broadcast for Studio Upgrade
- Roku to Stream Inaugural Enhanced Games in North America
- Congress Urged to Protect Live Sports on Broadcast TV
- American Television Alliance Urges FCC To Close ‘Affiliation-Swap' Loopholes
- G&D and CT Square Launch New Joint Venture in India
- Vizrt Named Official Technical Supplier for 2026 Eurovision Song Contest
- Gray Media Advances James Fitch to Senior VP, News Services
- CBS Sacramento Debuts New AR/VR Studio
- Report: Broadcast Employment Hard Hit by AI
- Louis Libin Preps for the World Cup’s Spectrum Crunch
May 8
- Playmetrics Acquires SportsEngine From Versant
- New Nielsen Report Shows How Asian and Asian-American Content Has Gone Mainstream
- Riedel Named Official Connectivity Provider of 2026 Commonwealth Games
- Celebrating a TV Legend: Sir David Attenborough
- ABC Accuses FCC of Threatening to ‘Chill Critical Protected Speech’
- G&D KVM-Over-IP Plugin for Netgear AV Simplifies Deployments
May 7
- Senate Dems Blast FCC’s Disney Probe as ‘Egregious Abuse of Power’
- Gayle Benson To Receive NAB Leadership Foundation Leadership Award
- FCC Approves TV Station License Transfers from Block and Sagamore Hill to Gray
- U.K. Military Broadcaster Taps Synamedia for Digital Platform
- Report: Rise of Video Podcasts Prompts Hybrid Approach
- Nexstar Reports Record Q1 Revenue
- IAB Tech Lab Introduces Standardized Signals For CTV Ad Portfolio
- World Skills Café to Address Industry’s ‘Talent Crisis’ at IBC2026
- Convergence is Now ‘Established Reality,’ Says NAB 2026 Report
May 6
- Carr Announces FCC Staff Promotions
- FCC Urges Appeals Court to Toss Challenges to Nexstar-Tegna Deal
- CNN Founder Ted Turner Dies at 87
- MUBI Migrates VOD Encoding to Bitmovin’s Managed Cloud Solution
- Amagi Launches ‘In-Content Ads’ to Attract More CTV Advertisers
- Riedel Ups Marc Engroff to CFO, Shifts Frank Eischet to Group COO
- Mavis Launches Mavis Studio iPad For Media Production
- NAB Launches Weekly Podcast on Local Broadcast Policy
May 5
- FCC’s Anna Gomez Urges Rigorous Review of Paramount-WBD Merger
- FCC Designates Broadcast Auxiliary Service Frequency Coordinator for FIFA World Cup 2026
- Zeiss Launches CinCraft LensCore
- ARRI Introduces Omnibar LED Linear Fixture
- France Télévisions Continues ST 2110 Migration with Imagine’s SNP-XS
- Limecraft Unveils Updated Cloud-Based TV Production, Media Management Solution
- CIMM, TVB Release Local TV Currency Measurement Guidelines
- Dang Ly Joins Operative as Chief Product Officer
- ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Is First Movie to Reach 1 Billion Viewing Hours
- Nielsen: Co-Viewing Pilot Delivers +4% Average Increase in Total Viewers
May 4
- Gray Media Closes Purchase of 10 Allen Media Group Stations
- U.S. Court Upholds Some Patents in LG ATSC 3.0 Infringement Case
- NBC Sports’ NBA Playoff Viewership Up 58%
- Study: Paramount-WBD Deal Signals New Era of Streaming Scale
- SAG-AFTRA, Studios Reach Tentative Agreement
May 1
- Gravity Media Taps Custom Consoles for Work on Production Center
- NABLF Announces 2026 Broadcast Leadership Training Award Winners
- Sinclair Remains Bullish on Station M&A
- FCC Releases Tentative Agenda for May Open Meeting
- Analysts: ‘Hollywood’s Vertical Video Strategy Is Dead Wrong’
- Broadcaster Draper Media Names Bill Vernon President
- Translator Conference to Focus on Broadcasters' Current ATSC 1.0-3.0 Hybrid World
- UPDATED: Republican AGs Join Nexstar-Tegna Antitrust Suit