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Study: 2026 Election Cycle to Hit Record $11.6 Billion Ad Spend
Spending will smash midterm record set in 2022 and even surpass 2024 presidential election cycle
NAB's LeGeyt Urges Congress to Limit NFL’s Antitrust Exemption
Exemption should apply “only to league-wide negotiations with media companies that will distribute games through broadcast television,’ he argues
Congress Proposes Zero Funding for Local Public Broadcasters’ Educational Programming
APTS says it is ‘hopeful’ funding for PBS’s ‘Ready to Learn’ program will eventually be restored
House Committee Report: NFL Has ‘Harmed Consumers and Misled Congress’
Report blasts the league’s strategy for selling media rights as a ‘special-interest antitrust exemption gone awry’
Cato: Broadcasters’ Public Interest Obligations Are Outdated and Need to Be Revised
FCC ‘The FCC does not need to micromanage spectrum, and it certainly does not need to use spectrum licenses as a lever for editorial control’
FCC Announces Tentative Agenda for June 25 Open Meeting
Votes on emergency alerting, the E-Rate program, 911 reliability, submarine cables and other issues are expected
Arkansas TV Will Continue to Air PBS Programming
Was to be first public station to drop its affilation but a successful fundraising drive reversed that decision
New York Cracks Down on AI Bots
Newly passed ‘New York Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act’ prohibits deceptive bots from accessing news sites
