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He was widely known as the head of Birach Broadcasting Corp. and a collection of multicultural, ethnic radio stations found in a variety of markets. Now, many across the radio industry and the Serbian Orthodox community of greater Detroit are paying their respects to Sima Birach, who has died at the age of 86.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has formally asked a federal judge to deny NPR’s request for a preliminary injunction and summary judgment, claiming the public radio organization’s claims are “at sharp odds with the record.”

The new deal will allow Veritone to collaborate with Skyview’s sales leadership team on the VeriAds offering, which provides Veritone’s broadcast customers opportunities to generate new, incremental advertising revenue with reduced operational support.

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DuJuan McCoy's Circle City Broadcasting is poised to grow beyond the pair of properties it has owned for six years with a just-announced deal for Indianapolis' ABC affiliate. It's a station that The E.W. Scripps Co. acquired in a multi-station deal exactly 14 years ago.

Human authenticity and transparency around AI usage will be key moving forward

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A Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that seeks comment on rule changes designed to support the nation's ongoing transition to ATSC 3.0 digital broadcast signals, which power NEXTGEN TV, has gotten an affirmative nod to proceed from all three of the FCC's Commissioners. 

Mike Wright is tapped for the role

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A growing philosophical split is emerging at the FCC over the scope of its authority and the definition of “public interest” in modern broadcasting, and both NPR and PBS Member stations are in the Carr Commission's crosshairs. This generated warnings from Anna Gómez, as Brendan Carr justified the investigations.

As of today, paperwork needed for FCC approval of the proposed blockbuster sale of TEGNA to Nexstar Media Group hasn't yet been filed, and any regulatory OK of the deal isn't expected until 2026, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has shared.