What Does It Take to Deliver a 10-Terabit Live Stream Without Breaking?
Big Blue Marble reports that one World Cup match exceeded 10 Tbps for a European public-service broadcaster. Bandwidth is only the first measurement.
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TAG Blue Wants Every Engineer Looking at the Same Video Failure
TAG Video Systems is launching a cloud monitoring layer intended to give distributed operations teams a shared view of video-delivery problems.
Read MoreDon Francisco Returns—and Univision Rebuilds the Variety Show Across Three Platforms
GIGANTES con Don Francisco will put one heritage television format across Univision, ViX and social platforms beginning in October.
Read MoreX Ends Creator Revenue Sharing Monday—Independent Publishers Must Reapply
X will end Creator Revenue Sharing on September 7 and begin rolling out applications for Original Content Rewards on September 8.
Read MoreSupreme Court Keeps FCC Political-Ad-Rate Review Deadline on Hold
The Supreme Court grants a stay of the Fourth Circuit’s deadline for FCC action on political-ad-rate eligibility. The policy’s legality remains unresolved.
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FCC Asks Court to Dismiss Disney’s First Amendment Challenge Over ABC Licenses
The FCC wants Disney’s challenge to early reviews of eight ABC television-station licenses dismissed. Disney alleges retaliation; the commission says the case is premature and belongs in an appeals court.
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AM Radio Finally Gets Its House Vote—Here’s What Still Has to Happen
House leaders have scheduled a standalone vote on the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act for the week of September 14. A House vote is a major step, but the proposal is not yet law.
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NBC’s Dallas Station Replaces Syndicated Talk With a Podcast-Style Local Newscast
KXAS-TV is replacing the former Kelly Clarkson time period with an hour of locally produced news described as conversational and podcast-inspired. The station is also expanding its 6 p.m. newscast.
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The Wilson Pickett Deal Shows Why a Music Catalog Is No Longer Just Songs
Primary Wave’s partnership with Wilson Pickett’s estate covers both his publishing catalog and a share of his name, image and likeness rights—an increasingly important distinction in the age of digital replicas.
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Beyond the Silence Sensor: Telos Wants to Monitor Every Audio Path
Telos Alliance will demonstrate automated monitoring of signal health, formats, metadata, compliance and speech intelligibility across complex IP and cloud audio systems at IBC 2026.
Read MoreFCC Sets September 24 Regulatory-Fee Deadline—Payment Must Clear, Not Just Be Submitted
The FCC has set September 24 as the FY2026 regulatory-fee deadline. Broadcasters must allow enough time for electronic payments to clear and should verify every FRN, license and permit now.
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Wireless Microphones Need More Than Better Hardware—They Need Somewhere to Operate
North American and European broadcast groups are joining forces to defend the crowded spectrum needed for wireless microphones, cameras and remote-production links.
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The Podcast Is Becoming the Production Session—The Clips Are the Products
New Radiodays Asia examples show how video, standalone clips, integrated branded content and listener support can produce more value than a conventional audio episode alone.
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RCS Is Putting AI Inside Music Scheduling—What Decisions Will It Actually Make?
RCS will debut its RCSAI engine inside SelectorCloud at IBC, placing artificial intelligence directly in the workflow that governs radio rotations, repetition and music flow.
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The CD Isn’t Dead—It’s Becoming a Premium Fan Product
U.S. CD revenue rose 58.6% during the first half of 2026, but the opportunity for independent artists is in tested, limited direct-to-fan products—not speculative inventory.
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Suno’s New Legal Fight Is About Who Owns an Artist’s Identity
A new proposed class action against Suno asks whether an artist’s name, voice and identifiable style can be commercially imitated even when copyright ownership lies elsewhere.
Read MoreNAB Challenges FCC’s Proposed 72-Hour EAS Software Repair Deadline
By Radio News Now Staff The National Association of Broadcasters supports allowing software-based Emergency Alert System operation, but says the FCC’s proposed 72-hour deadline for repairing or replacing defective EAS software...
Read MoreAustralia’s ARIA Charts Exclude Wholly AI-Generated Recordings
By Radio News Now Staff Australia’s ARIA charts have made wholly AI-generated recordings ineligible while preserving eligibility for substantially human-made recordings that use generative AI in a supporting role. The rule took...
Read MoreAudacy Gives Creator Lab Podcasters Until November 1 to Move
By Radio News Now Staff Audacy will wind down Creator Lab on November 1, requiring podcasters hosted on the platform to prepare a migration and complete any necessary RSS redirects. Creator Lab combined free hosting,...
Read MoreFCC Raises FY2026 Regulatory Fees: What Radio Stations Need to Budget
By Radio News Now Staff The FCC adopted its fiscal-year 2026 regulatory-fee order on August 26, increasing the total amount the commission must collect to approximately $416.1 million from $390.2 million in FY2025. The exact...
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