An MMTC panel featuring former FCC commissioners Thursday couldn’t have been more timely, coming shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Trump v. Slaughter decision allowing the president to fire members of historically independent agencies. Read More
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Consumer Cellular’s Retail Rise
Consumer Cellular CEO Ed Evans has a word for what happens to his company’s business when AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon raises fees, changes a plan or rolls out a policy that frustrates customers: wind. Read More
From Summit to Fly-Ins for ACA Connects
It’s the end of an era, with ACA Connects moving away from its annual Summit in Washington, D.C., after more than 25 years. Read More
Comcast’s Sky-ITV Deal Adds to U.K. Merger Plate
Everyone seems to be in the mood to merge—on both sides of the pond. Comcast announced a $2.13 billion deal that will see its U.K. media and connectivity company Sky acquire the country’s biggest commercial broadcaster ITV. Read More
Now Open: Most Powerful Women Nominations
Entries for the 2026 CFX Most Powerful Women Awards are now available. Read More
Nexstar-Tenga Merger Court Battle Latest
A California judge has set July 6, 2027, as the trial date for 13 state AGs and DirecTV ’s challenge of Nexstar and Tegna ’s $6.2 billion merger. A scheduling doc Thursday estimates a trial length of 15 Read More
O’Rielly’s TMT Whiteboard: A Tattered FCC Enforcement Process
For all intents and purposes, the FCC took a major hit this year. Read More
CPUC’s Charter-Cox Merger Conditions
The California Public Utilities Commission's ALJ and Commissioner Matthew Baker issued two separate proposed decisions approving the Charter-Cox merger Thursday. Read More
Disney’s Sling Lawsuit Deadline
A federal court in New York has given Disney until Monday to confirm whether or not it agrees that its case against Dish Network ’s Sling TV flexible streaming passes should be stayed in light of Dish DBS Read More
Guest Column: Why The Independent Show Matters Now
The future of independent broadband will not be defined by who can imagine the most change. It will be defined by who can make change easier to execute. Read More
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Current Issue: June 2026
CFX Sports Issue
In this issue:
Hundreds of sports media, marketing and technology executives gathered in New York City on June 4 for the 2026 Cynopsis Sports Awards & Top Women in Sports Gala, celebrating the people, organizations and innovations shaping the future of sports media.
The evening honored excellence across content, distribution, fan engagement, brand strategy, data, technology and executive leadership, while recognizing an extraordinary class of Top Women in Sports honorees driving innovation across the industry.
To further celebrate this year’s winners and honorees, sister publication CFX dedicated its June Sports Issue to the leaders, teams and innovations breaking down barriers between fans and the sports they love. The issue features exclusive Luminary profiles of NBCUniversal, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) and Stanley 1913, along with a special Top Women in Sports feature spotlighting the executives reshaping media rights, sponsorships and storytelling across the sports ecosystem.
Explore the winners and honorees below, or read the full CFX Sports Issue to learn how they’re changing the game for fans, brands and the future of sports media.
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