NAB strengthened its lobbying bench, tapping Mike Mullen as dir, govt relations. Mullen served as sr legislative assist to Rep Mike Doyle (D-PA), with a focus on the DTV transition and SHVIA. Meanwhile, retired NAB chief Fast Eddie Fritts told well-wishers to keep an eye out for creation of The Fritts Group LLC. — Cox promoted Bob Redella to vp, dev. — Fox Sports tapped Gatorade exec Chris Caldwell for the new post of vp, client marketing. — Nicole Zussman transfers her vp, HR title at WWE to YES Net. — Sarah Trahern was upped to svp, programming, GAC. — Starz promoted Andrew Nigolian and Christine Carrier to svp, affiliate sales & marketing.

The Daily

Subscribe
Thursday–July 9

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 the Full Issue
The Skinny is delivered on Tuesday and focuses on the cable profession. You'll stay in the know on the headlines, topics and special issues you value most. Sign Up

Calendar

Jul 17
2026 Top Ops Awards Top Ops Awards Entry Deadline
Nov 3
2026 Most Powerful Women Awards 2026 Most Powerful Women Awards
Full Calendar

Jobs

Seeking an INDUSTRY JOB or hiring for one?
VIEW JOBS

In conjunction with our sister brand, Cynopsis, we are offering hiring managers a deep pool of media-savvy, skilled candidates at a range of experience levels and sectors. The result will be an even more robust industry job board, to help both employers and job seekers.

Contact us at marketing@cynopsis.com, for more information about posting a job on the website and our Jobs newsletter, sent twice weekly to 85,000 media professionals.