Everyone seems to be in the mood to merge—on both sides of the pond. Comcast announced a $2.13 billion deal Monday that will see its U.K. media and connectivity company Sky acquire the country’s biggest commercial broadcaster ITV. Read More
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World Cup Heats Up Fox, Telemundo
The summer of soccer has swept the U.S., Canada, Mexico and beyond. Read More
Mountain West, Pac-12 Kick Off New Eras
College athletics and the media industry are both in the middle of seismic shifts, and the two are colliding in ways that are forcing conferences and their member institutions to rethink how they reach fans and generate revenue. Read More
FCC to Vote on C-Band Auction Rules
CTIA was thrilled Tuesday with FCC Chair Brendan Carr’s announcement that the agency will vote July 22 on an order to auction 160 MHz of spectrum in the Upper C-Band (3.98-4.14 GHz) next year that’s expected to raise billions of dollars. Read More
CFX Download: The Biggest Surprises of the Year So Far
The first half of the year has flown by and CFX Download is looking back at the biggest industry surprises of 2026 so far. Read More
Dissecting the FCC’s C-Band Draft Order
As promised, the FCC published the draft item for its proposed C-band auction rules Wednesday. Read More
O’Rielly: States Will Lose on Prediction Markets
For old tech policy veterans, the ongoing knife fight over how best to regulate prediction markets should trigger memories of near-identical struggles over states’ ability to call the shots in other contexts. Read More
Dish DBS, Dish Wireless Enter Prepackaged Bankruptcy
As expected, EchoStar’s pay TV unit Dish DBS and subsidiary Dish Wireless filed a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan that would enact a previously announced Restructuring Support Agreement to pay back $8.8 billion to creditors. Read More
BEAD Hearing a Tennis Match of Blame
Tuesday’s House Commerce hearing on NTIA oversight was a bit like watching a tennis match at Wimbledon. Read More
SCOTUS Upholds Trump FTC Firing. Is the FCC Next?
We’re days away from America’s 250th Independence Day, but a Supreme Court ruling meant numerous agencies are no longer independent from the Oval Office. 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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