The latest in:
Block Communications
-
Premium Content
10/16/2024
Majority Tells FCC to Cool Rules on AI in Political Ads
The FCC’s request for comment on rules that would require broadcasters and cable operators to ask political advertisers about the use of AI in their advertisements drew the eyes of many, and a number of stakeholders submitted reply comments this week reiterating concerns over such a broad set of rules going into effect.
-
Premium Content
08/29/2024
Moody’s Down on Block
Moody’s downgraded its Corporate Family Rating for Block Communications, parent company of Buckeye Broadband, to B2 from B1 with an overall negative outlook. It also downgraded the senior secured first lien bank credit facilities to Ba2 from Ba1 and the senior unsecured notes to B3 from B2.
-
Premium Content
-
Premium Content
05/13/2024
Allan Block Sues Company, Family Over Attempted Sales
Block Communications CEO/Chair Allan Block has filed a suit against the company and a number of his family members, filing a motion for a preliminary injunction Wednesday in Ohio’s Lucas County Common Pleas Court that would prevent his family from selling Buckeye Broadband and other businesses owned by the parent company.
-
Premium Content
01/24/2024
Getting in the Zone
Block Communications acquired the intellectual property and assets of Zone·tv from ES3.
-
Premium Content
07/11/2023
Blade Supports Petition to Deny Fox Station Renewal
The Toledo Blade has come out in support of Media and Democracy Project’s FCC petition to deny the renewal of Fox’s broadcast license for its Philadelphia station. The group is making the push, alleging that senior management of Fox Corp. manipulated its audience by knowingly broadcasting false news about the 2020 election.