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The National Association of Broadcasters has returned its annual show to Las Vegas after a two-year absence due to Covid, again bringing together tens of thousands of station and technology executives to the sprawling convention center. Curtis LeGeyt, who became president and CEO of NAB early this year, told the…

The National Association of Broadcasters is calling on stations to stop carrying any state-sponsored Russian programming, citing the invasion of Ukraine. The move comes as distributors are under some pressure to remove Russian programming from their lineups. More Stories On Russia-Ukraine Conflict “While the First…

The National Association of Broadcasters is ushering in a new era, with former exec Curtis LeGeyt replacing former Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith as president and CEO. Smith, who served two terms as a Republican in the Senate, had guided the major lobbying organization for 12 years. He has shifted to an advisory and…

The National Association of Broadcasters has announced the results of the 2021 NAB Radio and Television Board elections. The two-year terms of the elected board members will begin in June 2021. NAB is the advocacy association for America’s broadcasters. NAB advances radio and television interests in legislative…

Gordon Smith said on Wednesday that he is stepping down as president and CEO of the National Association of Broadcasters at the end of the year. He’ll be succeeded by the trade association’s chief operating officer, Curtis LeGeyt. Smith, who has led NAB since 2009, will continue in an advisory and advocacy role…

The National Association of Broadcasters has pushed its annual convention in Las Vegas from its usual April slot to October 2021. The new dates will be October 9-13. Given its scale, with tens of thousands of attendees coming from around the world, there are a host of travel and logistics concerns in mounting the…

Trade groups representing local newspapers and broadcasters are seeking provisions in the next coronavirus relief legislation that would provide a lifeline to struggling outlets amid a drop in advertising revenue. The groups — including the News Media Alliance, National Association of Broadcasters, the National…

NAB CEO Gordon Smith announced Friday that the 2020 Las Vegas show will take place in virtual form in April as a digital offering called NAB Show Express and that preparations are underway to enhance the NAB Show New York later this year. In response to today’s announcement, Tim Shoulder, the President of Grass Valley…

Executive producer/writer Chuck Lorre, the creative force behind hit comedies such as The Big Bang Theory, Mom, Mike & Molly and Two And A Half Men, will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The honor will be bestowed upon Lorre at the NAB Show Television Luncheon on Monday, April 18 in Las Vegas. "An…

The legal friction between the industry lobby group and the FCC continues. Now the National Association of Broadcasters has taken the federal regulator to court over its plan to auction off some of the airwaves next year. Essentially, the NAB have petitioned the D.C. District Court of Appeals over the FCC's blueprint…

The broadcast industry lobby group told the U.S. Court of Appeals in DC that the FCC had no basis for deciding in March to block a station from selling ads for others in the same market. As a result it allegedly was “arbitrary, capricious, and an abuse of discretion” as well as illegal. The 3-2 party line vote on Chair…

In this week's podcast, Deadline’s executive editor David Lieberman and host David Bloom untangle the latest twists in the giant Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger proposal, as a Senate committee grills Comcast's “Jedi Master” of a chief lobbyist and Charter prepares a challenge at the TWC annual meeting. The Davids…