Senate LDA data Updated quarterly Lobbying disclosures

Media (information/publishing) Lobbying

A thinner Senate LDA book on Media (information/publishing): fewer registrants file on this code, but each disclosure still names bills, agencies, and in-house lobbyists.

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The verdict

PlainInfluence tracks $16.9M in itemized Media (information/publishing) lobbying disclosures across 59 filers, among them META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES, COMCAST CORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS, ranking #64 of 79 tracked issues by spend.

#64
of 79 issues by spend
$16.9M
tracked Media (information/publishing) lobbying
59
organizations lobbying
$287K
average per filer

Issue code: MIA · 59 organizations lobbying on this issue

Total Lobbying Spend
$16.9M
Organizations
59

Media (information/publishing) filing shape

Only 59 organizations filed on Media (information/publishing) (MIA) in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set where a handful of names dominate the disclosure stream.

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES leads this issue's filer table with $44.0M in all-issue lobbying; filings remain spread across 10 named organizations rather than collapsing into one registrant.

With fewer filers on Media (information/publishing), each quarterly disclosure carries more weight, and a small shift in registrant count can change the visible lobbying picture quickly.

Top Spenders

Rank Organization Total Lobbying
#1 META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES $44.0M
#2 COMCAST CORPORATION $36.1M
#3 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS $27.2M
#4 FOX CORPORATION $11.6M
#5 CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION $10.1M
#6 PARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATION $9.9M
#7 DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC $7.1M
#8 DIRECTV, LLC $5.0M
#9 APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $5.0M
#10 META PLATFORMS, INC. $4.9M
#11 NEWS MEDIA ALLIANCE $4.6M
#12 ADOBE INC $4.4M
#13 NEWS CORPORATION $3.4M
#14 AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY $3.2M
#15 ETSY $3.1M
#16 TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITED $2.3M
#17 ROKU INC. $2.3M
#18 X CORP. (FORMERLY TWITTER, INC.) $1.9M
#19 TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. (FKA UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS INC.) $1.7M
#20 HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA $1.6M
#21 YAHOO INC. AND VAR. SUBS/AFFILIATES $1.4M
#22 LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION $1.4M
#23 NEWSMAX $1.2M
#24 VERIZON $1.2M
#25 DIGITAL CONTENT NEXT $1.1M
#26 NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES $1.0M
#27 SPOTIFY $740K
#28 TELEVISAUNIVISION, INC. $670K
#29 WAU HOLLAND STIFTUNG $600K
#30 THOMSON REUTERS $600K
#31 HDNET LLC $570K
#32 PARAMOUNT GLOBAL (FORMERLY VIACOMCBS) $560K
#33 AMERICANO MEDIA GROUP LLC $520K
#34 YAHOO INC, AND VAR. SUBS/AFFILIATES (FKA COLLEGE PARENT, L.P. DBA "YAHOO") $480K
#35 BUMBLE TRADING LLC $400K
#36 AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION $400K
#37 GEOBROADCAST SOLUTIONS, LLC $350K
#38 ADVANCE PUBLICATIONS $340K
#39 NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION $300K
#40 AMERICAN ECONOMIC LIBERTIES PROJECT $280K
#41 PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE $280K
#42 PINK MEDIA GROUP DOO BEOGRAD $270K
#43 UP ENTERTAINMENT LLC $260K
#44 THE INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS $237K
#45 AXEL SPRINGER $195K
#46 FRONTIERS OPEN SCIENCE INC. $170K
#47 NETEASE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION $150K
#48 AMERICA'S NEWSPAPERS $131K
#49 PINK MEDIA GROUP $100K
#50 GLADE BROOK CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC $80K

Registrant concentration on Media (information/publishing)

Named filers on MIA, ranked by all-issue lobbying total because the filer count is small.

META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VAR…$44.0MCOMCAST CORPORATION$36.1MNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROA…$27.2MFOX CORPORATION$11.6MCONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIAT…$10.1MPARAMOUNT SKYDANCE CORPORATI…$9.9MDISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$7.1MDIRECTV, LLC$5.0M
All-issue lobbying total among filers on Media (information/publishing) · official public datasets

Source: U.S. Senate Office of Public Records, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings LD-2 quarterly lobbying disclosure filings (issue codes, registrants, expenditures) · 2024 Aggregated from quarterly LD-2 filings for issue code MIA; covers 59 registered organizations across the 2023-2024 reporting period. Data current as of August 2026.

Questions on this issue code

How much is spent lobbying on Media (information/publishing)?
$16.9M was reported on Media (information/publishing) (MIA) by 59 organizations in 2023-2024 Senate LDA filings. META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES is the top named filer on this code.
Who are the biggest spenders on Media (information/publishing) lobbying?
Top filers on Media (information/publishing) include META PLATFORMS, INC. AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES, COMCAST CORPORATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS. Rankings use each organization's all-issue lobbying total among registrants that filed on code MIA.
How many organizations lobby on Media (information/publishing)?
59 organizations filed on Media (information/publishing) in 2023-2024, a narrow filer set on this code.

Data: official public datasets, 2023-2024. Verify filings at lda.senate.gov.