Jay Walker launches Nashville-based media holding company with $500 million financing and broadcast acquisition plans through 2026

A new media platform headquartered in Nashville

A newly formed media holding company led by Jay Walker has launched with its headquarters in Nashville and operating offices in Los Angeles, New York and Dallas. The company is structured as a parent organization intended to acquire, operate and scale media assets spanning broadcast television, cable, streaming, free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels and digital platforms.

At launch, the company said it is privately held while using publicly traded debt instruments designed to provide access to institutional capital markets without changing private ownership and control.

Financing package and planned deployment of capital

The company said it has secured $500 million in credit facilities. The financing was described as organized by a group that includes Deutsche Bank Securities, Jefferies Financial Group, Brightwood Capital Advisors and Comerica Bank.

In addition to the credit facilities, the company outlined an acquisition plan that includes deploying approximately $360 million toward purchasing local television stations by fall 2026. The company said negotiations with station owners are underway, though specific station targets, markets, pricing and regulatory timelines were not disclosed.

How the holding company is organized

The company described an operating model built around subsidiaries that separate content operations from broadcast ownership and distribution.

• Entertainment Studios: described as the content and network operations arm.
• Walker Media Broadcast: described as the broadcast ownership and distribution subsidiary.
• REVIVE and REVIVE Media Co.: described as flagship network brands operating under Entertainment Studios.

REVIVE network footprint and Nashville production campus

Separate launch details released in December 2025 outlined plans for REVIVE as a national network headquartered in Nashville. The network is associated with a newly developed media campus described as approximately 200,000 square feet on five acres, including 13 production studios and a central newsroom.

REVIVE also outlined staffing plans exceeding 200 employees across journalism, content creation, production and technical roles. Distribution expectations were described as reaching approximately 180 million homes by the end of January 2026 through a mix of cable distribution, direct-to-home delivery, streaming platforms, social channels and partnerships.

Leadership and governance at launch

The company’s disclosed leadership team and board-level roles include Jay Walker as founder, chairman and chief executive officer, along with executives responsible for legal, finance, and network distribution. Names released with launch materials include Mark Jackson (executive vice president, general counsel), Eric Hall (executive vice president, finance and chief investment officer), Janice Farley (president, network distribution), and Dione Bandy (secretary of the board).

Key open questions for the market include which stations may be acquired, how the company will sequence capital deployment, and how distribution agreements and regulatory approvals will shape the timeline through fall 2026.