Who buys NAICS 516210 (Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers) work, who wins it, and what's open right now — from FY2026 USAspending awards and live SAM.gov solicitations.
Contract data as of Oct 18, 2026 (USAspending) · recent coverage verified weekly
| Quarter | Awards | Obligated | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 FY2026 | 16 | $331K | — |
| Q2 FY2026 | 18 | $6.2M | +1766% |
| Q3 FY2026 | 15 | $6.2M | +1% |
| Q4 FY2026 | 30 | $2.2M | -65% |
Federal fiscal quarters (Q1 = Oct–Dec). Awards are counted in the quarter they start; obligations are the award's obligated amount.
| # | Contractor | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEARST BUSINESS MEDIA | $5.6M | 37.6% |
| 2 | ATTUNE INC | $5.2M | 35.0% |
| 3 | SIGNAL GROUP LLC | $613K | 4.1% |
| 4 | STELLAR PRIVATE CABLE SYSTEMS INC | $320K | 2.2% |
| 5 | COMCAST CORP | $298K | 2.0% |
| 6 | COMCAST GOVERNMENT SERVICES LLC | $202K | 1.4% |
| 7 | POLITICO, LLC | $187K | 1.3% |
| 8 | DIGISAY LLC | $179K | 1.2% |
| 9 | GRABIEN INC. | $163K | 1.1% |
| 10 | MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN AWARDEES | $135K | 0.9% |
Registrations are rolled up to their corporate parent (USAspending parent UEI), so a company with several SAM registrations ranks once.
| Agency | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of State | $11.4M | 76.7% |
| Department of Veterans Affairs | $1.1M | 7.6% |
| Department of Homeland Security | $1.1M | 7.3% |
| Department of the Interior | $337K | 2.3% |
| Executive Office of the President | $290K | 1.9% |
| Department of Defense | $173K | 1.2% |
| Department of Justice | $140K | 0.9% |
| National Transportation Safety Board | $109K | 0.7% |
| Department of Health and Human Services | $108K | 0.7% |
| Department of Transportation | $27K | 0.2% |
| Set-aside type | Obligated | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Small business set-aside | $200K | 2.1% |
| 8(a) | $0 | 0.0% |
| SDVOSB | $92K | 1.0% |
| WOSB / EDWOSB | $0 | 0.0% |
| HUBZone | $0 | 0.0% |
| No set-aside (full & open) | $9.1M | 96.9% |
Share of obligations on awards whose set-aside type is recorded — 63% of this market's dollars. Most USAspending bulk-archive records leave the field blank, so blank awards are excluded rather than counted as full & open.
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Source: USAspending.gov contract awards (prime awards with a start date from Oct 1, 2025 through Sep 30, 2026), SAM.gov contract opportunities, and SBA size standards. Recompetes are contracts whose final end date — options included — falls in the next 12 months. Figures are recomputed when a new USAspending load lands. See our data sources.