TV/Cable News

TV's post-pandemic rebound was quicker, and that didn't dampen investor rewards. One such dividend is coming soon for Gray Television. Financial blog Simply Wall St. has something to say about that benefit to Gray shareholders.

He's currently a Regional Vice President and the General Manager of WBRC-6, the influential FOX affiliate in Birmingham. Soon, he'll be rising to the role of Senior VP for Gray Television's entire group of television stations in the South, in Texas, and in Colorado. Who's succeeding Gaston at WBRC?

NEXTGEN TV signals are now available for those who have television sets capable of receiving the ATSC 3.0-powered digital broadcasts for all but the network affiliates serving Illinois' state capital and two neighboring cities.

Some 250 media, tech and entertainment changemakers were in attendance for a day-long event held in November at a London venue. The gathering was designed "to incubate what it takes to win at the critical intersection of content, technology and strategy."

Ad investment in national linear TV in October shrunk significantly from one year ago. But, heading into the holiday season, October had the highest investment in linear television compared to the rest of 2022 to date.

With Rodman stepping aside in Phoenix after 24 years, who will lead the station come January 2023? Look no further than the Lone Star State's capital and the man who has led the FOX-owned station in the market since 2011.

The ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW Network affiliates serving the biggest DMA in Alabama are now offering NEXTGEN TV broadcasts to those with television sets capable of receiving the new digital broadcast television signals.

It was feared earlier in the week that FOX's cable networks and its over-the-air TV stations would be blocked from DirecTV subscribers, as retransmission consent fee talks were reportedly souring. As it turns out, FOX and DirecTV successfully reached a deal before any "blackout," by law, could transpire.

With all of the gloom and doom surrounding subscription-based video on demand (SVOD) services and the increasing acceptance of advertising in exchange of no-cost content, Deloitte's just-released 2023 TMT Predictions report contains some not-so-surprising data that solidify AVOD's strong position in the streaming universe.

Key Wall Street financial analyst house MoffettNathanson finds that the rates of decline for both total linear — including vMVPDs — and traditional linear excluding the likes of SlingTV accelerated "to new all-time worsts" in Q3. It prompted the analysts to simply ask, "Can the linear business be saved?"

Having a digital UHF channel in 2023 is much more beneficial than having a digital VHF channel, thanks to today's technology. In one Southwestern U.S. city, shifting a VHF facility to a digital UHF channel is exactly what Gray Television wants regulatory approval of.

The Kansas City TV stations formerly owned by Meredith Corp., now a part of Gray Television, have named a new General Manager. It's a big market jump for this local TV veteran, but prior to his current role spent 13 years with ABC Owned Stations, with posts in Chicago and, before that, Raleigh-Durham.

Until late 2015, it owned radio and television stations. Today, Schurz is focused on regional broadband companies, through which cable TV services are offered. Now, it has appointed a new President/CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2023. He's replacing Todd Schurz, who has been in the role for 15 years.

He was "an integral member of the leadership team that reinvented Turner Broadcasting’s advertising sales division by shifting its focus to a data-driven, insight led team targeting C-suite executives and decision-makers to drive revenue." That's the view of this sales executive's new employer, Nexstar Media Group, where he's accepted the role of EVP/Chief Revenue Officer.

There will be no fear of a "great affiliation shift" for viewers of Gray Television-owned stations across 25 markets, thanks to a short-term agreement signed by the broadcast television station group and one of the "Big Four" networks.