TV/Cable News

Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG), in partnership with fire safety brand Kidde and Epic Entertainment and Media Group, has set a premiere date for a new original series airing weekend mornings on ABC stations nationwide as part of the Weekend Adventure educational/informational programming block.

The Atlanta-headquartered station group will air 51 Stripers home games on Peachtree Sports Network in Georgia. Select games will also air on Palmetto Sports & Entertainment in northeastern Georgia and the western Carolinas.

RBR+TVBR's Editor-in-Chief discusses with Ribeye Media Chief Growth Officer Jennifer Scilabro how the ad-tech platform powering more than 100 local television stations helps them in monetizing their digital and streaming offerings through unified spot sales. It's all here in this 20-minute video report.

HBCU GO, the Allen Media Group-owned free-streaming digital platform that focuses on sports and culture linked to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) sports and culture, has entered into a partnership with "the nation's largest and most effective education organization for underrepresented students."

A former Raycom Media property that became a Sinclair Inc.-owned TV station in 2013 through its Barrington Broadcasting merger is bringing back a local choice to two hours in weekday mornings during which CBS, NBC and ABC affiliates air nationally distributed network fare.

With Kelly Clarkson stepping aside from her daytime entertainment program and Sherri Shepherd's syndicated program now concluded, there has been much discussion over who will take the mantle as the leading host of talk TV. Could Drew Barrymore be the new Queen?

Ten regular-season Cincinnati Reds Major League Baseball games will be simulcast on the television station owned by Gray Media. This includes Opening Day, when the team faces the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park.

The NCAA's March Madness is nearly here, and promotion of this year's upcoming collegiate basketball tournament dominated the cable TV spots last week. At the same time, activity for a popular TexMex-influenced QSR proved to be the dominant No. 1 in its category, in a week with three new entrants in the Spot Ten Cable report.

His Allen Media Group in August 2025 agreed to sell its broadcast television properties in 10 markets to Gray Media for $171 million, lowering its operations to 12 locales. Now, he's not a seller but an investor. Only, it involves a subscription-based cable television network.

With Entravision Communications moving forward with CFO Mark Boelke adding COO duties, the company led by CEO Michael Christenson revealed that its Q4 results were entirely driven by Ad Technology & Sales improvements. In contrast, the Media segment suffered, experiencing a big year-over-year revenue drop.

Nexstar Media Group has commenced a tender offer to purchase TEGNA's 5% Senior Notes due 2029. The announcement comes after it was disclosed three key Nexstar leaders met with FCC Chairman Brendan Carr and Media Bureau Chief Erin Boone last week in Washington.

The digital multicast TV network operation led by Co-Presidents Joel Wertman and Otto Padrón has moved forward with the renewal of a technology partnership with a Canadian operation known for its revenue management, traffic, and automation technology products for broadcast companies. 

Are they the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball? Perhaps they're bigger. The Savannah Bananas are a phenomenon born in the Coastal Empire of Georgia, and in 2025 saw their broadcast TV debut on The CW Network. This year, more games are heading to the Nexstar-controlled broadcast TV hub.

The company that seeks to win regulatory approval of its proposed sale to Nexstar Media Group could be one step closer to getting that OK. That's because it has just resolved an online public file rule violation by signing a Consent Decree with the Video Division Chief of the FCC Media Bureau.

Since March 2023, she served as the Integrated Sales Manager for the CBS affiliate serving Portland, Ore. Late last week, a LinkedIn post signaled her departure from the station, calling her time at KOIN-6 "truly special" as she thanked her colleagues. It is now known she's moving to the Central Valley of California.