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An advertising-fueled sports-focused streaming service that was to serve as the home of the NHL's Dallas Stars as well as a selection of Texas high school football games has suddenly ceased operations. North Texas isn't the only region of the U.S. impacted by the demise of Victory+.

On Tuesday, RBR+TVBR first reported the signing of a fresh accord with Hearst Television that brings play-by-play of the NBA's Orlando Magic to the Tampa-St. Petersburg DMA. Now, the team will see approximately 70 regular season games air on broadcast TV stations owned by Gray Media in three other Florida markets. 

Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) has brought to market a group of AI-powered workflow applications for broadcasters, content owners, and operators worldwide it plans to showcase at the upcoming 2026 IBC Show in Amsterdam — now a major precursor to the annual NAB Show each spring in Las Vegas.

The station may be absent from DirecTV for upward of six years, with his ABC affiliate serving Indianapolis joining the facility and a MyNetwork TV sibling in a bitter retransmission consent impasse, but that's not going to be an obstacle for DuJuan McCoy in bringing fans of Butler University Men's Basketball to WISH-8.

The region is cheering the approval of a glittering new ballpark for the American League wins leader. NFL fans are gearing up for another tight NFC South crown quest. Hockey fans have another top playoff contender to root for.  Now, they'll also be able to embrace the NBA team up I-4 a little bit "MOR," if you will.

Conservationist, television host, and executive producer Jeff Corwin returns to national television this fall with "Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild," a new wildlife conservation series produced by Hearst Media Production Group in an exclusive partnership with Lees-McRae College.

The CBS Television Network affiliate serving southwestern Virginia will have a new General Manager, starting October 5. It is an individual who returns to the state that's "for lovers" after a nearly three-year run as the Creative Services Director for a Gray Media sibling in Kansas City.

There are now 14 CBS News & Stations broadcast television stations bringing immersive weather storytelling to viewers, and the latest addition to the list of Paramount-owned properties embracing AR/VR technology for the local news studio now includes CBS Boston.

KNTV-11 in San Jose, branded as "NBC Bay Area," is adding an additional hour of local news to its daily schedule, starting September 7. It happens to be in the time slot that, until today, is held by a popular talk show hosted by the first "American Idol" winner turned pop star. Clarkson is signing off from daily TV.

It's another big week at Spot TV for the accident attorney specialist who began life as an Orlando-based operation big on local radio advertising and is today the most prominent law firm in its category.

After 41 years on the job and 12 moves across the country, a Gray Media regional VP/General Manager has decided it’s time to retire from local broadcast media. “It’s been one heck of a ride — especially considering this career was never really on my radar!,” says Matt Pumo.

The publicly traded owner of broadcast TV stations headquartered in Cincinnati and led by CEO Adam Symson has selected "a seasoned media sales leader" to head small and medium business growth and direct response advertising initiatives across the company's operations.

Data accuracy and validation firm Truthset has forged a "strategic integration" with Comcast-owned FreeWheel, the connected TV-focused ad tech platform. This, FreeWheel says, allows advertisers to activate its independently validated Data Rated Audiences (DRAs) across the platform's Connected TV advertising ecosystem.

There's a big competitor to Poshmark that very much wants to capture a large segment of the U.S. online clothing resale market. And, it has been investing heavily in Spot Cable to gain greater awareness while growing its customer base.