TV/Cable News

A digital Class A television station serving North Carolina's Queen City is being acquired by the licensee associated with the parent of digital multicast network MeTV and the CBS affiliate serving Milwaukee. It sends a message that Bahakel Communications could soon be losing at least one of its "diginets."

The lead attorney representing Disney and its ABC Owned Television Stations at the heart of an early license renewal process over what the FCC calls claims of "invidious" forms of DEI discrimination has told Judge Loren AliKhan that the Commission's "excuses" leading to the unprecedented move "only underscore their retaliatory motive."

In another sign that the Patrick Paolini-led TEGNA is most definitely an independently-run unit of Nexstar Media Group, he's just signed off on a "comprehensive, multi-year deal" that renews station affiliation agreements for all of the stations presently airing such programming as "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" and "The View."

On June 12, 2024, the former News Director and Asst. ND of WOOD-TV each filed a defamation suit against Nexstar Media Group. A September 2024 attempt by Nexstar to dismiss the complaint from the ND was dismissed. Now, more than two years later, a federal district court judge has ruled in favor of the ex-staffers, but not for defamation.

On September 15, it became known that TEGNA's Sr. VP and Head of Sports Rights and Sr. VP of Revenue had risen to the role of SVP/Group GM. At the time, it was understood that Brad Ramsey would be one of three Group GMs to be announced by the "hold separate" unit of Nexstar. The two other Group GMs have now been announced.

In yet another mini-package that will see a pro sports league's games simulcast on over-the-air television, the St. Louis Blues have come to terms on a multi-year partnership that will see 10 select Blue Note + telecasts appear on the recently launched ABC affiliate in the Gateway City owned by Gray Media.

In a MIPCOM 2026 keynote address, Frédéric Vaulpré, Sr. VP at French television industry market intelligence firm Glance, notes the line between broadcasters and platforms is blurring. Still, the winners in a world of "coopetition" will be those who understand who is watching, where and why "by having an accurate understanding of audience drivers."

He's a familiar name to broadcast media industry leaders with CBS Television Network affiliations. And, he's staying on at the newly reborn Skydance to handle distribution matters for all of the company's broadcast and cable television properties.

Gray Media has closed a new $600 million Term Loan G maturing July 15, 2030. The publicly traded company has also reduced its existing $750 million revolving credit facility, while announcing Friday that its launched a new "incremental term loan" while redeeming some of its 2029 notes.

The broadcast standards association for over-the-air television has reached what it calls "an important milestone" in the development of Broadcast-to-Everything (B2X) technology. What's transpired at the ATSC?

There will be a second season of a one-on-one interview series airing on the digitally distributed Scripps News offering hosted by a journalist whose past experience includes high-profile roles at CNN and, before that, FOX News.

TEGNA's KARE-11 in Minneapolis will simulcast some 15 Minnesota Timberwolves games in a previously announced deal with DAZN. Now, adjacent DMAs that the NBA team includes in its territory have just secured free-to-air homes for the select games. It's thanks to a third-party deal with Gray Media.

Once again, executives at The E.W. Scripps Company will allow investors and Wall Street analysts to digest the company's quarterly earnings report along with a full dinner and a good night's sleep, as it will release the results on a Thursday afternoon but hold off on the commentary until the following morning.

The nation's largest owner of broadcast television stations — regardless of its "hold separate" situation involving TEGNA — has announced when it will unveil its earnings report for the third quarter. What are analysts expecting to hear from CEO Perry Sook, CFO Lee Ann Gliha and the rest of the Nexstar C-Suite?

Sinclair Inc. is teaming up with New Media to bring to light a subscription digital news brand designed to bring reporting from 1,200 of the broadcast television station owner’s local journalists in more than 60 content centers across the U.S. to a national audience.