TV/Cable News

"As newsrooms shrink, media companies consolidate, and communities lose access to trusted local information." Leave it to a privately held operator of two Raleigh-Durham television stations to tackle the challenges of print and broadcast media in an era where a smartphone bring a world's full of information instantly.

In the roughly three months that Circle City Broadcasting has owned WRTV-6, the company has made a full-court press touting its commitments to local news and how it is adding to the marketplace while serving as a blueprint for further industry consolidation. Now, CCB is readying the debut of a new modern news studio for WRTV.

OK, so Domino's is more than just a pie these days. That's integral to its branding messages, and for the first week of June, the venerable quick-service delivery brand opted to step up its marketing with a deeper commitment to Spot Cable.

Broadcasters across the State of New York may soon have a legal tool to fight back against AI that secretly scrapes their news content. That's because the state legislature has passed legislation that would prohibit automated bots from disguising their identities when accessing station websites.

Taryn Asher was suspended in fall 2025 before being terminated for what WJBK-TV in Detroit says was improper workplace behavior. She couldn't disagree more, as the former news anchor believes she was discriminated against based on her gender, and that retaliation led to her departure.

Video serves as "a historically resilient, high-priority category, even as the entertainment landscape grows increasingly fragmented and competitive." That's the primary takeaway from TiVo's Q4 2025 Video Trends Report, released this week by the subsidiary of Xperi Inc.

While YouTube is acknowledged as the biggest free streaming platform when it comes to ad revenue — some $20 billion was seen in 2025 — MoffettNathanson's trio of senior analysts point to Tubi and Roku Channel, both of which have driven FAST growth.

As January began, it was made known that one of two PBS Member stations in the Toledo DMA would end its relationship with PBS because of the loss of federal funding through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Now, Bowling Green State University‘s TV station will be keeping PBS thanks to a Toledo savior.

The NAB has released a new television spot as part of its new "Keep the Game On" campaign that highlights what the association led by Curtis LeGeyt believes is a growing concern among sports fans: the increasing number of games moving behind paywalls and subscription services.

Sinclair Inc. has just launched what it calls "a comprehensive local marketing and consumer education campaign" designed to increase awareness and adoption of NEXTGEN TV in Ohio's state capital. The campaign focused on the Columbus, Ohio, market includes a localized website designed to educate and influence.

A selection of video podcasts within the SiriusXM network are heading to the free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel service that is owned by Fox Corporation and is rapidly attracting households of viewers.

It operates under the local "KXLY Brands" banner in the State of Washington's second-largest market, led by the ABC affiliate serving Spokane and a group of seven radio brands. Now, thanks to a shared services agreement, Morgan Murphy Media will be adding the market's FOX affiliate to its array of offerings to consumers and advertisers.

For the last several weeks, the spot for TV spots for one of the nation's leading auto insurance specialty companies has been national Spot Cable. For the final week of May 2026, it has company — from a category peer that recently recruited actor J.K. Simmons as its spokesperson.

The FCC's Media Bureau late Friday moved forward with establishing a formal pleading cycle and ex parte procedures for the early renewal applications of the eight ABC Owned Stations owned by its parent, The Walt Disney Co.

As far as the three senior analysts at key Wall Street investment house MoffettNathanson are concerned, the debate as to whether streaming is as good a business as the legacy linear video business it replaced has long since settled: It isn’t. Why is that the case? The streaming business was, and is, "rather pedestrian."