TV/Cable News

Bridge News LLC, which sees Vince Bodiford in the chief executive role, is snapping up more low-power television stations. This time around, it is adding properties thanks to a deal with Brian and Patricia Lane.

For the last 14 months, Jason Hall has served as the Senior Director of Spanish Media Sales guiding advertising sales growth for Gray’s Telemundo Station Group. He’s just earned a promotion.

Allen Media Group's digital platform has struck a deal with former broadcast media property owner Gannett Co. that places two USA TODAY-branded free ad-supported television (FAST) offerings on AMG's Local Now platform.

The CBS News & Stations parent and iSpot.TV are currently completing technology integrations to enable "fast, seamless advertising transactions" inside of Paramount’s proprietary and licensed systems.

The NFL season is kicking in, and so is Joe Burrow after an early-season ankle injury. The MLB playoffs are on, and so is Bruce Bochy's team. The NHL regular season is coming, too. For sports fans, October is an exciting month. Each of the three leagues turned to Spot Cable to lure viewers to game telecasts ... and more.

As live streaming platforms have grown as a source of content and community, researchers wanted to explore how one’s sense of loneliness affects how they interact with the streamers and the community. This report from the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications offers some intriguing insights on the subject.

The Xumo Stream Box is designed to give customers the ability to quickly jump into their favorite live, on-demand or streaming content. It also enables the "seamless discovery" of new programming through an integrated, content-forward interface and voice remote.

Vincent Castelli, through his Castelli Media, is one step closer to closing on his acquisition of a Tallahassee, Fla., LPTV property from an entity led by Samuel Madison based in the Broward County city of Davie, Fla.

On August 24, RBR+TVBR readers first learned of two transactions that saw the company led by CEO Vince Bodiford and funded by 5-Hour Energy creator Manoj Bhargava agree to purchase LPTV stations serving Springfield, Mass., and the Palm Springs, Calif., market. Approval of the deals has been granted by the FCC's Media Bureau.

A digital low-powered television station licensed to Columbus, Ga., has officially changed hands. As such, the FCC has approved, in a way, the “Word of God.”

She's most recently served as the evening anchor and Executive Producer of the ABC affiliate serving the Quad Cities of Illinois and Iowa owned by TEGNA. Now, she's the Brand and Creative Services Director for WISH-8, the news-intensive broadcast TV station owned by DuJuan McCoy-helmed Circle City Broadcasting.

The individual who has served as Bell Group President since 2015 is retiring, and he'll be completely gone from BCE Inc. as of November 1. That means Bell Media, the owner of radio and TV stations in Canada will have a new leader. And, it is a 15-year veteran of A+E Networks who most recently was at Nielsen.

As brands put a greater emphasis on Hispanic consumers, Spanish-language TV ad impressions are climbing as well. A newly released report from iSpot finds that brands are increasing their focus on reaching Spanish-speaking Hispanics. This has resulted in a significant year-over-year rise in ad impressions during the first three quarters of 2023. 

As Q3 came to a close, no less than half of the campaigns appearing in the latest Spot Ten Cable report from Media Monitors launched. While all of these new efforts are noteworthy, none could stop the QSR that was No. 1 last week from repeating at the top — thanks to a spot play count that far exceeds other brands using the medium.

Since 2016 she has served as President/GM of TEGNA's ABC affiliate in Austin. As of October 23, she will hold those duties at the company's NBC affiliate in Atlanta.