TV/Cable News

Sinclair Inc. has agreed to pay a fine and provide other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency has announced.

Bridge News LLC has emerged as one of the nation's most active buyers of low-power television stations. It is tied to a push to transition the operation of its NewsNet channel from a digital multicast offering to owned properties. Now, NewsNet is poised to land owned-and-operated digital LPTV facilities in two of the nation's largest markets.

Daniel Coronell is returning to his former role, and that's generating some chatter across Hispanic media for two reasons. Not only is he coming back to Univision News, but some wonder if it is snub to the woman serving as Executive Vice President of Univision News.

Is there greater interest this year in linear media from local advertising agencies? It's a question that Borrell Associates asked of some 380 respondents participating in its Spring 2023 Survey of Local Ad Agencies, and the answer is not only good for broadcast television, but for AM and FM radio station owners, too.

Accurate audience measurement continues to be a hot topic among marketers and broadcast media executives. As radio and TV companies seek to get the most trustworthy data in front of their advertising clients, where that data comes from remains a big consideration point. Where is Comscore in the mix? We find out in this RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

At present, The CW Network can be viewed in the South's biggest market on CBS News & Stations' WUPA-69. That will end on September 1, however, as a Gray Television-owned crosstown property led by Erik Schrader is poised to gain the network.

The government of Canada's Competition Bureau, the regulatory body that unsuccessfully tried to thwart a multimillion-dollar merger between Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications, has been ordered to pay close to $13 million CDN to the companies for its "unreasonable" efforts designed to prevent the deal from closing. 

TelevisaUnivision today unveiled "a transformative and client-centered approach" for its Local Ad Sales team, including a new organizational structure that the company says "will ensure strategic alignment, efficiency and focus to achieve accelerated results for clients." The Local Ad Sales team will operate under three distinct and client-dedicated units.

There could be brief interruptions in broadcasts over a two-week period for viewers of a PBS Member station serving Gary, Indiana and parts of the Chicago metropolitan area. But, the long-term benefits are worth it, says the station's owner.

Today, KRON-4 is a Nexstar Media Group property, thanks to its merger with Media General. With a decision by CBS News & Stations to end affiliation with The CW Network in multiple markets, that network — majority-controlled by Nexstar — is heading to KRON.

The E.W. Scripps Company has rolled out the latest version of a device that allows consumers to enable whole-home viewing, recording of over-the-air broadcast television and free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channels without a subscription.

Acquired in an $11 million deal in early 2018 by the former LBI Media, WGEN-8 today is one of Estrella Media's biggest over-the-air properties on the East Coast. Next week, it will begin a new chapter of serving South Florida's Spanish-speaking TV viewers, with a revamp of its daytime lineup and a focus on news.

At Spot Radio and at Spot Cable, quick-service restaurants have long been one of the more active ad categories, as seen in Media Monitors Spot Ten reports. For the week ending August 27, a new trend was seen: notable activity at Spot TV from two big QSR brands.

It's considered by many to be the leading full-power broadcast television station in the U.S. serving the Chinese-language consumer. Now, this property led by GM Jack Schwartz is unveiling "a major enhancement of its live, daily Mandarin-language news at 10pm" to its viewers in the San Francisco Bay Area, and in Sacramento.

For the past three years, he has served as Vice President of Traffic and Sales Systems for Gray Television. Now, he's poised to take on the role of SVP/Sales Operations.