TV/Cable News

"Local TV: Perils and Promise in the Age of Streaming." That's the title of a newly released report from industry analyst group TVRev, co-founded by Alan Wolk. What's the key takeaway from what's billed as "a primer for those new to the local TV market and an up-to-date high level analysis for those fully steeped in it"? Local TV news is consumed by more people than you may think.

The Allen Media Group digital platform known as Local Now has added 14 free ad-supported television channels from CBS News & Stations, in addition to other content from the Paramount Global entity.

Locality, a local television solutions provider, is widening its business relationship with Comcast-owned TV industry tech platform FreeWheel. What does this mean for its clients?

Carrie Hofmann presently serves as News Director of TEGNA's NBC affiliate in Charlotte, WCNC-36. As she prepares for her first GM role, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson spoke with Hoffman about local TV leadership today, and what words of encouragement she has for others that seek to follow her path up the ladder in over-the-air TV today. LISTEN HERE

Warner Bros. Unscripted Television, in association with Telepictures, has teamed with one of the nation's leading audio content creation and distribution companies in adapting a gossip and celebrity-focused newsmagazine seen in early fringe for 30 years into a weekly podcast.

As the midday hours approached, the two companies formally revealed that they've reached a multi-year distribution agreement. And, as Disney and Charter see it, the accord is one "that maximizes value for consumers and supports the linear TV experience as the industry continues to evolve."

First, it was digitally distributed and known as Newsy. Then, it became a MVPD-distributed offering, before evolving to a free-to-air digital multicast network. Now, The E.W. Scripps Co. is rolling out what was formerly branded as Newsy to 18 more stations.

Allen Media Group has emerged as one of the largest suppliers of first-run syndicated programming for broadcast television stations. And, at a time when the SAG-AFTRA and WGA East and West strikes are poised to greatly impact the industry as it enters the new fall season, AMG is taking pride in its premiere of three new highly anticipated television court series starting Monday.

The Video Division of the FCC's Media Bureau has approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that gives an opportunity for The University of Nebraska to move forward with the replacement of a VHF Channel it owns for a more-desired UHF Channel.

As 2021 came to a close, Gray Television executed an agreement to purchase five Construction Permits from the original CEO of DTV America — John Kyle III and his King Forward Inc. Now, it is agreeing to sell one of those CPs, and a low-power TV property, to the operator of the NewsNet broadcast TV operation.

The Allen Media Group digital platform Local Now has scored a partnership with Banijay Rights, a global distributor specializing in scripted and non-scripted brands including "Fear Factor," "The Biggest Loser," and "Deal or No Deal."

The top two leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which maintains oversight of the FCC, have put the wheels in motion for a Congressional hearing scheduled for September 13 that seeks to ensure "outdated regulations do not hinder innovation and competition" with respect to the U.S. video marketplace.

The National Basketball Association team that was once the Buffalo Braves will again see regular season games air on the Nexstar Media Group-owned flagship property of The CW Network, with a new deal extending games through the 2024-2025 season.

It has built a reputation for "powering recommendations for the open web." And, that's won over the hearts of Sinclair Broadcast Group, which has renewed a multi-year deal with the company and extends a partnership that began in 2018.

From 2011-2013 she was the Assistant News Director at WCNC-TV in Charlotte, which she departed but returned to in 2020 to take the News Director post at the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate. Now, she's been selected to lead the company's CBS affiliate in South Carolina's capital city.