TV/Cable News

The visual media company led by Byron Allen says The Weather Channel Television Network is the first network to achieve "across-the-board acceptance" from the advertising community for its use of VideoAmp as a new ad currency.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report is out from the iHeartMedia-owned ad tracking operation, and for the week ending October 15, two big pharmaceutical brands strutted their stuff at broadcast TV. How did this effort compare to spot cable?

For generations of Midwestern TV viewers, Tom Skilling is a legendary weatherman. Industry-wide, he's a top meteorologist who has enjoyed a 45-year career at WGN-9, today owned by Nexstar Media Group. On February 28, 2024, Skilling's time at WGN-9 will conclude, as he's now announced his retirement. 

The owner of two low-power television stations serving a town along the Kootenay River in Idaho could be on the hook for a financial penalty for being late with its license to cover applications, resulting in unauthorized operations of the TV translator stations.

On October 6, Metro Video Productions of Lima, Ohio, officially became the owner of a low-powered television station in the small Northwest Ohio city of Defiance. To learn more about how Phipps is accomplishing this, RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson welcomes him to the InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

From February 5, 2021 through June 2023, Bill Dallman served as President and General Manager of the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate serving the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Today, that TEGNA TV station has a new leader, and he's inbound from a co-owned property in Norfolk.

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.