TV/Cable News

The Broadway Show with Tamsen Fadal is expanding its distribution as a syndicated television series, and is ready to debut in some 140 markets across the U.S. as a new fall season short on scripted content, due to the SAG-AFTRA and WGA East and West strikes, readies to start.

For MoffettNathanson's three analysts, Michael Nathanson, Robert Fishman and Craig Moffett, what Disney does to resolve its retransmission consent dispute with Charter Communications — a potential industry-shifting gamechanger, with respect to retrans impasses — has only exacerbated a lingering issue the analysts have been monitoring for months: "The future of the Pay TV bundle is at a critical moment, with ESPN playing the starring role."

LG Ad Solutions, known for its connected TV (CTV) and cross-screen advertising, is replacing its acting CEO with an individual who has previously served as a co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer at Zenapse — an AI SaaS platform for dynamic marketing and CX optimization "powered by emotional intelligence and human understanding."

The Quick Service Restaurant category has long been a particularly active one for Spot Cable, and in the days leading up to the Labor Day holiday in the U.S., three QSRs proved to be particularly active with respect to spot commitments. One stands out on top, however.

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.