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Sinclair Broadcast Group has set the initial on-air date for a 60-minute special produced by its West Palm Beach CBS affiliate that offers "an unfiltered look at the rise of antisemitism in America."

First, it was the WGA. Now, an even bigger threat to broadcast television is lurking. A TV/Theatrical strike authorization has been put to SAG-AFTRA Members, thanks to unanimous agreement by the union's National Board.

The early 2023 acquisition of NATPE led some to believe that the NATPE Miami global conference and expo, formerly held at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach and planned but cancelled for a shift to the Baha Mar resort in Nassau, Bahamas, would relocate to Canada. That isn't happening. NATPE Global is returning to Miami, but not the Fontainebleau.

TV measurement company iSpot has completed what it calls "a critical phase" of its integration with Google’s Ads Data Hub for Measurement Partners for determining the incremental reach of ad campaigns on YouTube and YouTube TV when compared to traditional linear and connected TV.

The MVPD's customers can purchase WOW!'s internet together with YouTube TV service, rather than a traditional cable TV service, marking a shift to virtual MVPD exclusivity for WOW!

S&P Global Ratings has updated its U.S. pay-TV video subscriber forecast, and it has expressed concern on how cord-cutting trends could impact its ratings on companies within the U.S. pay-TV ecosystem. What prompted the new report? Earnings reports from two MVPD giants that raised warning flags at S&P.

The financial sector, and banking, is an ad category that has been a little under-the-radar in recent years. A new push from one national bank is, therefore, something account executives may want to take note of.

Viewers in the Chico, Calif. area can now tune to one of five digital multicast networks housed on this property, a low-power TV station serving this small collegiate city between Sacramento and Redding that is the birthplace of Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

That's the assessment from analysts Craig Moffett and Michael Nathanson, who have analyzed "cord-cutting" by consumers. With fewer households with traditional linear TV subscriptions than without, they say Q1 "was very likely the worst single quarter ever for linear video." But, they warn, "the eye test may ultimately be even more telling."

A common refrain media analyst Brian Wieser comes across with respect to the growth prospects for ad-free streaming services is that consumers only have limited budgets. Thus, if they adopt these services they will necessarily prioritize ad-supported streaming instead. Wieser has a counterpoint to that assumed conclusion.

As of today, a host of new NBC and Telemundo owned stations' local news channels can be found on the Amazon News app on Fire TV. And, NBC owned stations are also now available on Echo Show devices.

For the first time, NBCUniversal will be transacting and guaranteeing on Comscore across 31 markets and 42 NBCU and Telemundo-owned stations with plans to move to 18+ guarantees on all buys. There's more: In collaboration with InnovidXP, NBCU has rolled out new impact and incrementality metrics, giving local marketers real-time, outcome based KPIs across platforms.

On May 1, “sports-first” vMVPD Fubo revealed its first partnership with a Major League Baseball franchise, presenting Fubo branding and hospitality opportunities at the Boston Red Sox's fabled stadium, Fenway Park, in addition to fan engagement opportunities at the stadium and in virtual platforms. Fubo now has a similar partnership with an American League rival.

Sinclair Broadcast Group's television stations and investigative teams have been honored with a total of three National Headliner Awards, including first place in the Environmental Reporting category.

The fiscal second quarter 2023 financial results for The Walt Disney Co. were released following Wednesday's Closing Bell on Wall Street. How did the owner of ABC and ESPN perform in the three-month period?