Friday, May 22, 2026

Mo Rocca

CBS, ‘Daily Show’ Storyteller Mo Rocca Earns LABF Insight Award

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) and the NAB have revealed that a notable correspondent for “CBS Sunday Morning,” who has also attracted audiences on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," is the recipient of the 2026 LABF Insight Award.

YouTube ‘Skinny Bundles’ Potential Gets Analyst Lens

Details have arrived from YouTube TV about how the Google-aligned entity plans to attract both "cord cutters" and those who have never had a cable TV services bill. MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Robert Fishman took a close look at the potential impact of the forthcoming "skinny bundle" on the TV business.

Co-Viewing Data Come With New VideoAmp, TVision Deal

TVision, which seeks to gain business partners by measuring every second of TV and Connected TV viewer engagement, has signed an expanded licensing agreement with measurement firm VideoAmp that brings TVision's person-level calibration data for Connected TV to the VideoAmp sphere.

Gray Teams With MLB Cardinals For ‘Sweeping Package’ Of Live Games

Spring Training is just days away, and many Major League Baseball fans are looking forward to the 2026 season already. For those who follow the St. Louis Cardinals, they'll be pleased to know that "Home Plate" is getting much easier to access via free over-the-air broadcast television.

Meet the New Affiliate Relations Leader for MeTV’s Parent

Maura McDonough Cope has announced her retirement, concluding an accomplished career that most recently saw her lead affiliate relations for Weigel Broadcasting. We now know who is succeeding her.

A ‘Seattle Sports’ Achievement Is A Super Bowl First

As millions of fans tuned in for Super Bowl LX on Sunday, history was made behind the scenes in a radio broadcast booth. It involved the broadcast engineer for a pair of Bonneville International-owned Seattle radio stations, a woman who has paved a new path for her female counterparts.

FCC’s Gómez Warns Rule Revision Could ‘Hollow Out’ Radio, TV

Less than a week after fellow Commissioner Olivia Trusty expressed her belief that broadcast ownership deregulation would boost competition, the FCC’s lone Democratic Commissioner used her State of the Net Conference address on Monday to argue for just the opposite.

Hearts And Taxes: February’s Spot Cable Trends

It's that season once again for Spot Cable. With Tax Day coming on April 15 and, more immediately, Valentine's Day, the companies seeking consumers through local cable drop-in ads placing significant investment in Spot Cable happen to be a tax preparation service provider and an iconic national jeweler.
Sinclair

Sinclair Partners With Balance of Nature On ‘Amazing America 250’

A provider of whole fruit, vegetable, and fiber supplements is teaming up with Sinclair Inc. for a national sponsorship partnership in support of Amazing America 250: From Neighborhood to Nation, the TV station ownership group’s multi-platform media initiative celebrating America’s 250th anniversary.

FCC: Taking A Look At ‘The View’?

It hasn't been confirmed, but the talk across the Nation's Capital was convincing enough to generate a vociferous statement of dissent from the lone Democratic Commissioner on the FCC. The Commission is said to have opened an investigation into ABC daytime talk program "The View."

Super Win For Cox As Fios Block Ends

Until Saturday afternoon, the NBC affiliate serving Western Pennsylvania had been blocked by law from subscribers to Verizon Fios' cable television services due to a two-month long retransmission consent impasse. Then, just ln time for Super Bowl LX, the dispute ended.

Free TV Networks OKs Multi-Platform Distribution Deals

Free TV Networks (FTN), now a division of NBCUniversal spin-off entity Versant, has signed off on a series of new multi-platform distribution agreements that include digital multicast and streaming distribution. CBS O&Os are now in the mix.
Bell Media

Ad Revenue Sees A Sharp Q4 Decline For Bell Media

He says his company is "building a digital media and content powerhouse" — namely thanks to the strength of its Crave OTT streaming platform. For Mirko Bibic, President/CEO of Bell Media parent BCE, "strong results" seen in 2025 were tied to this strategic priority. But, how did BCE perform in the fourth quarter?

An Expanded Telemundo Affiliation Arrangement For Gray

The largest affiliate group for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises' Telemundo broadcast TV network is Gray Media. That won't be changing for the next several years, thanks to an expanded partnership that sees a multi-year affiliation agreement get signed by the Atlanta-headquartered company led by Hilton Howell Jr. and Pat LaPlatney.

Hearst Teams With Mobian To Pitch ‘Brand-Safe’ Digital Ad Options

A partnership has been forged between a tech company "building the context graph for marketing decisions" and the privately held parent of a unit comprised of 35 broadcast television stations under the leadership of Michael J. Hayes. Why? To explain the favorable ad spaces across Hearst's digital platforms.