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“Continued growth in the first quarter of 2023," with revenue up 21% year-over-year, is the biggest highlight of Entravision Communications' just-released earnings report, with interim CEO and full-time CFO Chris Young noting, unsurprisingly, “Growth for the quarter was led by our digital segment, which is impressive given difficult macro conditions and decreased political advertising revenue from last year."

As of today, a free app available across key video-on-demand platforms offering news, weather and station-created programming from FOX Television Stations properties in Detroit, Atlanta and Washington, D.C., is now up and running for users. And, other markets are on the way.

It owns seven television stations located in Houston, Detroit, Orlando, San Antonio, Jacksonville and Roanoke, as well as SocialNewsDesk, a provider of social media management tools designed to connect newsrooms with their users. How did Graham Media Group perform in the first three months of 2023, from a fiscal standpoint?

It may be widely recognized as the maker of the gadget consumers use to access streaming video platforms. Now, Roku is going big with new original programming in a fight for eyeballs with FAST channels, AVOD, SVOD and good ol' broadcast TV.

S&P Global Ratings believes retrans revenue will increase over the next two years. Yet, that rate of growth is nearly eclipsed by the percentage decline of pay-TV subscribers it forecasts.

S&P Global Ratings has published a Credit FAQ that addresses investor questions about its expectations for retransmission revenue growth and its outlook for U.S. local TV broadcasters. What's the conclusion from S&P?

With a Writers Guild of America strike already impacting late-night television programs and Upfront Week just 13 days away, NBCUniversal put a shrug to the ongoing labor dispute between the labor union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers by putting its focus on "new ad innovations" and "scaled premium content" available on its OTT platform at a 2023 IAB NewFront presentation held on Tuesday.

He's been a morning news anchor at Audacy Corp.-owned "1010 WINS," now on FM at 92.3 MHz across the New York Tri-State Region, since 1995. He's earned a coveted Edward R. Murrow Award recipient. Soon, he'll be taking on the role of Director of Integrated Operations at the cable news network owned by the No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations in the U.S.

To avoid litigation, Fox Corp. in April settled its defamation lawsuit with Dominion Voting Systems Corp.. The settlement removes the prospect of a trial that could have resulted in significant monetary damages and increased operating uncertainty at Fox News. And, S&P says, the settlement leaves Fox Corp.'s credit quality intact.

What do the weeks ahead on Wall Street look like for Dish Network Corp.? The prognostications from S&P Global Ratings are less than positive, as it expresses concerns over the DBS provider's cash flow.

Fubo’s first partnership with a Major League Baseball team has been cemented. And, it means Fubo branding and hospitality opportunities at the MLB club's fabled stadium, in addition to fan engagement opportunities at the stadium and in virtual platforms, is on the way in the Back Bay.

The 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance report for the broadcast media company that owns stations including flagship FOX affiliate WBFF-45 in Baltimore has been released. And, it details the publicly traded company’s ESG achievements in 2022 and progress toward its longstanding ESG goals and commitments.

There's a new spot leader by play count at Cable, according to Media Monitors. And, it is a financial institution with few, if any, category competitors actively seeking to grow its consumer base through MVPD-based commercials.

The Liberal government-introduced Bill C-11 — the Online Streaming Act — has passed the Canadian parliament's Senate. It's now law, and applies Canadian content regulations to previously unregulated audio and video streaming platforms.

Opportunities, challenges and DEI initiatives — including how women can further their quest for broadcast leadership roles — was the focus of a "TVB NEXT Women" coffee talk between Scripps VP/Sales for Local Media Missy Evenson and the TVB's Abby Auerbach.