TV/Cable News

Today, NATPE Miami is dead. But, it was believed that a Hollywood affair was its replacement event. It turns out that this is untrue, as NATPE is moving to the Bahamas for 2023 — selecting dates used in the past for the South Florida affair.

With the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., removing a temporary regulatory hurdle (regarding the UHF discount) to Sinclair Broadcast Group’s $3.9 billion acquisition of Tribune Media last month, the FCC has released a notice for the public to weigh in while it reviews the deal.

The Board of Directors for the nation's largest licensee of broadcast television stations — and WGN-AM in Chicago — has asked its shareholders to approve an amendment to its corporate charter that would directly impact the board itself. The request comes concurrent to word that the Nexstar Media Group board has OK'd a new share repurchase program and has declared a rather generous quarterly cash dividend.

An advanced data and analytics company focused on the media and entertainment industries with roots near the San Gabriel Freeway — Interstate 605 — has established what it calls "a strategic data partnership" with Charter Communications, the nation's No. 2 MVPD.

The Sinclair Broadcast Group subsidiary that contains the Bally Sports regional sports networks formerly owned by FOX is preparing for the late September launch of a direct-to-consumer streaming service that includes all 19 Bally Sports RSN brands.

Two quick-service restaurant chains are now among the top five advertisers using cable TV spots. What company is No. 1 on the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report? Click here to find out!

Gray Television has proven to be a big buyer of low-power television stations across the U.S. across 2022. Now, Gray is at it again, and is agreeing to purchase a trio of LPTVs

A video of 180 seconds in length is being circulated by the NAB that's focused on a big topic of interest for those in the TV industry's collective C-Suites. What's it all about? The Next Gen TV transmission standard: ATSC 3.0.

Netflix shares soared by some 9.3% in value in Wednesday's trading. Why? While news of password sharing crackdowns excited some shareholders, it was likely the upgrade of the company's stock by one financial advisory house that sparked the OTT giant on Wall Street.

Pre-season and post-season programming tied to one of the National Football League's most successful franchises will continue to be seen on CBS Corp.'s longtime TV O&O in Boston.

The venture capital arm of Snowflake has made an investment in OpenAP, becoming the first non-television publisher to take an ownership stake in the company. The investment is designed to "significantly accelerate" the development of the OpenAP Data Hub.

In a statement as to the value of its O&O's local news operations, NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations has just promoted the Asst. News Director of KNBC-4 in Los Angeles to the role of President/GM of its two stations in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose market.

MoffettNathanson senior analysts Robert Fishman and Michael Nathanson took a close look at Paramount, the parent company of CBS, following the release of its third quarter 2022 earnings and don't have the best assessment to offer, based on what they've reviewed.

DISH Network is giving its subscribers a whole new way to experience some Stranger Things or take a trip to Ozark. The DBS provider on Friday began offering a whole-home 4K Netflix experience to its customers.

Until late 2015, it owned radio and television stations. Today, Schurz is focused on regional broadband companies, through which cable TV services are offered. Now, it has appointed a new President/CEO, effective Feb. 1, 2023. He's replacing Todd Schurz, who has been in the role for 15 years.