TV/Cable News

For a small percentage of viewers to the local ABC affiliate, Wednesday evening brought a most unwelcome occurrence — the inability to watch the station. It's the latest retransmission consent accord to go awry, resulting in a "blackout" of a broadcast TV station. This time, it involves Sinclair Broadcast Group.

With the passage of the Low Power Protection Act, the LPTV Broadcasters Association, founded by longtime entrepreneur "SuperFrank" Copsidas, was hardly pleased. In its view, the exclusion of dozens and dozens of LPTV facilities resulted from the legislation. Now, the LPTVA is "respectfully requesting" the FCC Media Bureau to implement a change that's actually quite significant.

A former longtime IBM software sales specialist in Buenos Aires and nearly 20-year Univision sales veteran is taking the reins of President/GM for TelevisaUnivision's most important market.

The CW Network has chosen its partner for the measurement of cross-platform premium video campaigns and sponsorships associated with the 2023 LIV Golf Tournament across both the CW's linear and digital properties.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report is out, and if there is one big takeaway, it is this: a diverse array of advertisers used broadcast television in the seven-day period ending March 5, with no one category dominating the medium.

A patent licensing platform for the ATSC 3.0 broadcasting standard powering NEXTGEN TV and broadcast internet has been launched by a Dallas-headquartered company with a footprint that includes South Korea, Japan, China and Ireland.

The ESG Report explains Gray’s commitment to corporate governance and media ethics beginning with Board committee oversight of its ESG practices and procedures. It also highlights the company’s investments in "necessary local journalism."

Is working with Amazon to ensure local digital advertisers get the strongest ROI through a wide distribution effort a more savvy approach than trying to fiercely compete against one of the world's biggest local ad dollar magnets? That's a subject that proved to be a focal point of a key Borrell Miami session.

No, it's not FuboTV. Rather, it is a company that calls itself "one of America's best value streamers for live sports and entertainment." And, it has secured a new carriage agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group's cable channel focused on volleys, serves and aces.

Deep East Texas' "leader" for breaking news, severe weather and sports coverage for Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Diboll, Angelina County and Shelby County — a Gray Television-owned television station offering ABC and Telemundo programming to viewers — has just won FCC approval to upgrade its facilities.

Until recently, she was the News Director of TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate WXIA "11Alive" in Atlanta. Now, she's joined Gray Television's recently launched in-house news research and consulting team for a key leadership role in the organization.

Major League Baseball has added three executives to a newly created local media department. Why? The AP reports that it is preparing for a possible takeover of local broadcasts for 17 teams amid the problems associated with Bally Sports and AT&T SportsNet.

He's enjoyed a long career in the media business and has held such roles as President of Network Distribution for Fox Broadcasting Company and President of the ABC Television Network. Now, Preston Padden can add a role at the LPTV Broadcasters Association to his CV.

POLARIS, a 100% Black-owned television network and digital platform, has struck an exclusive partnership with Allen Media Group (AMG)'s free-streaming digital platform, HBCU GO. It sees the creation of unique and exclusive content for several AMG properties.

Larry Morton is still recalled for his efforts at the former Equity Communications. Now, Morton is parting ways with a low-powered TV station in Arkansas through his KTV Media enterprise.