Thursday, July 2, 2026

‘Coffee Talk,’ With Graham Media Group’s CEO

The TVB's Next Women: Coffee series saw the organization's EVP/Chief Communications Officer Abby Auerbach chat with Catherine Badalamente about her vision for how Graham Media Group will thrive in the coming years. This includes moving beyond retransmission consent revenue as a key dollar driver and by excelling in each of its 7 markets with media hubs, not just TV stations.
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Nexstar’s Great Investor Reward: A Big Dividend

After topping the $200 mark, Nexstar Media Group stock is trading in the high $170 range, even with headwinds and external economic concerns dragging Wall Street downward. As such, the company's Board of Directors remains confident enough to declare a significant dividend for Nexstar shareholders.
Soo Kim, who runs Standard General

TEGNA Board Says Yes To Dividend

With its shares in the upper-$20 range and regulatory approval of its privatization offer from Standard General getting positive and negative input as the FCC decides whether or not to approve the deal, TEGNA's Board of Directors have moved ahead with declaring a regular quarterly dividend.

Premion Earns A Brand Safety Seal

Premion, the TEGNA-owned premium Connected TV/OTT advertising platform for regional and local advertisers, has achieved the TAG Brand Safety Certified Seal from the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG).
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DOJ Revises Its News Media Policy

U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has announced "significant revisions" to the Justice Department’s regulations regarding obtaining information from, or records of, members of the news media.

Video Services Used by Consumers Continues to Climb

For the first time in history, the average number of video services used by consumers is close to double digits, up to an average of 9.86 video services — including 6.7 paid and 3.1 unpaid. That’s according to the newly released Tivo Video Trends Report. Contributing to the rise is an increase in adoption of AVOD/FAST services.

BitPath Helps Bring NEXTGEN TV To Wichita

The Wichita-Hutchinson, Kansas, DMA has just become the latest to bring NEXTGEN TV signals to those consumers that have a television capable of receiving the new digital broadcast TV standard powered by ATSC 3.0.

Automated OTA TV Ad Sales Gets a Boost

The launch of the newest incarnation of WO Marketplace by WideOrbit is designed to give local TV broadcasters streamlined access to new demand from demand-side platforms (DSPs) and agencies.

Hearst Media Production Group Launches a New FAST Channel

Pet lovers have a new destination for entertaining programming to engage them with one of their true joys. It's thanks to the launch of a new Free Ad-supported Streaming TV (FAST) channel launching today by Hearst Media Production Group.

Local News Live Names a D.C. ND

The Assistant News Director of Gray Television's ABC affiliate serving the Virginia communities of Harrisonburg, Staunton and Waynesboro has been selected to serve as News Director of the company's streaming-based Local News Live operation.

Easing Emergency Messaging in ATSC 1.0 and ATSC 3.0 Environments

A company known for its media industry emergency communications technology has forged a new technology partnership with the distributor and manufacturer of the XOS Advanced Media Processor. This will bring to fruition an integration that makes it possible for video distributors that use ATSC 1.0 and/or ATSC 3.0 to efficiently include emergency information in their programming.

TelevisaUnivision selects Nielsen ONE for cross-platform measurement

The world's biggest Spanish-language media and content creation and distribution company has signed a multi-year agreement to use Nielsen's cross-platform management product scheduled for a December 2022 market release.

The Cord-Nevers Of 2022: One-Third Of Non-Subscribers

Newly released research from Leichtman Research Group (LRG) has opened a new lens on the group of consumers who have never had a pay-TV service. According to LRG, this segment of consumers now constitutes one-third of non-subscribers.

Webinar To Focus on In-Car ATSC 3.0 Opportunities

What are the benefits and practical considerations of adding a wireless multicast network (ATSC 3.0) to connected vehicles? A three‐part webinar series from AutoMobility Advisors and ONE Media 3.0/Sinclair Broadcast Group will help bring those answers to broadcast television industry professionals, starting Thursday.

A Savannah Native Rises To The Top at ‘TOC

She joined one of the South's strongest CBS affiliates nearly 25 years ago as an account executive, rising through the sales ranks to the role of General Sales Manager in 2014. Now, she's been given full command of WTOC-11 in Savannah, Ga.