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Some 6,000 consumers have found the live and video on demand (VOD) platform. Now, the Colorado-based company behind it seeks to grow its global footprint by acquiring a Swedish video player specialist for an undisclosed price.

It's been a much-discussed move for an individual who was dismissed from CNN at the end of 2021 for allegedly assisting in the defense of brother Andrew Cuomo against sexual harassment claims that ultimately led him to resign as Governor of New York. Chris Cuomo is coming to Nexstar Media Group-owned NewsNation. And, there's now a debut date as the show begins production in New York.

Say what you want about "Big Tech" and how they've grabbed audience — and dollars — from broadcast TV. One "GAFAN" group member is investing heavily in both Spot Cable and Spot Television, according to the latest data from iHeartMedia-owned service Media Monitors.

The cable television network formerly known as WGN America, now a growing news and prime-time Talk Show offering from Nexstar Media Group, is putting the final touches on a new mid-morning news program scheduled for 10am-Noon Eastern. The two-hour news block will debut September 19.

For many broadcast television licensees in the digital era, having a VHF facility instead of a UHF facility is a hindrance to reaching as many consumers as possible. Among those seeking an upgrade for one of its TV stations is VPM, the public media operator in Virginia. The Media Bureau's Video Division has just said yes to its request.

John Kyle and his King Forward Inc. has been a busy trader of low-power television stations in recent months. On August 29, the latest deal to involve Kyle — this time as a consultant — was struck. It's a deal that sends a LPTV property to Gray Television.

Bryan Noon is stepping down from the role after less than a year. While he remains onboard "for a transition period," a trio of DGE executives are expanding their roles.

The Mouse House and the largest Spanish-language media company in the world are joining America's largest audio content creation and distribution company as participants in one of the biggest institutional investor conferences in the U.S.

Fans of the many programs airing across two Sinclair Broadcast Group digital multicast channels who have not enjoyed access to either channel now have a free-to-air way to get the offerings — if they live in the markets where expansion is being seen, effective today.

Canadians who care to get a steady diet of animated fare including Teen Titans Go!, Batman: The Animated Series, and DC Super Hero Girls now have a subscription video on demand (SVOD) option to consider, at a cost of $5.99 CDN per month. It debuts September 1, courtesy of multimedia entity Corus Entertainment.

The local media division of Graham Holdings Company has named a new VP/GM for its NBC affiliate serving Houston. It's an appointment that comes following the recent retirement announcement of its 11-year leader, Jerry Martin. 

After just six months in Hartford as GSM of Audacy Corp.'s radio stations, a return to Hispanic television has transpired for a Hispanic television and radio ad sales veteran with experience at Estrella Media and, before that, Univision. He's taking a newly created role overseeing the Telemundo affiliate group owned and operated by Gray Television.

A new minimum wage policy will be implemented by Gray Television, effective on October 1, for nearly all full-time, non-commissioned and non-contracted employees. The result? Roughly 2,000 employees will receive a raise as a result of this new policy.

Broadcasting industry advocates may lament the siphoning of ad dollars away from traditional, linear channels to digital platforms, but picture this — of the "GAFAN" group giants one is responsible for more than 55,000 spot plays at cable television for the week ending August 28.