TV/Cable News

The new Media Monitors Spot TV report is out, and while a pharmaceutical brand is the top user by play count, a retailer's surge from No. 13 last week is worth noting as the cold-weather season is coming next week to much of the Midwest and Northeast.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report is out, and the top five brands are dominated by one category — auto insurance specialists. Yet, the big No. 1 is a quick-service restaurant brand.

Originally, Sinclair Broadcast Group's WPEC-12 was to produce the lone Florida gubernatorial debate. Other Sinclair stations around the state were to air the October 12 event, but no Miami, Tampa, Orlando or Jacksonville TV station had been announced as a broadcast partner. Now, plans have changed, and every Florida TV market will air the debate on a new date.

Fox Corporation has a new Chief Executive Officer for its entertainment division. And, he takes the post 30 days after ex-Fox Entertainment CEO Charlie Collier was named Roku Media's President.

He's spent 15 years with NBCUniversal, including six years at the helm of the NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises sports division. Now, the President of Telemundo Deportes and former Raycom Sports head is calling it a career.

Through a multiyear agreement, Altitude Sports will be available to FuboTV subscribers in 10 Rocky Mountain states just ahead of the 2022-2023 NHL and NBA seasons. Fubo already distributes AT&T Rocky Mountain in much of the region.

Just how committed is Gray Television to serving the ever-growing U.S. Hispanic television audience? Look no further than the Lone Star State, where it is teaming up with the NBCUniversal Local Telemundo Station Group to help broaden the coverage of the Comcast-owned unit's statewide news programming.

On October 5, the 30th anniversary of the passage of "The 1992 Cable Act" will likely not be celebrated. If anything, it is a reminder of the arrival of retransmission consent fees — something vital to the continued profitability of broadcast TV and, at the same time, something MVPDs would rather see wholly eliminated.

He's been the VP of Engineering since June 2019 and is "an outstanding leader," according to Hearst Television President Stefan Hadl. Now, he's being elevated to a "BEIT" role at the television broadcasting company

On Saturday, the news team at WINK-11 in Fort Myers, Fla., returned to the air. It was a much different picture for viewers: Newscasts were rudimentary, and from a transmitter site. Meanwhile, the newscasts were airing on WXCW, another station in the market sharing common ownership with WINK.

It's goal is to craft "the essence of nature into the authentic fragrances that bring the beauty of nature into your home." And, to get consumers to consider buying its product, it's committed to a big new Spot TV campaign.

Have U.S. televised programming consumers reached a tipping point when it comes to their preference of streaming video platforms versus linear, traditional platforms? New research from Horowitz Research illustrates just how dominant SVOD, AVOD, OTT and Connected TV already are in the 50 states and its territories.

Contextual targeting capabilities are being introduced to FreeWheel’s DSP Beeswax platform. This, FreeWheel and partner Comscore say, is designed to help advertisers more easily identify "valuable impressions" and reach the right viewers in a privacy-forward manner across a fragmented premium video ecosystem.

The FCC has adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on updates to rules for full power and Class A stations which reflect the digital transition and completion of the post-incentive auction, current technology, and/or Commission practices.

It's a low-power television station serving the Motor City with 12 digital networks, including NewsNet. Now, the parent of that 24/7 information-focused operation is buying the channel — the company's third O&O purchase this week alone.