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Until Sept. 29, 1962, no other TV station in Los Angeles was serving the market's Spanish-speaking audience. And, for its first few years, it was a money-loser that required a converter to receive the channel, given UHF's nascent state at the time. Today, that investment is being celebrated as TelevisaUnivision's West Coast flagship TV station prepares to celebrate its 60th birthday in grand style.

A newly forged partnership at one of the world's largest advertising companies has opened the doors to Comscore, allowing it to use the company's data for local TV buying. It's the first media agency network to partner with Comscore to advance beyond age and gender-based currencies in local TV, the Reston, Va.-based company claims.

Democratic Commissioner Geoffrey Starks joined Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel in commenting on a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture given to Sinclair Broadcast Group and several of its shared services partners for multiple violations of the Children's Television Act. Here's what he had to say.

When it comes to the big November election races, those that will determine the next Texas Governor, and U.S. Senators from Georgia and Pennsylvania, are perhaps the biggest. The outcomes could have a large impact on the U.S. come 2023, and NewsNation is ensuring everyone has access to the debates featuring the candidates seeking to win each of these three key races. 

The C-Suite leaders for the broadcast media company that also owns the Bally Sports regional sports networks is gearing up for an Investor Day event at Nasdaq MarketSite.

It calls itself "an All-Inclusive TV agency that gives performance brands access to high-quality, effective TV campaigns without the traditional high entry cost and ongoing challenges of optimization, scale and measurement." To better assist its clients, this Minneapolis-based shop will continue to use Nielsen local TV measurement data.

A Spanish-language noticias veteran is packing his belongings and heading a bit further west on NW 41st Street. He's joined NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises for a senior-level position in its news department.

There's a logjam at the top of the latest Spot Ten Cable charts, although there's a new leader by play count this week. That said, Media Monitors' latest snapshot shows just how important Quick-Service Restaurants are to Spot Cable.

If just one journalist from a local news source is not trusted, audiences are overwhelmingly less likely to use the source overall. That is one of several takeaways from a just-released research project from Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), conducted with research firm Magid.

From March 2007 through April 2016, he served as News Director of the NBC affiliate serving New Orleans, managing all aspects of a 56-member news department. He then ventured to a small market in the Hoosier State, serving as News Director for a dual ABC/NBC affiliate. Now, this veteran TV news director is heading back to the Bayou State, taking a role at a Manship Family-owned property.

LG Ads Solutions, the television manufacturer's connected TV and cross-screen advertising service, has initiated a global rollout of its proprietary automatic content recognition (ACR) technology across LG TVs globally. It's a move that follows a transition in the U.S. that's already transpired.

First, the more obvious findings from Nielsen's latest look at total visual media consumption for the month of August — streaming repeats as the most-watch TV format. Now, the encouraging news for over-the-air and MVPD-distributed channels. There are "signs of revival" for both categories, Nielsen says.

According to newly released data from BIA Advisory Services, some viewers are poised to be "inundated" with more political advertising than others. While Virginia will be tepid with respects to political spots, Maryland has a gubernatorial and Senate campaign in progress, making activity more active. Yet, that's nothing compared to five other states, including Georgia.

University students are back on campus, and that means one thing: QSR advertising on spot cable is surging, based on the latest data compiled by Media Monitors for its Spot Ten Cable report.

Even with wild market gyrations that led to a 9.5% pre-market decline in share value on Tuesday, the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast TV stations is perhaps the free-to-air media sector's strongest performer on Wall Street. How will the company's second quarter shape up for Nexstar Media Group? All will be revealed on Election Day 2022.