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The founder and Chairman/CEO of one of the nation's most successful independently owned MVPDs, recognized as one of the most successful Italian immigrant entrepreneurs in our nation’s history, has died.

It's the home of the NHL Stanley Cup Champions, the Florida Panthers, as a crown jewel in the Scripps Sports build-out. Now, it has a new GM and Senior Director of Sales — with a Scripps Sports sales manager and South Florida native earning the role.

Hulu customer plans now include Hulu + Live TV Español, Disney+, which gives viewers access to top Spanish-language networks as well as Disney+ and Hulu’s streaming libraries, and Live TV Only Español.

In July 2025, prolific low-power TV station licensee Jeff Winemiller agreed to purchase a property serving Salt Lake City. Now, he's spinning it to a name very familiar to those following the LPTV business for the last several years. At the same time, Winemiller is acquiring a different Utah LPTV property.

He's gained outsized attention for his social media efforts and local promotional campaign designed to raise awareness and advertiser interest in the ABC affiliate in Indianapolis he oversees. Now, Charlie Grisham is moving to a sibling property in Nebraska to take on similar duties as GM and Director of Sales.

Versant, the entity spun off from NBCUniversal that includes MVPD-distributed channels such as USA Network, CNBC, and MS NOW, now officially has a stable of digital multicast broadcast networks. As part of the deal, that entity's founder is joining Versant, reporting to its Chief Revenue and Business Officer.

We now know when The E.W. Scripps Co. plans to release its fourth quarter 2025 earnings report. And, it is confirmed that the company's executive leader will sleep on the fiscal health review before it hosts a conference call for analysts, investors and debtholders.

The E.W. Scripps Company has selected the former Executive Director and head of investment at EssenceMediacom as its next Senior Director of Network Sales. She began her career at Bates Worldwide and McCann Erickson and held management positions at The Martin Agency and Initiative.

The Atlanta-headquartered broadcast TV station group led by Hilton Howell Jr. and co-CEO Pat LaPlatney has announced that its fiscal health report for the final three months of 2025 will be released on the last Thursday in February. What can investors expect to hear from Gray Media?

Last week, one ever-rising player in the auto insurance specialist space took the crown with most ads played on cable TV networks measured by Media Monitors. A competitor wasn't too far behind, with a brand-new campaign making its early mark.

It's a win for both NBC and ABC when it comes to customer rankings based on engagement and loyalty, as determined for the 28th consecutive year by Brand Keys. At the same time, FOX News Channel dominates among those who consume MVPD-distributed offerings.

Brian Sather, President/GM of the Hearst Television property serving Central Iowa, is excited about the launch of a new 9pm newscast one can view in the Des Moines DMA. Yet, this new offering can't be seen on a Hearst-owned station. Rather, it will air on a crosstown station owned by Sinclair Inc.

With the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, some creative ways of coping with the funding loss have emerged. One involves the auctioning off — for thousands of dollars — of an artist made famous by Member stations in years past and has become a Generation Z icon.

Starting January 10, two women are poised to co-host the show from CBS Broadcast Center in New York. One joined CBS News in 2012 and previously served as co-host of CBS Mornings Plus, and the anchor of the Saturday edition of the CBS Weekend News. The other arrived at CBS in 2024 from Fox Business.

CBS Stations has promoted from within to fill the role of Regional President and General Manager of its Northern California stations — a move that effectively adds Sacramento-area responsibilities to the person that's been in charge of its San Francisco properties.