TV/Cable News

At the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas, Byron Allen said that his ownership of The Weather Channel was highly important, given his passion toward combating global climate change. Part of this commitment is delivering weather-related news and information to all across the U.S. Now, TWC has a sibling offering "el pronóstico," or perhaps "el clima" or "el tiempo de hoy."

It's making noise at Spot Radio. And, it turns out this brand is also seeking to win over consumers through Spot Cable, too. It puts DQ on the warpath as it seeks to gain QSR supremacy in a crowded category.

Some 51% of TV content viewers in the U.S. today subscribe to a traditional cable/satellite service. That's according to the just-released State of Pay TV, OTT & SVOD 2022 report from Horowitz Research.

The eight-year old OTT platform acquired by FOX in 2020 has confirmed that it is "working on an expansion" of its current integration with Nielsen — one it believes " will allow for enhanced and comprehensive measurement" through Nielsen’s Digital Ad Ratings (DAR) product.

Elizabeth Ryder, who has been Nexstar’s General Counsel since 2009, is relinquishing that role but will continue as Secretary to Nexstar’s Board of Directors.

The biggest Spanish-language media company in the world has launched an en español brand studio — an entity designed to connect markets to U.S. Hispanics through premium video solutions.

What was the preliminary registered attendance for the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas? We have the official number, along with the just-announced dates for the 2023 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

How's life for the account executive working at a Big Four affiliate in Hawaii, or perhaps at a NBC affiliate in Bowling Green, Ky.? A host of local sales and marketing pros shared some of the latest insights in a Tuesday NAB Show session that put the focus on community connectivity and trust.

The auto insurance category remains a huge one for broadcast and cable television. But, it is not a Gecko or Mayhem that's driving the activity. Rather, spot cable can thank the LiMu Emu and Doug for the dollars.

A multi-year agreement has been reached that provides Nielsen with "precise glass-level viewership data" powered by Inscape Smart TV data. The deal with VIZIO includes a period of exclusivity for data gathered on an expanded roster of 400 local stations that will be processed around the clock by Inscape’s systems.

The company that owns Dielectric and has played a significant role in the voluntary deployment of ATSC 3.0, empowering NEXTGEN TV and the nascent broadcast internet business, is offering to all across the broadcast industry an open-sourced version of its Broadcast App as "a common baseline for hybrid TV."

Broadband iTV, Inc., which considers itself a pioneer of video-on-demand technology, has filed a patent infringement action against a trio of cable television service providers. The action, made Monday with the U.S. International Trade Commission, involves four BBiTV patents.

He's made a name for himself across the industry for his role as SVP of Business Development and Strategy for NBCUniversal Television and Streaming, focusing on the NBC Spot On offering. Why would broadcasters want to hear what Shawn Makhjiani has to say? There are dollars in "FAST" channels, he said at the NAB Show.

A broadcast TV company is making changes to its workflows, and Telestream is enabling the shift. An announcement came on Day Two of the 2022 NAB Show in Las Vegas.

Amagi, known for its cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has launched at the NAB Show a new and enhanced version of its premium live orchestration platform, Amagi LIVE. The cloud-based product is designed to give content owners the ability to "spin up" channels in minutes or orchestrate broadcast-grade live events on the go.