TV/Cable News

Nexstar and ViacomCBS have reached comprehensive multi-year agreements to renew the existing CBS Television Network affiliations in 39 markets across the country. That's not prevented an affiliation switch from transpiring in the biggest city in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, to the benefit of Lilly Broadcasting.

Netflix shares were down by more than 21% in Friday's trading, as investors reacted harshly to disappointing Q4 2021 subscriber results, which missed forecasts. Yet, there's dissent among just how poorly Netflix is performing. According to one industry observer, "Netflix’s performance is superb when you consider the crushing competition encroaching on what used to be a fast growing, greenfield market."

Gray Television has been an active buyer in recent months. And, we're not talking about its now-concluded deals with Quincy Media, Inc., or Meredith Corporation. Gray is an investor in low-power television stations. It's now asked the FCC for approval for another LPTV deal.

It's a free, ad-supported app owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group that offers access to live and on-demand newscasts from its own stations and partner broadcasters from more than 165 DMAs across the U.S. As of today, it is the latest built-in app to appear on Samsung Smart TVs.

When it comes to local audience measurement, Nielsen isn't the only source for ratings and consumer data anymore. Entravision Communications recognizes this, as it is signing a new agreement giving it access to Comscore's "next-generation linear audience measurement service" as its local audience currency in one of its television markets.

With an eye toward improving streaming, CBS News has made several leadership appointments. At the same time, there are new leaders in place at CBS Newspath, the CBS News-affiliated affiliate newsgathering service.

It's controlled by HC2 Broadcasting but continues to have stations in its stable licensed to the entity it has majority control over, DTV America. Paperwork has been filed with the FCC that will see DTV America spin a low-power TV station in the Deep South. The buyer? It is led by Maurice Bailey.

The conservative-leaning One America News Network (OANN) is losing a major distributor — one of the nation's two DBS providers. The contract expires in three months.

“TV” now spans linear and streaming platforms. Access to clearer, more accurate data has become paramount to success. With 2022 already entering its third week, TVSquared compiled the key trends it expects to define this year.

Gray is adding to its properties in the Panama City Beach, Fla., market with the addition of another low-power TV property in the former Spring Break hub popular with Atlanta and Birmingham-area retirees and beachgoers.

This week, Nexstar shared just how much it stands to reap from ATSC 3.0, and Wall Street responded. On Thursday, both Gray Television and Scripps benefited from the rosy forecast, too. Friday, however, brought dips for the latter two groups while NXST continued its stellar growth.

This week, Atlantic Broadband changed its name to Breezeline. Now, a group of ACA Connects member MVPDs have joined together to operate under a new brand — one very much like the one Breezeline just tossed.

It's described as "a new content brand designed to super-serve the full spectrum of today’s U.S. Hispanics." And, it is an Over-the-Top (OTT) experience. But, it will not have an app of its own. Introducing TPlus, which will be fully housed within the NBCUniversal Peacock platform upon its autumn launch. Meanwhile, streamed local news is coming for four Telemundo O&Os

The Kristin Dolan-led television and cross-platform measurement, analytics and attribution firm known as 605 is teaming up with Deloitte Digital on an initiative designed to accelerate the launch of 605's newest product.

The Hispanic-targeted multimedia company led by CEO Peter Markham that recently welcomed veteran Spanish-language sales leader Steve Mandala as Chief Revenue and Local Media Officer has inked a multi-year renewal agreement for local television measurement from Nielsen.