TV/Cable News

Among the companies actively pushing ATSC 3.0, and the dollar stream it presents, is low-power TV broadcaster and "Broadcast Internet" pioneer ARK Multicasting. What is it up to? The company chose the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) conference in Nashville to share the latest with the industry.

As Byron Allen sees it, it's a cultural lifestyle destination and leading sports media provider capturing the history, diversity, perspectives, and cultural experiences at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Now, the HBCU GO app has a multi-year partnership in place with a NCAA Division I conference linked to such institutions of higher learning.

ATSC 3.0-powered television broadcasts for the Michigan market's Big Four networks and its affiliate for The CW Network are now live and available for the lucky few who can tune in to enjoy the beefed-up over-the-air transmissions.

The quick-service restaurant category has long been a fan of Spot Cable. In the latest report, a one-time competitor of Roy Rogers is present thanks to a revved-up Reuben campaign.

For Paramount, it appears that a caped crusader has lifted the company's riches on Wall Street, and concurrently brought new hope to a battered box office. Paramount Global shares were up by nearly 11% in Monday's trading on Nasdaq. "The Batman" seems to be the big reason for the new optimism in the company led by Bob Bakish.

In a day-and-age where cord-cutting continues across the U.S., having a more-powerful digital UHF signal than a digital VHF facility is more essential than ever for a broadcast TV station owner. Just as The E.W. Scripps Co., which has asked the FCC to give it the OK to shift five of its Big Sky country stations from VHF to UHF.

A Howard Shirk Holdings-owned Heroes & Icons-affiliated station using digital Channel 34 has become the "lighthouse" facility for ATSC 3.0-powered NEXTGEN TV signals in DMA No. 94.

A 19-year veteran Allen Media Group employee who first joined as Vice President of Advertising Sales has been given the new role of Chief Revenue Officer. Before his 2003 arrival at the Byron Allen-owned operation, he spent over a decade in national broadcast buying.

The "Big Four" broadcast television network affiliates and the low-power TV station airing Azteca América programming across Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast of Florida have collectively made the leap to deliver "a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology" to local consumers.

The Director of Content at the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate located on Gandy Blvd. in St. Petersburg, Fla., will soon be trading in her Bolts and Bucs jerseys for Flyers and Eagles attire. That's because she's just been named President/GM of CBS News and Stations’ local businesses in Philadelphia.

Brian Handrigan, co-founder and CEO of St. Louis-based Advocado, shares in this InFOCUS Podcast how the company's November 2021 purchase of VEIL watermarking software is moving forward, and what Advocado's acquisition of Kantar BVS means, too. LISTEN HERE

Using a "three-pronged valuation approach," MoffettNathanson sliced the target price of The Walt Disney Co.'s share price by ten percent. On a tough day for Wall Street, the decision couldn't have come at a worse time for DIS, which fell by 5.1% in average trading on Monday.

The event, which is traditionally held during the NAB Show in Las Vegas, makes it return after a three-year absence on Wednesday, April 27 — bright and early at 7am Pacific. Among the other honorees are now-retired NAB EVP/Media Relations Dennis Wharton, Katz Radio Group's President, and the Chief Insights Officer at Cumulus Media.

It hasn't been great of late for Peloton. Now, a spot cable effort is being used to revive the home cycling athletic brand. We've also got the latest look at the Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report.

Since December 2019, he has served as VP/GM of one of the newest members of The E.W. Scripps Co. family. Starting Monday (3/7), he'll become VP/GM of the company's NBC affiliate and its "FLORIDA 24 Network" over-the-air station serving the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County, Florida.