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There's a new leader on the Spot Ten TV report from Media Monitors. And, just in time for the holiday shopping season, it is the biggest retailer in the U.S. that is strutting its stuff.

In this InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, LPTVBA Executive Director Michael Lee offers a comprehensive update on why his organization seeks passage of the "Local Journalism Sustainability Act" as low-power television stations attract buyers ranging from The E.W. Scripps Co. and Gray Television to entrepreneurs including LPTVBA founder Frank Copsidas and South Asian TV programming specialist Ravi Kapur. LISTEN HERE

There's a new VP/GM for the CBS and The CW Network affiliates serving Boise, Idaho. New to the Sinclair Broadcast Group duopoly in Idaho's biggest market is the former VP/GM of the CBS affiliate serving Champaign, Ill., a Nexstar Media Group property.

The Board of Directors at the Northern Virginia-based broadcast TV company that's reportedly considering bids from Byron Allen and from a partnership between embattled investor Soohyung Kim's Standard General and Apollo Global Management has declared a shareholder dividend.

Ad-supported streaming local television news service Haystack News has helped bring The E.W. Scripps Co.-owned Newsy expanded reach on the platform the digital multicast network originally used to connect with consumers — an "OTT" app.

The offering of the Notes, done to allow Gray to finance its acquisition of Meredith Corp.'s local media group, is expected to close on November 9, subject to customary closing conditions. At that time the proceeds of the offering will be funded into an escrow account.

This increase in coverage, Nielsen and Roku say, helps content owners and advertisers navigate the expanding world of TV streaming and is "a major milestone on the path to Nielsen ONE, Nielsen’s transformative, cross-media solution that will enable advertisers and publishers to transact using a single metric across linear and digital television."

As the Media Rating Council sees it, its accreditation is "the primary mechanism for transparency and accountability in advertising and media measurement." But, what exactly is "accreditation," and how does the process work? A webinar scheduled for Wednesday aims to explain all.

For those with moderate to severe eczema, there's a pharmaceutical product that's gotten a lot of exposure thanks to a spot television campaign. Total up those spots, and this brand tops them all in the latest Spot Ten TV report from Media Monitors.

Five years ago, Snapchat was the app Radio was talking about. Today? Not so much. Now it appears Apple's privacy changes have made things worse for Snapchat parent Snap Inc. It missed Wall Street revenue estimates with its Q3 2021 results, resulting in a sharp drop in its share value on Friday.

For more than a decade prior to Wade Davis becoming CEO of Univision Communications, the Univision News arm of the company accomplished a lot with what some insiders lamented was a permanent skeleton crew.  Now under new leadership, those who've had something to say about getting more talent in the newsroom have had their wishes come true: Univision is on a hiring spree.

A broadcast company that says it is on the cutting edge of technology and the next generation of content delivery throughout the U.S. has just taken a big leap forward by selecting Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) to power its next-generation ATSC 3.0 broadcast internet network — the potentially profit-generating benefit linked to what powers NEXTGEN TV.

"After a lighter-than-normal content slate in Q1 and Q2 due to COVID-related production delays in 2020, we are seeing the positive effects of a stronger slate in the second half of the year." That's the collective assessment of Netflix leadership, as the OTT giant released its third-quarter earnings report following Tuesday's Closing Bell on Wall Street.

On the evening of October 6, the latest fight over retransmission consent fees commenced as TEGNA-owned stations were blocked by law to Dish customers. A new carriage deal hadn't been agreed to, and a détente isn't coming anytime soon. On Monday, Dish took things up a notch by reaching out to the FCC.

Nielsen has had a bruising 2021. Now, it believes a new brand campaign, including a "new identity" will help in sharing the story of the company's "transformation of its culture" and "a redefined strategy focused solely on the global future of media."