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“Our announcement today reflects our Board’s commitment to actively reviewing all options to create value for our shareholders, the continued execution of our long-term strategy, and the confidence in our continued strong performance and growth, which combined, led to our decision to increase our annual dividend,” said Howard D. Elias, Chairman of the Board.

The use of broadcast TV signals to help educators has been one of the touted benefits of the ATSC 3.0 standard that is voluntarily being introduced to consumers in a growing list of U.S. markets. Now, a next-generation TV service using Boise, Idaho, as its launch point has developed an umbrella of content and delivery channels expressly designed to augment classroom learning.

With a whole new C-Suite led by CEO Wade Davis, Univision Communications is on a reinvigorated path to growth, as demonstrated by the company's March 24 get-to-know-you "pre-Upfront" presentation for marketers and advertisers. Before it can progress forward with new momentum, Univision must look at its Q4 performance under its former leadership.

Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. has struck a deal to acquire MSG Networks in an all-stock, fixed exchange ratio transaction. The merger is expected to be tax-free for both entities. 

A Scottsdale, Ariz.-based universal control and sensing technologies tech company focused on the smart home has inked a development partnership with a voice dialogue marketing platform powered by AI technology familiar to those in the radio and TV broadcasting industries.

With some Wall Street watchers newly concerned that streaming revenue and subscriber growth may be lagging, Discovery Inc. stock on Wednesday was swept up in a wave of downward activity on Wall Street.

Luken Communications no longer exists. The purveyor of digital multicast networks targeting niche audiences is now known as Get After It Media, and it seeks a bigger outlet for its offerings than on a DT signal a cord-cutter would tune to. Get After It is jumping into the over-the-top space.

Better sound and audio quality. Data capabilities designed to bring new revenue streams to broadcast TV. Those are the principal promises of ATSC 3.0 and the arrival of NEXTGEN TV in a local marketplace. Buffalo recently ushered in the NEXTGEN TV era. Now, a DMA two hours to the east along the ol' Erie Canal has made the move into TV's future.

The individual behind Landover Wireless, a 30-year veteran of the global wireless telecommunications industry, has decided to part ways with 20 unbuilt LPTV construction permits. The buyer? An individual with a presence stretching from the Grand Strand through Georgia's Coastal Empire.

A Nexstar Media Group TV station has launched its first podcast. It's part of a bigger plan to provide those in the Pacific Northwest's second-largest market a local look at the six things they need to know ... that they may not get from the abundance of full-power and low-power radio stations or the Oregonian newspaper as they start their day.

The owner of the CBS affiliate serving Southwest Florida, perhaps the last market in the U.S. where three of the Big Four network affiliates are owned by independent broadcasters, has just signed a new agreement for "industry-leading local TV measurement currency" across its stations in the market. The deal isn't with Nielsen.

The future of television arrived Thursday in Western N.Y., as five local television stations, owned by The E.W. Scripps Co., TEGNA, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and Nexstar Media Group, are the latest in the U.S. to begin broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV. For those across Lake Ontario in Toronto, a taste of ATSC 3.0-powered television is that much closer to fruition.

With Thursday's announcement that the National Football League has handed exclusive rights for "Thursday Night Football" match-ups to Amazon, respected Wall Street analyst Michael Nathanson has some "significant takeways" that need to be discussed.

Capitol Broadcasting Company has launched a new agency that promises to offer clients strategic brand, marketing, and creative services. It's an expansion of services offered since 2017 by its WRAL Digital Solutions. "However, the needs of clients have continued to evolve, and CBC realized there was an unmet need in the market," it explains.

Starting March 19, viewers across the Pacific Northwest's second-largest market can stream 39 local broadcast channels through a service operated by a non-profit entity that's rapidly expanding across the U.S.