TV/Cable News

In 2015, TEGNA established an internal initiative designed to combat the growing instances of "fake news" reaching its consumers. Now, it is fortifying that fight by expanding its efforts against the spread of "disinformation" by hiring a managing editor responsible for leading VERIFY’s editorial growth across all platforms.

As summer turned to autumn and fall turned to winter, Americans once again found themselves in front of their screens with few linear options — aside from live news and sports. In contrast, Nathanson says, consumers had access to "an unlimited bouquet of increasingly excellent streaming content choices." Is broadcast TV losing the content war to "SVOD"?

One week ago, the nation's chief lobbying group representing small, and small market, MVPDs held court with the office of the newest FCC Commissioner. What did ACA Connects discuss with representatives from Nathan Simington's office? Consolidation in the broadcast television industry and retransmission consent matters.

In one of the final acts of the Pai Commission, the FCC on Tuesday adopted a Report and Order modifying technical rules to promote the expanded use of distributed transmission systems, or single frequency networks (SFNs), by broadcast television stations.

"Linear TV viewing is at a crossroads, given the shift away from scheduled, appointment viewing on TV, but consumers are voracious when it comes to wanting to stay informed," Nielsen says in a new report released for the virtual NATPE Miami conference. "That elevates the opportunity for news programming across local, national and cable."

The modern era's biggest competitor to broadcast media content consumption, Netflix, on Tuesday afternoon released its Q4 2020 results. How did it do? Perhaps the Q1 2021 forecast is a better topic of discussion. While 21.5% year-over-year revenue growth was seen for Netflix, net income was down. Why?

It remains in a battle with Gray Television over the carriage on one of its legacy TV services of a ABC affiliate within the vast Tampa-St. Petersburg DMA. Now, that fight could be taking perhaps a positive spin -- if good vibes from the C-Suite find their way into retrans negotiation. Frontier has emerged from federal bankruptcy protection.

As of today, the ABC affiliate serving the Triad region of North Carolina is getting its own newscasts at 6pm and 11pm. It brings Greensboro and Winston Salem "a fresh perspective on local news," the News Director for the Sinclair Broadcast Group-owned station says.

It already has an active Twitter feed full of general interest news. On Monday, it will get its broadcast TV premiere as a new entrant in one of the last ultra-competitive dayparts for television and radio — morning drive. "The National Desk" is all set and ready for launch from Sinclair Broadcast Group.

As expected, the merger of ION Media with The E.W. Scripps Co. has led Scripps to initiate a migration plan that will bring its five Katz Networks multicast networks to newly acquired ION properties. The moves begin on March 1, with Scripps confirming that ION's three digital multicast networks will soon be sunset.

In December 2019, it debuted. Now, this live TV streaming platform has given its subscribers access to Nexstar Media Group's WGN America cable channel -- the home of NewsNation and Ashleigh Banfield.

The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE), which is staging a virtual NATPE Miami conference in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is presenting the President of Hearst Television with one of four Iris Awards.

Why did Frank Washington, founder and CEO of the Sacramento-based channel, and COO Daniel Sakaya, each decide to focus their careers and attention to the build-out of a television channel that offers a variety of programming targeting Asian Americans? They share this, and more, in a fresh InFOCUS podcast presented by DOT.FM. LISTEN HERE

One day after rival Univision Communications announced a series of major leadership changes in its C-Suite, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has revealed it is expanding its Revenue Strategy and Distribution business unit "to develop and grow content monetization opportunities in the U.S. and around the world."

Some 90 minutes to the east of Pittsburgh, a FOX affiliate is changing hands. But, that's not going to impact the station's operations in any way, with Sinclair Broadcast Group remaining the entity that's charged with overseeing news and sales needs.