TV/Cable News

The E.W. Scripps Co. is ready to bring local news to Floridians across some of the state's biggest markets. It's doing so through the launch of an OTT-powered statewide news network that draws on reporting from its operations in five key markets.

NBC Olympics will use Telestream’s Lightspeed Live Capture and Vantage media processing platform to perform a unique, mixed HDR/SDR workflow. The Lightspeed Live Capture systems will receive 1080p59.94 HDR signals from the events and create media simultaneously to two different formats.

The connected TV/OTT advertising platform launched by TEGNA that as of 2020 sees Gray Television as a minority stakeholder has widened its partnership with IHS Markit. The move is designed to bring Polk data to Connected TV and OTT campaigns for automotive advertisers -- something broadcast TV should very much take note of.

Speaking at the Credit Suisse 23rd Annual Communications Conference, NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell announced that NBCUniversal has officially completed its Upfront. This led the company's Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships, Linda Yaccarino, to pen her observations of how the 2021 Upfront sets the stage for the future.

DTV America Corp. has of late been an entity fully controlled by HC2 Holdings, today led by Wayne Barr and until nearly a year ago by Philip Falcone. As part of a capital-raising campaign led by HC2's current leadership, DTV is spinning a group of low-powered TV stations in various locales. 

A low-powered TV station licensed to serve Las Vegas has just been sold. The seller is a non-profit evangelical Christian broadcast ministry based in Texas that serves Spanish-speaking audiences.

Until now, Entravision Communications Corp. has largely been known as a Hispanic-focused multimedia company with revenues fueled by strong digital growth, primarily across Spanish-speaking territories. Not anymore, come July 1.

The global finalists are being honored for their content in the areas of prime-time entertainment, documentaries, investigative journalism, sports coverage, promos, streaming media, and brand image films. 

A privately owned television group owned by the Manship family that dates to 1955 has taken the forward-thinking approach of signing a content distribution agreement with the Las Vegas Strip-based sports media company dedicated to those who wager on sports and make sports betting a multibillion-dollar industry.

The Hispanic-focused multimedia company with revenue coming from pan-Latin digital and U.S.-based television and radio stations has confirmed its presence at an investor conference set for June 16 and 17.

Bill Christian, President/CEO of Vision Communications, has attracted attention in recent years for various television industry projects — including the creation of a TV group serving Lafayette, Ind., from the ground up. Now, Christian is agreeing to purchase a pair of low-power television stations licensed to a community in the Granite State.

Byron Allen's Allen Media Group has taken the next step to fuel the fast grow of its free streaming platform Local Now by signing an agreement with Los Angeles-based OTT white label service OTTera Inc. It brings offerings such as Canela TV to the Local Now platform.

Its two TV stations have gained international recognition for their roles as pioneers in the advancement of ATSC 3.0-powered NextGen TV in the U.S. Now, those stations' owner has re-evaluated its access to local TV ratings data, which in recent years has seen an exclusive relationship with Nielsen. That's about to change.

A "variable interest entity" of Nexstar Media Group has closed on a new Term Loan B Facility. It has a seven-year maturity and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.5%, with a 0% LIBOR floor.

Lotus Communications, which is agreeing to purchase Sinclair Broadcast Group's lone radio properties, has decided to part ways with a TV property of its own as it doubles-down on serving the Western U.S. as an audio-centric company.