Thanks to MOBITV, Streaming Video Services Come To Two S.C. Counties
The Emeryville, Calif.-based company headed by Charlie Nooney has finalized its latest deal, which will bring IP-based video streaming services to a cooperative serving two South Carolina counties.
Cox Media Group Stations Renew CBS Affiliations
The five TV stations operated by Cox Media Group that are affiliated with CBS will retain their affiliation with the network, thanks to a new deal inked today. It includes a former Northwest Broadcasting property in Humboldt County, Calif.
XYZ Seals The Deal For ‘ZTV11’
It's a LPTV deal as easy as XYZ. PROJECTXYZ Inc., an entity owned by a Huntsville, Ala., based couple, has closed on its acquisition of a Class A television station located in Athens, Ala., due west of the city. The seller? Market veteran Jamie Cooper.
A TEGNA Multicast Network Gets A Rebrand
Justice Network, until now, has served as TEGNA’s multicast television network featuring crime and investigative programming. No more. The broadcast TV company says the digi-net is undergoing a "comprehensive rebranding." Podcasts from VAULT studios are also in the mix.
Higher Retrans Fees Lead Spectrum To Raise Rates
The thorny subject of retransmission consent revenue has resulted in a firm line in the sand between broadcast TV station owners and MVPDs. Now, rising retrans fees have led one of the nation's biggest MVPDs to raise their rates, with consumers having to foot the bill for more costly cable carriage of "free" channels.
Telemundo Brings ‘Noticias’ To Late Night Weekends
NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has given the green light to a new 11:30pm Eastern newscast to air on its Spanish-language Telemundo network each Saturday and Sunday, starting July 18. It's a move likely prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
From Palm Beach To Plattsburgh For Rothstein
Since 2013, he's been the GSM at the ABC affiliate serving the Treasure Coast and Palm Beach County. Now, he's heading to the dual market of Plattsburgh, N.Y. and Burlington, Vt. to lead the Hearst Television duopoly a short drive south of Montréal.
A Second Phoenix NEXTGEN TV Facility Arrives
Another chapter in the rollout of next-generation TV service is being written in the collaborative Phoenix Model Market, with the launch of ATSC 3.0 signals from KASW-TV— The CW affiliate in The Valley of the Sun.
TEGNA Brings Alphonso To More Markets In Deal Expansion
TV data and measurement company Alphonso has renewed and expanded its agreement with TEGNA, an arrangement that gives local advertisers another way "to better understand the value and effectiveness of their local TV and OTT ad campaigns."
Sinclair’s Universal Choice Made As Krolik Readies For Retirement
It's a newly created role that sees this industry veteran take control of Sinclair's recently acquired regional sports networks (RSNs); digital and internet sports channel Stadium, and Sinclair’s high school sports division, which operates in local markets across the country. What about Jeff Krolik? He's prepping for retirement, Sinclair reveals.
MOBITV Connect’s Vast Expansion, and Vexus Add
A MVPD serving parts of South Dakota and Minnesota, and a communications company serving parts of Texas and Louisiana, will soon be offering a MOBITV Connect managed service to their respective customers.
Nexstar’s Q2 Reveal: First Wednesday In August
One month from Wednesday, the nation's largest owner of broadcast TV stations will deliver its second quarter financial report card. Will it trigger another dip in share value, or will the results help propel the company's stock back above the $100 mark?
LiMu Steps It Up At Spot TV
Auto insurance companies are freely spending money on advertising across cable TV and radio, as well as broadcast TV. The two usual suspects, GEICO and Progressive, are right there at or close to the top. A third player is now increasing its efforts on Spot TV, after some significant use of Spot Cable.
TV Stations, MVPDs Must Upload Contact Information Soon
Upcoming deadlines associated with notifying multichannel video program distributors (MVPDs) – primarily cable TV and direct broadcast satellite operators – of the station’s election of either must-carry or retransmission consent carriage status on the MVPD systems demand your attention. So says a top Washington, D.C. communications attorney.
Amazon’s Devices & Services CFO The Choice To Succeed Spade
Christina Spade will be departing as EVP/CFO of ViacomCBS, with her transition to "an advisory role" set to transpire immediately following the company's Q2 2020 earnings call. That's been scheduled for August 10. Who is Spade's successor? Look no further than the Devices and Services CFO for Amazon -- in the role just one year after exiting Pandora.