Settlement Period for LPTV, TV Translator ‘MX’ Situations Starts
Are you a party that finds it is in a "mutually exclusive" group for a new or modified digital LPTV and/or TV translator station listed in a public notice appendix distributed Tuesday? Now is your time to resolve this "MX" matter by unilateral engineering amendment, legal settlement, or engineering settlement, thanks to a Media Bureau settlement period that begins today.
Nexstar Selects Romines To Lead Charlotte Duo
A former Media General executive who has spent time in New York's Capital District and began his career in 1991 as an local AE at the FOX affiliate in Jackson, Miss., is being placed in charge of Nexstar's FOX and MyNetwork TV affiliates in the South's second-largest market.
As States Reopen, Local Spot TV Ads Swing Upward
Spot advertising in local markets appears to be starting to turn the corner after declining in some areas by as much as 35% at the end of March. That's according to fresh data released today by Nielsen.
Life. Changing. Transaction: A Texarkana TV Station Is Sold
For television viewers in the Texarkana, Ark./Tex., market, a Class A digital TV station has provided "life-changing" non-secular programming for several years. Now, the future of this property is in question thanks to its sale.
George Flinn Jr. Executes A Host Of ‘Radiant’ Deals
George S. Flinn Jr. is widely known across the media broadcasting industry for his ownership of radio and TV stations in Mississippi, the Memphis market, and in Arkansas. Now, he's paring back his television assets. Concurrently filed deals indicate that he's parting ways with several of them, with all going to the same non-secular operator. Could a political bid be why?
ABC’s Big Bounce: Elmore Returns To Raleigh To Lead WTVD-11
In a major move involving one of the nation's top TV stations, the man who has served as VP/News for ABC Owned Television Stations' KABC-7 in Los Angeles since May 2015 will be celebrating his five-year anniversary in the role by going North Carolina. He's just been appointed President/GM of a station he spent 17 years at, as News Director.
Grimes Grabs The Reins At Hearst Television’s Flagship Property
On May 14, RBR+TVBR shared the news that Bill Fine will retire as President/GM of WCVB-5 in Boston, considered by Hearst Television to be its flagship property, at the end of June.
Fine was only the fourth President and GM of WCVB since its 1972 sign-on. The fifth President/GM for WCVB will now start his duties July 1. And, he's coming from Pennsylvania.
RBR+TVBR Coronavirus INFOCUS Podcast: Robin Flynn
In this RBR+TVBR Coronavirus INFOCUS podcast, S&P Global Market Intelligence Robin Flynn offers a sneak peak at the now-virtual Kagan Media Summit. What are three key broadcast TV industry executives seeing with respect to Q2 ad revenue? How are retransmission consent fees driving dollars for over-the-air television? Find out in in this penultimate episode. LISTEN HERE
SVOD: The COVID-19 Coming Of Age For Viewed Content
J.D. Power has released its finding of a "pulse survey" that delves into their viewing preferences, usability challenges and future plans for using subscription-based video on demand services. What does it show? Streaming has become important to consumers "stuck at home" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And, it will likely stay that way.
Broadcast TV Rolls The Dice With Newest NEXTGEN Launch
Four broadcasters have successfully flipped the ATSC 3.0 switch on NEXTGEN TV service in Southern Nevada, a move that comes with the release of a Spring 2020 Progress Report by the Advanced Television Systems Committee. The Sin City signals were placed on the air by Nexstar Media Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group, and The E.W. Scripps Co.
What Does Frank Copsidas Have Planned For ‘NYTV’?
A Vermont low-power TV station has been sold. The buyer just happens to be an individual that has been buying up LPTV facilities over the last three years, perhaps as an outlet for content being produced from New Haven-based entity The Intrigue Group. What's intriguing about this deal? All signs point to a Albany-Schenectady-Troy DMA offering for Frank Copsidas.
Scripps Family Impact Fund Helps COVID-19 Impacted Employees
Employees of The E.W. Scripps Company, and select communities where it does business, are benefiting from a gift from the Scripps Family Impact Fund. The fund is giving $1.6 million to three initiatives, including two related to the company and its foundation.
KOIN Toss: The Cox Pick For KIRO’s New Leader
The search for the next VP/GM at Cox Media Group's CBS affiliate serving the Seattle-Tacoma market is over. The news of a new leader at KIRO-7 comes just three days after the media company now tied to Apollo Global Management revealed its current leader, Greg Bilte, would retire as of June 30.
BIA: Local TV Advertising Clipped $900M By COVID-19
What's the preliminary financial cost of the COVID-19 pandemic to U.S. local TV advertising? According to new data from BIA Advisory Services, it's some $900 million less than what had been initially anticipated for all of 2020.
And Now, Ariel Roblin’s Successor at KETV Is …
As RBR+TVBR first reported on May 13, Ariel Roblin has been selected to succeed the retiring Elliott Troshinsky at Hearst Television's KRCA-3 in Sacramento. We now know who is replacing Roblin back at the top-rated Hearst property in Nebraska Roblin is exiting from.