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The E.W. Scripps Co. is the latest broadcast media company to announce when it will unveil its first-quarter 2020 results. How the company performed will likely be dependent on pre-March 15 ad revenue, in addition to the all-important retransmission consent fees. Since then, it's been a challenge at Scripps -- and it is reflected in its share price.

Veritone next week is hosting a series of webinars focused on “Proven AI for M&E.” It's a learning opportunity to discover how AI-driven solutions help radio, TV, sports and podcasters save time, reduce costs, and improve workflow productivity and efficiencies while generating revenue. The April 22 webinar will focus on "Hyper Indexed + Highly Intelligent Content for Linear TV and VOD."

The Commission on Tuesday affirmed the Comment and Reply Comment dates for its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on "significantly viewed" television stations. It involves MB Docket Nos. 20-73, 17-105, and here's what you need to know.

Insightful information from tele-journalists, and a little bit of prayer, are apparently driving consumption of television in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic. That's the key finding from newly released research conducted by 605.

With all eyes on its upcoming annual shareholders' meeting and what level of influence, if any, disgruntled major shareholder Standard General has, TEGNA has announced when it will release its first-quarter 2020 results. It will be after what could be a pivotal annual shareholders' meeting for the company.

ATSC 3.0-fueled planning is accelerating the much discussed opportunities that lie ahead of broadcast television. These efforts include those of one broadcast industry consultant focused on NEXTGEN TV features that has linked up with Acrodyne Services for its PROGIRA plan broadcast network planning software.

If there was any question as to whether or not some brands would pull back their spot cable efforts in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic, one need only look at the latest Spot Ten Cable report from Media Monitors. The top three slots neither involve the NAB's COVID-19 effort nor the Census Bureau. Rather, they involve auto insurance giants.

From April 20 and across next week, AI attribution-focused tech company Veritone will host five separate webinars ranging from content and ad intelligence to ad attribution, to intelligent media management, and to monetization. The first event has the broadcast television industry in mind. Plan ahead by making time on your daily planner for this information opportunity.

Want to know what essential local businesses remain open for customers in your town? If it is one of roughly four dozen markets where Gray Television has stations, you're in luck. The broadcast TV stations have launched their own interactive, online local business directories.

Its transmitter facilities are in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. But, it is not a TV station in the most traditional sense, thanks to a channel-sharing agreement with another television station, a VHF facility. Now, the operator of these stations is formally grabbing its channel-sharing partner, officially creating a duopoly in the nation's biggest DMA.

The nation's biggest owner of broadcast television stations has chosen the date and time it will reveal and discuss with Wall Street financial analysts its Q1 2020 results. What can investors expect to hear from the company founded by Perry Sook?

Access to measurement services from Nielsen will be had for all of the local television stations owned by The E.W. Scripps Co., thanks to a new multi-year agreement announced Thursday.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic hasn't thwarted broadcast media company Gray Television from finalizing its plans regarding the release of its Q1 2020 fiscal results. A date and time are affirmed. What can investors expect?

Last week, RBR+TVBR's Weekly Tech Roundup was first to share the details on how a brand-new $125 million media center for NBCUniversal's Boston operations center includes System T consoles, from Solid State Logic. Now, Solid State Logic has installed similar consoles at the station that used to serve Boston with NBC programming.

In a reassuring internal e-mail distributed Monday afternoon to all Gray Television staffers, the company says it intends to do what it did during the Great Recession of 2008-09: avoid any staff reductions or pay cuts. The decision comes in stark contrast to what has been seen at several large radio broadcasting companies in the last three weeks.