TV/Cable News

An SEC filing indicates that a subsidiary of Atlantic American Corp. is now a significant shareholder of Gray Television stock. The company's shares were in positive territory for all of Thursday, closing up 3.4% to $21.45 — its highest price since early May.

The Les Levi-led, Philip Falcone-controlled HC2 Broadcasting, which owns the Azteca América Spanish-language broadcast TV network, is making its entry into the ever-growing sports marketplace. Thanks to an agreement with global brand beIN SPORTS, a new 24/7 live sports channel will be heading to viewers as a free-to-air venture -- the first of its kind in the U.S.

Consumer attention has increasingly shifted to connected TVs and the streaming content and advertising that goes along with this new living room. What does this mean for broadcast TV's future? Anthony Acquisti, the Senior Director of Client Success, Advanced Media and Analytics at TiVo -- just acquired by Xperi -- offers these thoughts in an encore column for RBR+TVBR. 

It was a busy Tuesday for Fox Corporation's HR team. That's because several promotions were seen in its ad sales organization, while the leadership of the company's sports sales team has been expanded. 

The woman who serves as EVP/Global Public Policy and Government Relations at ViacomCBS has been appointed to the NAB Television Board of Directors. The move makes sense: She once served as SVP/Government Relations at the NAB.

“In an odd-numbered year when there are no major sporting events such as a World Cup or Olympic Games, once again sports has proven to be a most capable genre at bringing millions of viewers around the world to watch their TV.” That's the positive assessment from the author of the just-released Yearly Sport Key Facts report.

Times Square Alliance and Countdown Entertainment, the co-organizers of the famous Ball Drop, is again offering HD satellite and fiber feeds of the celebration from Times Square in New York, as well as behind-the-scenes preparations leading up to the big night. New for the 2020 celebration is the offering of social media-ready content.

It offered 24/7 information and reporting for and about Chicago. But, times change — as did the cable channel's owner. With Nexstar Media Group buying Tribune Media, the company led by Perry Sook is pulling the plug on CLTV. It ends 26 years of service, most recently dedicated to reruns of WGN-9 newscasts.

For the week ending Dec. 15, one brand sticks out for the number of spots played on the cable networks tracked by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. To little surprise, it is an auto insurance specialist that remains one of the biggest users of broadcast media to reach consumers.

NATPE has revealed a full slate of programming dedicated to all aspects of unscripted programming, underlining the event’s further commitment to that area of the international content industry at a time when top-flight scripted shows are more likely to wind up on a OTT platform than a broadcast or cable TV network.

The FCC has proposed to update its rules regarding cable service change notification notices by issuing an NPRM instructing cable operators to provide to subscribers and local franchise authorities "certain written notices" that would reduce the potential for consumer confusion in the context of program carriage disputes.

Comscore's comeback isn't just limited to Wall Street. On Wednesday, it revealed that it has a new agreement in place that allows it to provide a pair of TV stations in Iowa with measurement services.

Multiviewers are moving through a growth curve. According to a new industry report from Futuresource Consulting, total market value increased annually by 3% worldwide in fiscal 2018, with North America in the top slot. What does this mean for broadcast media companies?

Ready or not, 8K TV resolution is here. On the heels of CES 2019, manufacturers are starting to announce the availability of 8K TV models. These products will likely remain out of reach for most consumers this year, but you can expect them to become more readily available very soon.

Ad spending for both National Football League telecasts and the 2019 Major League Baseball World Series has increased, new data from Standard Media Index (SMI) show.