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As part of the integration planning for its pending acquisition of Twenty-First Century Fox, The Walt Disney Company used Columbus Day to reveal its post-conquest plans with a new organizational structure for its Media Networks segment. The new structure, effective with the closing of its 21CF deal, sees Peter Rice assuming a top leadership role at the Disney business segment.

Yes, there's a very active advertiser that has once again climbed to the top of the Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report. But, the brand at No. 2 deserves some notice, as it has powered ahead to nearly 20,000 spot plays for its latest campaign.

A forthcoming 24/7 news channel focused on headlines, rather than talk and opinion, has confirmed that it will launch on January 1, 2019. Developed by a team responsible for building 24/7 local news channels across the country, Michigan-based NewsNet aims to bring the success of these local channels to the national level.

In September, SagamoreHill Broadcasting made the news for its $23,000 entry into a Texas Gulf Coast market. Now, the company is gaining a presence in the middle of Missouri, thanks to the purchase of an LPTV facility in a big college town and another LPTV facility just southwest of the state capital.

For a generation of television viewers, the Christian Broadcasting Network has served as a fountain of conservative evangelical thought and insight, and the home for such long-standing programs as "The 700 Club." Founded by Pat Robertson, CBN once owned a group of broadcast TV and radio stations. Now, the CBN brand is heading back to the TV dial, thanks to a new "strategic distribution partnership."

Tribune Media is moving forward with its now-aborted merger with Sinclair Broadcast Group squarely in its rear-view mirror. On Wednesday, this was further emphasized with the announcement that it has reached comprehensive agreements on retransmission and carriage consent with three different entities.

The 78th annual search for excellence in television, radio and digital media will formally begin on October 15. That's when the official online submission system opens for the Peabody Awards.

The ongoing drive for ever-higher resolutions has been a familiar story in the world of video acquisition for many years. But, after IBC 2018, talking about the practical application of 8K is no longer taboo, notes broadcast research analyst Chris Evans. In this report, he addresses whether the world -- and U.S. TV companies -- are ready to tackle the next gen delivery of video programming.

A new consumer survey finds that increased churn rates are being faced by video streaming services such as Amazon Prime and HBO Now in key markets such as the U.S. Contrastingly, Netflix outperformed its rivals, opposing the belief that services are discontinued after a trial month. The study also identified the importance of broadcast TV.

Univision Communications will continue to see its array of broadcast stations and cable stations across all local channel lineups on two systems owned by Altice USA. What's the deal with DISH? All is dark -- and a blackout is extending into its fourth month.

There is some good news for broadcast and cable TV industry C-Suiters still obsessed with finding ways to curb that so-called "cord cutting." Customer satisfaction of residential wireline companies is on the rise, according to a new survey conducted by J.D. Power. Here's the bad news: The top service providers, according to J.D. Power, aren't MVPDs but DBS providers.

America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) is "delighted" about a Congressional vote that approves legislation providing full funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in fiscal year 2021, in addition to multimillion-dollar payments in FY2019.

Creativity in producing a collaborative multiplatform advertising campaign -- one that generated results and value for their client in the last year -- is something award-worthy. That's the premise behind the TVB Excellence Awards handed out Thursday at Forward 2018 -- the TVB's annual conference.