Raycom-Run Hawaiian Station Sees DirecTV Disruption
For DirecTV subscribers across the Hawaiian islands seeking to view The Doctors at 7am or the 8am edition of Hawaii News Now Sunrise, there was nothing but darkness this morning. At midnight Eastern today, KFVE-9 in Honolulu — the MyNetwork TV affiliate for the state of Hawaii — was "dropped" from DirecTV's lineup. It's the latest dispute resulting from the failure of a new retransmission fee agreement between a service provider and a broadcast company, and the second ongoing dispute involving a TV station serving Hawaii.
LPTV Broadcasters Association Makes Exec. Dir. Move
In July 2022, Michael Lee exited as the first Executive Director of the LPTV Broadcasters Association, founded by "SuperFrank" Copsidas. Now, the individual selected to replace him on a temporary basis is departing, and the advocacy group is now welcoming its next person to take the role.
Pai In Puerto Rico For Recovery Review Trip
FCC Chairman Ajit Pai just got a first-hand look at the slow recovery facing Puerto Rico up-close and in person. Pai met with government and industry officials to assess the status of recovery efforts and consult on next steps that the FCC should take to assist in the restoration of communications networks. He's now on his way back to Washington.
Gray’s ‘Local News Live’ Gets An Anchor Choice
A former CBS News Streaming Network anchor with experience at WPIX-11 in New York and WUSA9 in Washington, D.C., is joining Gray Television Washington News Bureau on Monday (1/23)as an anchor for "Local News Live."
DISH, By Law, Cuts CBS Amid Retrans Row
The spin cycle is set to high, but no matter how you look at it, DISH subscribers are in the dark if they want to tune to CBS O&Os, several affiliates of The CW, and three specialty networks.
Cadent Integrates With Google Cloud
Advanced television advertising platform Cadent has unveiled a new integration with Google Cloud, one that relies on next-generation clean room technologies to securely activate audiences across screens — an increasingly important desire among marketers and brand managers.
Another Two Years For ION Media’s Top Leader
West Palm Beach is the headquarters for a broadcast television company with a network of stations and a pair of digital multicast offerings to boot. The company, ION Media, provided an updated to its financial stakeholders on Monday. In doing so, it highlighted its performance in revenue, ratings and reach. It also extended the role of the company's Chairman/CEO for another two years—something provided as secondary news to reporters.
Hulu Plus Live Says No To Sinclair’s ABC Retrans Deal
For a small percentage of viewers to the local ABC affiliate, Wednesday evening brought a most unwelcome occurrence — the inability to watch the station. It's the latest retransmission consent accord to go awry, resulting in a "blackout" of a broadcast TV station. This time, it involves Sinclair Broadcast Group.
‘Estrella TV’ Ready For A Big Miami Return
The Spanish-language broadcast TV network known for its prime-time variety program hosted by a man in a clown suit, a host of originally produced reality competition shows, and two weekday newscasts will soon return to Miami after a six-month absence. This results in a perhaps cloudy South Florida future for another Spanish-language TV network -- one that Philip A. Falcone's HC2 Holdings acquired just weeks ago.
A TV Ad Volume Law Update Introduced In Congress
In 2010, legislation was enacted by Congress to limit the loudness of TV ads. Now, a Democratic senator and Democratic House Member have each introduced proposals that would update the CALM Act, extending prohibitions to all ad-supported streaming services.
Comcast-NBC Merger Conditions Expire
Saturday (January 20) saw the expiration of major conditions imposed by regulators as part of Comcast’s 2011 purchase of NBCUniversal, renewing debate over AT&T's takeover of Time Warner that the Justice Department is trying to block. And it doesn’t end there.
Simington Pokes At Democrats In NAB NEXTGEN TV Address
GOP FCC Commissioner Nathan Simington was at the NAB Show on Sunday, and he was there to talk about the future of ATSC 3.0. His remarks were part tongue-in-cheek and part missive, using sarcasm to scorch the Democratic leadership of the Commission on matters including TEGNA and Sinclair Broadcast Group.
The Ascent of Local Video Advertising Is Poised To Start
Progress in "Advanced TV" and the industry's commitment to new methods that will improve interactivity and the viewer experience will help with the ascent of local video advertising in 2018. That's the key bullet point offered in a new BIA/Kelsey report on the progress and trajectory of linear TV platforms including automated TV, programmatic TV, addressable TV, OTT, Smart TV, Connected TV, and — with the recent FCC approval — of Next-Gen local TV standards, ATSC 3.0.
Byron Allen Files New Lawsuit Against McDonald’s
AMG's Entertainment Studios Networks and Weather Group on Thursday moved forward with the filing of a new lawsuit against McDonald's USA. However, this legal matter isn't about discrimination. Rather, it is about what Allen believes is fraud. McDonald's responded by slamming Allen for "baseless lawsuits as part of a public smear campaign against our company to try to line his pockets."
Elias Succeeds Magner As Non-Exec TEGNA Board Head
The President of Digital and IT at Dell Services has just been elected as non-executive chairman of the board for the company formerly known as Gannett. This individual succeeds the co-founder of private equity firm Brysam Global Partners. Concurrently, TEGNA's Board of Directors is adding a former NBCUniversal CFO and co-managing partner at Evolution Media.