TV/Cable News

ABC O&O KGO-7 in San Francisco isn't the only television station owned by The Walt Disney Co. to get a new leader. The woman who most recently served as EVP/Sales & Marketing of Disney|ABC’s consolidated advertising sales group has been appointed President/GM of WABC-7 in New York.

In this guest Media Information Bureau column, Fincons Group executives Greg Jarvis and U.K.-based Oliver Botti discuss how traditional broadcast TV and OTT each have significant strengths, but have "limitless" opportunities when combined.

A "trusted partner" of such media companies as Raycom Media and Woodward Communications known for its cloud-based video management, distribution, integration, and live streaming solutions has just been acquired by a Quad Cities, Iowa-Ill.-based entity that began life as the International Newspaper Network.

Picture this: there's an app that allows users to hear live audio from muted televisions directly on their mobile devices. It's growing in popularity, with at least one local gym using the services provided by Tunity. To help build out the product, the New York-based company has brought on a new President of Sales with experience at AMC and Nickelodeon, and is welcoming a Head of Research and Analytics who spent nearly four decades at Nielsen.

A veteran producer who was associated with ABC's Good Morning America for 12 years before receiving a promotion to SVP/Content, News Coverage and Special Events for ABC News is packing his bags and trading views of the East River for those of the Embarcadero.

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) is currently accepting applications for two leadership development programs. Here are the details on how you can apply, and the deadlines for submissions.

Talk is heating up — again — that Viacom and CBS Corp. are seriously considering a reunification of the companies. That chatter helped CBS enjoy a stellar performance on Wall Street in Monday's trading. For Viacom, there was no rumor bump in its stock price.

When it comes to local spot action on cable TV channels, there are three clear categories that are among those most active in the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report. One involves eating, another involves driving, and a third deals with a clothier.

Standard Media Index (SMI) on Monday released its year-over-year figures for national ad spend for various media. In particular, SMI examined the top advertiser categories across National TV. Here's what they found.

On August 25, 2016, the Commission released the 2010/2014 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Second Report and Order. This Second Report and Order adopted a comprehensive definition of shared service agreements (SSAs) and a requirement that commercial television stations disclose SSAs by placing them in their online public inspection file. It's now time for TV stations to file, or face a possible financial penalty.

Nexstar Media Group shares fell sharply for the third consecutive day, and continued to lose ground in immediate after-hours trading on Wall Street. With today's Closing Bell, the broadcast TV company's shares are now at their lowest level since the first days of November 2017.

In the early 1980s, Byron Allen was best known as one of several commentators on the NBC comedy talk show Real People. Now, he's a media mogul that just acquired The Weather Channel and its Local Now streaming service through his Allen Media LLC.

The individuals behind the launch of a 24/7 local news channel serving northern Michigan and key figures in the launch of Flood Communications' News Channel Nebraska (NCN) are ready to take their model across the U.S. The operation is scheduled to launch in late 2018, and affiliates are now being sought.

In a unanimous 5-0 vote, the FCC on Thursday adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that asks whether the Commission should streamline the process for reauthorizing television satellite stations when they are assigned or transferred in combination with their previously approved parent station.

It's been a rough 3 1/2 months on Wall Street for Nexstar. After climbing as high as $81.75 on January 15, the broadcast TV company's shares have stumbled. With Wednesday's finish, Nexstar has now effectively wiped out any growth in its share price seen since late November 2017.