TelevisaUnivision Attacks Google Over Main Bundle Bounce
As the CEO of TelevisaUnivision, Daniel Alegre is calling out one of the biggest tech companies in the world for threatening to "discriminate against Hispanics." How is Google potentially doing that? It plans to shift the Univision network away from its main bundle and to a premium tier. Alegre is fighting back.
Disney, FOX Grow As Media Distributors, Nielsen Reports
Football was the common catalyst for Disney and FOX in August, as coverage of a new college football season along with the National Football League preseason drove the only share increases for companies in this month’s Media Distributor Gauge.
A ‘Mobile-First’ Solution Refreshes Classic Telemundo Novelas
As the NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises arm explains, the new format is "designed to deliver bold and engaging storytelling," and showcases "a dynamic portfolio of content in compact episodes, reflecting Telemundo audiences’ evolving video consumption habits."
Seattle Slew: End Of CPB Funding Cripples Cascade PBS
The parent of the main public broadcasting station serving Seattle-Tacoma and the region since 1954 and its sibling serving Yakima and the Tri-Cities of Washington has moved forward with a significant restructuring plan that it says is a direct result of "Congress's complete defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in July."
News-Press & Gazette Inks News and Weather Deal With KPIX
The CBS affiliate serving the Monterey-Salinas-Santa Cruz market as of today brands itself as a "weather authority." As of Tuesday, that promise to viewers "expanded" with new local reporting and weather coverage supplied by the CBS News & Stations property just to the north in San Francisco.
NAB’s LeGeyt and Nexstar’s Compton Join Forecast 2026 ‘Super Session’
The closing session of Forecast 2026 is getting the unfiltered truth from some of broadcasting’s most senior executives, with NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt, Nexstar Networks President Sean Compton, and Cox Media Group Radio President Rob Babin joining the lineup for this year's Executive Super Session.
More Mile High Sports Action For TEGNA In Altitude Extension
Nearly 3.5 million Denver-area sports fans can continue to watch their hometown basketball and hockey teams on free television. Kroenke Sports & Entertainment has extended its broadcast partnership with TEGNA, ensuring 40 Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche games will air this season across two channels.
ESPN and ABC Fuel Disney’s Growth as NFL and College Football Return
The kickoff of football season brought welcome momentum to traditional television in August, according to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for August. For Disney and FOX, college football and the NFL translated into measurable share gains, just as streaming platforms contended with seasonal slowdowns tied to back-to-school viewing shifts.
SCOTUS Asked To Review Class A Status Denial For LPTV Owner
The company behind a low-power TV station licensed to West Haven, Conn., has petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court over the FCC's denial, and appeal courts' concurring views, that have prevented the facility from upgrading to Class A status under the Low Power Protection Act.
Phoenix Suns, Mercury Continue To Shine With New Gray Deal
A new media rights deal will keep the NBA's Phoenix Suns, WNBA's Phoenix Mercury and G-League Valley Suns on broadcast TV for the next three seasons. It's thanks to a fresh agreement signed by Mat Ishbia and Gray Media's Phoenix stations, former Meredith Local Media properties.
TTWN To Pay Meteorologist’s Family Millions In Copter Crash Ruling
A North Carolina state Superior Court Judge on Thursday ordered Total Traffic & Weather Network, owned by iHeartMedia since August 2017, to pay $50 million to the family of the late Jason Myers — a Charlotte TV meteorologist killed in a November 2022 helicopter crash that also claimed the pilot.
New FAST Channels Added To Philo
Live TV streaming service Philo has again expanded its free TV lineup, adding six channels — five from Lionsgate and one from QVC Group — to its standalone, no-cost-to-access channel lineup.
Weigel’s Newest DigiNet Goes All-In With Classic Westerns
Weigel Broadcasting Co., known for such brands as MeTV, Dabl and MOVIES!, is adding to its family of national digital multicast networks with the debut on September 29 of an offering focused on "the all-time greatest Western TV series."
Sinclair: Kimmel Suspension Not Enough
Broadcast TV station owner Sinclair Inc. has issued a statement saying that the indefinite suspension of late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel by ABC is not enough, and is calling on the network — and the FCC, to “take additional action.”
Comment Period Opens On VHF-to-UHF Plan
The new Video Division Chief within the FCC's Media Bureau has opened up a comment period for a proposal that would see a PBS Kansas facility shift from a VHF channel to a UHF position — a move that would upgrade the station serving the Hutchinson market.