Thursday, June 18, 2026

Buffy, En Español: Coming To Telemundo’s Multichannel Network

Looking for a new way to enjoy the classic fantasy horror series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"? Consider watching "La Cazavampiros" this fall. That's the Spanish-language translation for the show's title, and it is joining two other big English-language prime-time hits on the Hispanic multicast network tied to Telemundo stations across the U.S.

Cox Halts Hearst Stations Over Retrans Impasse

Live in Omaha and want to watch Good Morning America? If you're a Cox Communications cable TV subscriber, you're out of luck. Want to watch NBC Nightly News in New Orleans? Nix that. Cox and Hearst have reached an impasse in negotiating a renewal retransmission consent agreement, marking the third time in 2017 these two stations have been embroiled in derailing detente.

Raycom-DirecTV Retrans Talks Get Seven-Day Extension

While Cox and Hearst have reached an impasse in negotiating a renewal retransmission consent agreement, leading the MVPD to drop all Hearst stations at 12:01am today, Raycom Media has successfully won a second reprieve with AT&T-owned DirecTV as the two parties continue to hammer out a new retrans deal.

Scripps Scraps Retirement For Newsy Choice Across MVPDs

Say goodbye to Retirement Living Television. The cable and satellite offering will now become home to Newsy, the until-now "over the top" news and information network targeting millennials. The shift is the result of The E.W. Scripps Company's acquisition of RLTV carriage contracts, and will surely raise questions regarding millennials as "cord-cutters," and not MVPD subscribers.
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Should Value Investors Be Buying CBS Shares?

As Zacks Equity Research sees it, "value investing is easily one of the most popular ways to find great stocks in any market environment." Among these values are stocks that could be getting relatively little notice and are compelling acquisitions. Then, there's the company that could be offering "tantalizing discounts" when compared to their fair value. Is CBS Corp. a good choice for value-oriented investors right now?

Retailers Go To Cable For Back-To-School Push

Today is the first day of school across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Region, and advertisers were keenly aware of the shopping needs of parents going in to the Labor Day holiday weekend. Three top brick-and-mortar retailers used spot cable to help get customers in the doors — and at the checkout kiosks.
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Sinclair’s Beaumont-Port Arthur Duo Back On The Air

Both stations were out of service as of the Commission's 10am Central report released on Labor Day and sustained considerable storm damage. With their late Monday return, all television stations are back on the air in the areas impacted by Storm Harvey.

Roku Sets The Stage For A Robust IPO

TV streaming tech company Roku Inc. is going public. The Silicon Valley company announced Sept. 1 that it has publicly filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its Class A common stock.

WBZ Crafts A New Multi-Year Pats Deal

Pre-season and post-season programming tied to one of the National Football League's most successful franchises will continue to be seen on CBS Corp.'s longtime TV O&O in Boston.

What Is Harvey’s Impact On Houston Media Revenue?

BIA/Kelsey will be soon adjusting its 2017 radio and TV revenue estimates for Houston, and the dollars will be heading downward. By how much is not yet known. As of now, the Texas Association of Broadcasters is working tirelessly with stations that are "in dire straits." Among those stations are two TV stations in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex., area that have seen "utter devastation."
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Could Nexstar Stock Be Overvalued?

That's a question investors may not like the answer to, but Capital Cube offers the query after noting that Nexstar Media Group's stock has breached its 50-day moving average in a bullish manner. Capital Cube looked at five technical indicators in its review of NXST shares, and its prognosis isn't so swell.

Cox Media Consolidates Central Fla. Under Curran

Cox Media Group's Orlando operation has been unified some seven weeks after the surprising departure of RVP Susan Larkin for a VP role at Entercom: The VP/GM of Cox's ABC-affiliated WFTV-9 and independent WRDQ-27 in Orlando has been promoted to Market VP and will now oversee the CMG radio stations in Central Florida.

Six-Second Ads Head To FOX Sports

Just in time for the start of the National Football League regular season and Major League Baseball playoffs, there will be a new six-second spot. No ... it has noting to do with where the football is being placed after a Time Out or a replay on a disputed baseball call. Rather, the ultra-quick commercial first used by FOX during its recent Teen Choice Awards telecast will now be used in limited quantities by FOX Sports.
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Sinclair Shares Soar As FOX Affiliates Ink Renewal Deal

Despite all of the contentious chatter between FOX and Sinclair Broadcast Group over the latter's plans to merge with Tribune Media and Sinclair's rumored news department plans, the two broadcast media giants came together today to sign affiliation extension agreements for five stations.

Up Close Through Distance Learning: The FCC’s Regulatory Priorities

What are the regularity priorities at the FCC that should be on the radar of companies regulated by the agency? If that's a question you need the answers to, a Sept. 20 distance learning seminar from MFM, the Media Financial Management Association, and its BCCA subsidiary, which serves as the media industry’s credit association, should be put on your calendar now.