A Key vMVPD Secures A MeTV Distribution Deal
The Weigel Broadcasting-owned digital multicast network best-known for its second-run programming and the weekly Svengoolie B-movie program on Saturday evenings has been added to one of the nation's biggest virtual MVPD services.
With NFL, NCAA Football Season’s Start, DraftKings Spots Spark
Thrilled about Daniel Jones' performance on Sunday, or thoroughly disappointed by Russell Wilson, Tua or those J-E-T-S? DraftKings knows many have been pulled into the always-magnetic NFL season already, and to attract those fans and perhaps those of college football, it stepped up its Spot activity last week.
Scripps-Owned ION Becomes Athlos NYC’s Linear Broadcast Partner
A "first-of-its-kind women's only track and field event" will be getting a national TV coverage boost, thanks to an agreement between ATHLOS and Scripps Sports. The result is a linear broadcast partnership, ensuring "Athlos NYC" on October 10 is seen on The E.W. Scripps Co.'s TV network.
Coming Monday: CBS Atlanta’s Local News, With AR/VR Options
Journalist and Atlanta native Jobina Fortson-Evans will anchor the inaugural newscasts, airing in the 6pm and 11pm time slots. The newscasts, like those in other markets where CBS Owned Stations can be found, will use newly implemented augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) news studio technology.
Trujillo Joins Padrón At Diginet Provider ‘GAIM’
He's been an Univision Communications veteran with experience at BBC Studios who has been a Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships for the Miami Dolphins NFL team. Introducing the new Chief Commercial Officer at Get After It Media (GAIM).
Mets Broadcasts Stay With ‘PIX, Gain New Over-the-Air Homes
Fans of the MLB club that calls Citi Field its home will be able to continue tuning to a Nexstar-operated — but not owned — TV station in New York to follow all of the play-by-play action. For the first time, stations in Upstate N.Y. and in Connecticut will join WPIX-11 in offering live broadcasts of New York Mets games.
Morton, Fess Snag An Edge Spectrum LPTV Station
The licensee of low-power broadcast television stations led by CEO Randy Weiss has signed off on a deal that will see a transfer of control of a LPTV property serving Little Rock to an entity co-owned by Larry Morton and Greg Fess.
Paula Kerger To PBS Staff: Reduction-in-Force Is Here
A memo received by staff indicates that about 15% of PBS staff will be eliminated. It's a direct result of Republican efforts on Capitol Hill to put a kibosh on federal funding of the CPB.
Roku Integrates YouTube TV into the Sports Experience
Sports fans who use Roku devices to access video entertainment will now be able to find the games they wish to watch via the integration of YouTube TV in the "Roku Sports" platform. The timing coincides with the start of the 2025 National Football League season, making access to "NFL Sunday Ticket" easier.
Streaming’s Gravitational Pull Yields Global Linear TV Ad Spend Dip
It's well known that, more than ever, consumers of video content are turning to digital and streaming platforms and watching it on screens of all sizes. It turns out it is now a global phenomenon — one that has led to the worldwide shrinking of linear television ad spend, new data from WARC show.
CBS Boston Welcomes A New News VP
He's been a News Director for Sinclair Inc.'s CBS and Telemundo affiliates serving Austin, Tex., for 11 years and has nearly three decades of experience in broadcast journalism. Now, he's agreed to take on the role of VP of News for Paramount Skydance's CBS Stations in Boston.
Major Change Freeze Ends For LPTVs, Class A TV Stations
It's been the desire of the LPTV Broadcasters Association and its founder, "SuperFrank" Copsidas, to have the FCC lift its freeze on major changes to low-power and Class A broadcast television facilities. The Commission has just turned its heat lamps on the ice, allowing these LPTV stations to engage in major modifications.
Reams Adds GM Duties For Scripps’ Tidewater Duo
In the Tidewater region, The E.W. Scripps Co. owns and operates two TV stations, the CBS affiliate and an independent sibling. Starting Monday, it will have a new General Manager. It's an individual many at the stations are very familiar with.
VAB Study Uncovers How Marketers’ Priority KPIs Differ
A newly released report from the Video Advertising Bureau (VAB) has been released to help marketers better understand how brands with short versus long purchase cycles set strategy, define success and plan for growth.
Domino Effect: A Big Spot Cable Holiday Weekend Push
September is already here, and as the Labor Day weekend approached and unfolded, one QSR brand topped another big, heritage fast-food chain in the latest Spot Ten Cable report from Media Monitors. The bigger news: The two brands accounted for more than 110,000 spot plays for the week ending August 31.