TV/Cable News

It's a deal that combines two of the biggest players in U.S. advertising to create the world’s largest media buying agency, but a term placed on the Federal Trade Commission's approval of Omnicom Group Inc.’s $13.5 billion acquisition of IPG is turning the most heads as the FTC imposes restrictions around buys based on political or ideological viewpoints.

As a heat wave makes the U.S. feel flame-grilled this week, a QSR chain known for the same technique moved up from second place to claim the No. 1 position on this week’s Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable rankings.

With just weeks remaining before a revised July 7 deadline, the question now facing the $28 billion Skydance Media/Paramount Global merger is whether a new Republican majority at the FCC and a high-profile endorsement from President Donald Trump will be enough to finally clear the deal.

Two weeks ago, the Federal Communications Commission was still without a quorum. Now, with the confirmation of Commissioner Olivia Trusty fast-tracked by Senate Republicans, the agency is set to conduct its first Open Meeting of 2025 with a Republican majority, with cable deregulation taking top billing.

As it integrates Estrella Media’s streaming assets into its broader portfolio, MediaCo is reporting sharp growth across its owned-and-operated Free Ad-Supported Television channels and monetized premium Connected TV ad inventory. This comes as the company plans a further expansion of its streaming video offerings.

Nexstar Media Group is deepening its partnership with the world’s leading cloud-based customer relationship management platform for its more than 200 owned or partner local TV stations and national broadcast and cable networks, leaning further into artificial intelligence to handle tasks traditionally managed by sales staff.

Over the last several months, Nexstar enjoyed "a decent share price growth of 15%." That led Simply Wall St. to take a close look at the company's stock valuation. Its assessment? "Shareholders may appreciate the recent price jump, but the company still has a way to go before reaching its yearly highs again."  

The company that has made a global imprint with its FOX Sports brand has acquired a sports broadcasting platform serving fans across Mexico. In doing so, it has named a EVP/Managing Director of Latin America, responsible for overseeing the overall FOX broadcast strategy in the region and the transition of this streaming channel.

With the retirement of WFLD "FOX 32" in Chicago SVP/General Manager Sheila Oliver, a successor in the Windy City was a choice left for FOX Television Stations Chief Executive Officer Jack Abernethy. Getting the role is the current SVP/GM of WITI "FOX 6" in Milwaukee.

It's been decades since Western TV fare such as Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Maverick, Rawhide and The Virginian aired on network television. Yet, there's still a loyal audience for these classic programs. Now, many will get the chance to view them without the need for a cable TV subscription, thanks to a digital multicast network debut courtesy of Weigel Broadcasting.

Verbit has brought to market a speaker ID feature for its Captivate ASR captioning product. It's an update designed to improve the quality and clarity of automated captions during live broadcasts by identifying not just speaker changes but the speakers themselves.

A tool and equipment retailer gaining more everyday customers is continuing to build its brand awareness, and sales growth, through the use of Spot Cable. And, that use again tops that of any other advertiser.

A former Meredith Local Media station today owned by Gray Media has named the successor to Dana Neves, who recently earned a promotion to the corporate-level role of Senior Managing VP at Atlanta-headquartered Gray. The change in leadership at WFSB-3 will come on July 9.

Amazon Ads and Roku Inc. are cheering the introduction of a new integration that gives advertisers access to "the largest authenticated Connected TV footprint in the U.S.," exclusively through Amazon DSP. The new collaboration delivers logged-in reach to an estimated 80 million U.S. Connected TV households.

Introducing new live and on-demand local newscasts across more than 50 markets in which TEGNA owns stations, airing between 7am-9am daily and, in most cases, competing directly against network breakfast-time programming such as TODAY, CBS Mornings and Good Morning America.