TV/Cable News

A multi-year distribution agreement has been agreed to between the owner and operator of seven digital multicast networks and a virtual MVPD that is in the process of being acquired by The Walt Disney Co. 

Want access to Hulu exclusives and happen to be a Charter Communications Spectrum customer? There's a tier offered by the MVPD giant that will now bring that to consumers at no additional cost, starting later this summer.

Thanks to the advent of "Genre Packs" designed to smash the "big bundle," three of the "Big Four" networks had inked fresh deals with DirecTV to make that happen. On Thursday, the fourth officially signed off on its own deal.

A Sinclair-owned MVPD-distributed offering and its streaming-only sibling will continue to serve as the exclusive homes of WTA tennis in the U.S. for the next several years, thanks to a new media rights deal announced on Wednesday.

In May 2024, a digital multicast specialist is launching a new subchannel network dedicated to classic cartoons in a partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery. Now, this vintage animation offering is being added to the DirecTV lineup, thanks to a multi-year carriage agreement.

"Community, connection, and trusted journalism" is a mantra that perhaps NAB President/CEO Curtis LeGeyt may offer when advocating for local radio and TV. Soon, those qualitative features will serve as the fuel for a "one-of-a-kind coffee shop experience," courtesy of Graham Media Group's flagship broadcast TV station.

The great streaming shakeout is well underway. As subscription prices continue to climb, millions of viewers are opting out - but they aren’t tuning out. Instead, a growing wave of consumers is flipping back to ad-supported streaming, embracing free services that trade commercials for cost savings, according to VAB.

May served as a watershed month for US viewing habits, as streaming surpassed the combined share of broadcast and cable for the first time in Nielsen measurement. Still, among television viewing share last month, Warner Bros. Discovery and FOX were the big winners in terms of growth.

CBS Texas (KTVT-TV) in Dallas-Ft. Worth has become the latest station to roll out Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality technology, marking the eighth CBS Stations market to adopt the platform behind New York, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, the Bay Area, Denver, and Miami.

Otto Padrón, who led Los Angeles-based Meruelo Media for nearly a decade before stepping down earlier this year, has named his next move - Co-President, Co-Owner, and Chief Operating Officer of a national broadcast group operating five television networks.

In a year already dominated by high-stakes merger talks and mounting political scrutiny, Paramount Global is facing fresh legal pressure from the estate of legendary broadcaster Paul Harvey over a 2008 radio segment, issuing an additional grievance over not including the rest of the story.

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.