TV/Cable News

According to a new Horowitz Research report, some 85% of American consumers watch at least some live TV content. And, in a boost to the Connected TV purveyor, some 40% of live viewers say they typically watch live TV on free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) services.

The multi-year agreements extend Mediacom’s carriage of Paramount’s broadcast TV stations under the CBS banner and such cable TV networks as BET, Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon. As part of the renewal, Mediacom can now make the Paramount+ Premium plan available to Mediacom customers.

The prolific entrepreneur of low-power broadcast televisions is at it again when it comes to signing off on a transaction. This time, he's struck a deal to purchase a property serving Salt Lake City.

Ravi Kapur has proven to be an active buyer of low-power television stations in recent years. Now, his Major Market Broadcasting is in purchase mode once again, as it is agreeing to acquire a property in North Dakota from none other than the man behind Lowcountry 34 Media.

FOX Television Stations (FTS) has revealed who will take on the role of SVP/General Manager of "FOX 2" in Detroit, as Greg Easterly is retiring from the role. At the same time, we now know who will lead FTS's L.A. properties, and it is someone who will add that role to her current duties in Seattle.

He has held sales roles at KGW-8; Comcast Spotlight; KOIN-6 (where he rose to Local Sales Manager); and KPTV-12 in Portland, Ore., and then relocated to the Treasure Valley of Idaho — for the first time — for a radio sales role. Now, he's been selected to lead Sinclair's trio of owned and/or operated properties in Boise.

Low-power television station owners looking to navigate "the complexities of selling their assets in today's dynamic media environment" are being invited to an essential upcoming webinar featuring a leading media broker and a longtime owner of LPTV properties.

An Orlando-based technology company touting "one free app to search, watch and stream everything" is in the midst of promoting a new-to-market offering for programming partners that it says "leverages cutting-edge advancements" in both broadcast and streaming technologies.

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.