TV/Cable News

Gray Media has increased the aggregate commitments under its revolving accounts receivable securitization facility (its “AR Facility”) by $100 million, resulting in aggregate commitments under this facility of up to $400 million. At the same time, the company extended the maturity of the facility to March 31, 2028.

The WNBA franchise serving the Pacific Northwest's biggest metropolitan area has inked a new multi-year partnership with the owner of the ABC and The CW affiliates serving the market — a "landmark deal" that expands access to the Seattle Storm.

When it comes to broadcast TV's national advertising, one brand stands under a spotlight brighter than any other, with national spot activity far exceeding the others on the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report. It's a dominant position years in the making for the law offices led by John Morgan.

For more than a quarter century, she led the FOX Television Stations pair serving the Dallas-Fort Worth market, retiring at the end of June 2023. Now, many across the broadcast television industry are mourning her sudden passing at her home in California.

Now, with the 2025 NAB Show approaching, AI-powered machine translation company XL8 has confirmed that it has successfully commercialized a real-time product that translates English-language captions to Spanish.

The return of regular season Major League Baseball games to over-the-air television has captured many headlines in recent months. Now, TEGNA is cheering no less than three freshly minted deals bringing play-by-play action to fans through their broadcast properties.

Western North Carolina has made progress from the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Helene at the end of September. Still, there's a long road ahead, and a new 90-minute documentary produced by the news team of a Sinclair Inc. TV station in Asheville chronicles "the journey back."

A recently announced multi-year partnership between the Atlanta Braves and Gray Media has resulted in Gray and its Raycom Sports arm agreeing to produce original content surrounding the 15 regular season games its stations in the Major League Baseball team's territory will simulcast on its over-the-air broadcast properties.

The subject of 5G Broadcast is one that has largely involved European broadcasters. Yet there are some in the U.S. that see it as a smart option, rather than ATSC 3.0. At the 2025 NAB Show, XGen Network “XGN” will unveil its 5G Broadcast Exciter.

If you're an operator of low-power television stations and seeking ways to get NEXTGEN TV up and running at your property, GatesAir has a new budget-friendly platform ready for takeoff at the 2025 NAB Show.

An agreement has been reached that will see LG Electronics add a plethora of content from NBCUniversal across its free ad-supported streaming television platform, with both Spanish-language and English-language audiences poised to gain access to series and themed channels.

The publicly traded company that owns the Global TV network and a group of broadcast radio stations including "Q107" and "The Edge" in Toronto has finalized a deal giving it the opportunity to get more Loonies and Twonies on loan, as a cash advance.

YouTube took the lead in Nielsen’s February 2025 Media Distributor Gauge, gaining 2% over January to capture 11.6% of time spent watching TV across the month. This marks YouTube’s best share of TV to date, and is the second time the pure-play streamer has topped the Media Distributor Gauge since Nielsen began tracking in November 2023. 

At the 2025 Hispanic Radio Conference, scheduled for mid-June in Houston, José Cancela will share why there is plenty of history to help us understand how those who first paved the way did the extraordinary, helping to build the Spanish-language media landscape that exists today.

It's not a secret to market observers that pharmaceutical companies have embraced broadcast television and national spots to help build brand awareness and grow sales. Last week, one Pharma brand led the pack in a big way.