Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Poll

In Local TV News We Trust

As a rule, Democrats trust television news more than Republicans or Independents
Les Moonves

CBS Sees Benefits in TV Program Changes

Les Moonves continues to make the rounds on the investor presentation circuit

March Madness Generates TV Gladness

The trajectory of television advertising income associated with college basketball’s annual tournament

Comcast/Netflix Wedding Pondered

Holy Vertical Integration, Batman! Could Comcast and Netflix
Jim Winston

Black Leaders Address Comcast Suit

NABOB is one of several organizations that while not endorsing a $20B lawsuit filed against Comcast
21st Century Fox

Looking ahead at Fox

Rupert Murdoch’s broadcast/cable wing expects that the MVPD bundle is evolving
Meredith

Meredith on Auction: Wait and See

Business is looking good at television/magazine company Meredith Communications
FOX News

Fox News Is Most Trusted TV News Source

According to the latest Quinnipiac University survey

TV News: Gray/NBCUniversal, Bounce, Rentrak, Ultra HD, MVPDs

Here’s a little news item channel surfing
E.W. Scripps Company

Scripps Script Includes Debt Package

E.W. Scripps is executing a finance plan ahead of closing on its merger with Journal
Chart

Tribune Looking Up and Considering Options

President/CEO Peter Ligouri sees a lot to like in 2015 for his expanded and transformed television group

Tribune Transformation Produces Results

The acquisition of the Local TV group guaranteed that Tribune was going to post substantial gains

Allstar Marketing Nailed for Deceptive TV Ads

It’s another one of those “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is” stories
Pile of Money

Gray Acquisitions Will Fuel Growth

The station portfolio of the 2015 edition of Gray Television is quite a bit bigger

Big Potential for a Small Station

WVND-LD serves Athens GA, the famous college town to the east of Atlanta