LiMu Takes A Big Lead At Spot Cable
The "LiMu Emu" origin story is getting told, a lot, at Spot Cable, based on the latest data from Media Monitors. At Spot TV, the portrait is different, with an accident attorney specialist taking the crown.
Gentile Choice To Lead Sinclair In Cincinnati
The man who has led Sinclair Inc.'s Omaha-Council Bluffs television stations since 2021 has just been appointed VP/General Manager of its two TV properties in Cincinnati.
Lester Holt To Depart Anchor Chair for ‘NBC Nightly News’
He's been the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for a decade. As summer 2025 begins, so will his time away from the long-running afternoon broadcast.
‘Channel 3000’ Names a New VP/GM
As of early March, WISC-TV in Madison, Wisc., will have a new VP/General Manager. He arrives at Morgan Murphy Media from Sinclair Inc., and a position overseeing sales and marketing for one of its stations in Salt Lake City.
A Miami Valley TV Icon To Retire
Cheryl McHenry has won acclaim and attracted generations of viewers to Cox Media Group's WHIO-7 in Dayton. In three months, the veteran news anchor at the CBS affiliate — one of the nation's most dominant — will be saying goodbye to viewers across Ohio's Miami Valley.
David and Penny Drucker Add A Bay Area LPTV Property
Over the years, David and Penny Drucker have bought and sold broadcast TV stations, including the divestment at the end of 2023 of a low-power TV station in Anchorage. Now, the Druckers are in the news again for their agreement to acquire a low-power TV property serving the San Francisco DMA.
Fresh Nielsen, TransUnion Deal Tweaks Advanced Audience Measurement
It's being touted as "a new integration that will enhance audience measurement capabilities and increase accessibility to Advanced Audiences." That's the result of an expanded relationship between audience measurement leader Nielsen and TransUnion.
Fubo Targets South Asian Consumers With Zee Pack
The "sports-first" virtual MVPD that will combine with Hulu + Live TV once its proposed acquisition by The Walt Disney Co. wins regulatory approval has launched multicultural content bundles intended to super-serve domestic consumers with international programming. The first bundle targets South Asians.
NBCU Selects Its Local Leader For Philadelphia
A local media executive with years of experience in markets including Raleigh, where he's been VP/GM of Capitol Broadcasting Co.'s two TV stations for seven years, has been tapped as President/GM of WCAU-10 and Telemundo sibling WWSI-62 in Philadelphia. He'll begin his new duties on St. Patrick's Day.
Nielsen: Traditional TV Boosted by NFL, News
Television viewing in January 2025 was up 5% compared with December 2024, and that was driven largely by current events and seasonal factors, new Nielsen data show.
LiMu Leads The Way At Spot Cable
The "LiMu Emu" origin story is the latest chapter in a growing effort from an auto insurance specialist that's clamored its way to the top of the Spot Ten Cable report, based on spot plays — a sign that a category that had been quiet in the immediate post-pandemic years could be actively competitive again.
Is Gray Media Stock Undervalued Right Now?
That's a question being asked by Zacks Equity Research, as it regularly looks at the "latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks." Did "GTN" make the list?
A Former Futuri, SummitMedia Exec Takes Key TV Post
A privately held owner of broadcast television stations in markets ranging from Charlottesville, Va.; to Wichita has named a past president of the Virginia Association of Broadcasters to serve as its Director of Digital Revenue — a newly created position.
MLB Network To Move HQ To New Jersey
It's a nineteen-mile drive from New York's Upper East Side, across the George Washington Bridge into a Garden State community along the Passaic River. That's where MLB Network, Major League Baseball’s video content platform, will be moving to in three years.
Wings Fly Higher With New TEGNA Deal
The WNBA franchise representing North Texas has scored a "landmark broadcast rights agreement" with a broadcast television station owned by TEGNA — a deal that brings "the possibility of select games" airing on the ABC affiliate serving the Dallas-Fort Worth market.