Jeff Corwin

Corwin Returns With New HMPG Wildlife Conservation Series

Conservationist, television host, and executive producer Jeff Corwin returns to national television this fall with "Jeff Corwin’s Southern Wild," a new wildlife conservation series produced by Hearst Media Production Group in an exclusive partnership with Lees-McRae College.
William Varnier

Gray Goes With Varnier To Lead In Roanoke

The CBS Television Network affiliate serving southwestern Virginia will have a new General Manager, starting October 5. It is an individual who returns to the state that's "for lovers" after a nearly three-year run as the Creative Services Director for a Gray Media sibling in Kansas City.

AR/VR Capabilities Expand To CBS Boston

There are now 14 CBS News & Stations broadcast television stations bringing immersive weather storytelling to viewers, and the latest addition to the list of Paramount-owned properties embracing AR/VR technology for the local news studio now includes CBS Boston.
NBC

NBC Bay Area Goes With News As ‘Kelly Clarkson Show’ Bows

KNTV-11 in San Jose, branded as "NBC Bay Area," is adding an additional hour of local news to its daily schedule, starting September 7. It happens to be in the time slot that, until today, is held by a popular talk show hosted by the first "American Idol" winner turned pop star. Clarkson is signing off from daily TV.

Vinted Keeps Its Spot Activity Hot At Broadcast, Cable TV

It's another big week at Spot TV for the accident attorney specialist who began life as an Orlando-based operation big on local radio advertising and is today the most prominent law firm in its category.
Matt Pumo

A Gray Regional VP/GM Is Officially Retired

After 41 years on the job and 12 moves across the country, a Gray Media regional VP/General Manager has decided it’s time to retire from local broadcast media. “It’s been one heck of a ride — especially considering this career was never really on my radar!,” says Matt Pumo.

Scripps Selects A SMB, Direct Response Ad Head

The publicly traded owner of broadcast TV stations headquartered in Cincinnati and led by CEO Adam Symson has selected "a seasoned media sales leader" to head small and medium business growth and direct response advertising initiatives across the company's operations.

FreeWheel, Truthset Strike Data Deal

Data accuracy and validation firm Truthset has forged a "strategic integration" with Comcast-owned FreeWheel, the connected TV-focused ad tech platform. This, FreeWheel says, allows advertisers to activate its independently validated Data Rated Audiences (DRAs) across the platform's Connected TV advertising ecosystem.

Another Big Week For A Clothing Reseller At Spot Cable

There's a big competitor to Poshmark that very much wants to capture a large segment of the U.S. online clothing resale market. And, it has been investing heavily in Spot Cable to gain greater awareness while growing its customer base.

A TV Station Goes Live With Key ATSC 3.0 Certification

News-Press & Gazette Co. has long been a pioneer of digital television, with its California Central Coast operation among the first stations in the U.S. to embrace the current standard. Now, NPG Media has transitioned its ATSC 3.0 broadcast signal signing to the certificate authority operated by Silicondust.
View of Seattle and radio towers from Space Needle

Employees At Sinclair’s Seattle Home For ABC Cut Union Chord

An employee-led vote has resulted in the discontinuation of representation by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) at KOMO-TV in Seattle-Tacoma. That said, the vote wasn't an unanimous one.
Hilton Howell Jr., Gray Television co-CEO

Gray Closes Offering of Senior Secured First Lien Notes Due 2034

The net proceeds from the notes are being used to redeem $675 million outstanding principal amount of Gray’s 10.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2029 and to repay $21 million of outstanding borrowings under Gray’s revolving credit facility.

Gray Gives A TV Home To ‘Los Bravos’

Atlanta Braves fans will be able to watch a pair of the Major League Baseball team's games in Spanish, thanks to an agreement between the club and Gray Media's Telemundo affiliate group, one of the NBCUniversal network's largest.

Scripps News Makes Journalist Connectivity Easier For Viewers

The digitally distributed Scripps News information service owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. has launched a new initiative that the company says is designed to strengthen the relationship between journalists and consumers.

In Final Minutes, Hearst TV Reaches A Dish Deal

It was highly likely to happen again, starting yesterday evening. Thanks to savvy negotiation between the two parties, a retransmission consent fee dispute leading to a "blackout" of Hearst stations on the DBS provider was averted.