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"We are proud to recognize the remarkable achievements of our exceptional leaders through these well-deserved promotions," Sinclair President/CEO Chris Ripley said as more than one dozen individuals at the publicly traded company have new positions to start the year.

In mid-September 2024, RBR+TVBR shared that Lynn Beall, who serves as TEGNA’s EVP/COO of Media Operations, is agreeing to depart “after a significant transition period" in the middle of this year.  Could the company's Q4 and full-year 2024 earnings call for analysts and investors be Beall's curtain call before exiting?

The NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers will simulcast five upcoming telecasts on Rock Entertainment Sports Network and on Gray Media-owned WUAB-43 in Cleveland. It's another instance in which a free-to-air television station is regaining live pro sports action after years of relegation to regional sports networks.

In 2024, Sinclair Inc. and APTS shared that the company that's helping bring the ATSC 3.0 broadcast TV standard to life would provide carriage of APTS member stations for free in markets where Sinclair has deployed NEXTGEN Broadcast Service and a public television station has not. The third launch under this arrangement has come to fruition.

Say what you want about addressable advertising and OTT — linear television continues to attract key brands seeking to build their sales and revenue. Last week, this saw one big quick-service restaurant chain long-focused on pizza delivery step up its efforts at both Spot TV and Spot Cable.

The December 2024 report of The Gauge, Nielsen's monthly snapshot of total broadcast, cable and streaming consumption that occurs via television, is out. And, it could lead broadcast media executives to search for that one last drop of rum-fueled Egg Nog that may still be in the breakroom refrigerator. 

Bringing live and local newscasts includes detailed reports from staff meteorologists — an increasingly important feature of stations in markets across the U.S. where weather threats may lead many to broadcast TV. For Allen Media Group, a change is coming, and it will see an adjustment to how the weather is presented on its local newscasts.

The entity that owns and operates the main PBS Member stations across the state of Louisiana is asking the FCC to give the OK to upgrade a Monroe, La.-based property to a UHF broadcast facility.

For some Wall Street investment pros, a decline in return on capital employed (ROCE) and a decreasing amount of capital employed is a recipe for a company in decline. For financial bloggers at Simply Wall St, less profit from its investments and decreased total assets could negatively impact Entravision in 2025.

"SuperFrank" Copsidas has decided to part ways with a Class A digital LPTV station licensed to a small town in Indiana between Kokomo and Indianapolis. The buyer is the Norman Shapiro-led, Chicago-based company that is the parent of the MeTV Network and broadcast TV stations in the Windy City and in Milwaukee, among other locales.

RBR+TVBR has learned that a Fresno-area owner of broadcast TV stations in such markets as Bakersfield; LaCrosse and Wausau, Wisc.; Beaumont-Port Arthur, Tex.; and Yuma, Ariz. has signed on with brokerage Hadden & Associates in a bid to find the right buyer for its assets.

Exactly two years ago, RBR+TVBR shared the news that the golf league backed by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) had signed a multi-year agreement with Nexstar Media Group that made The CW its home for 2023 and 2024. That relationship has ended.

The nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast TV stations, the NewsNation MVPD-distributed cable TV network and WGN Radio has decided when it will report its fourth quarter 2024 financial results. What can investors and analysts expect to hear from Nexstar Media Group?

The conservative-leaning cable and digital news and political commentary network founded by Chris Ruddy is extending a preferred stock private offering a second time, due to high demand from investors.

In December 2024, Dan Abrams announced that he would conclude his three-year run as the host of Dan Abrams Live on Nexstar Media Group's NewsNation MVPD-distributed news and political commentary channel. As Abrams prepares to take a new role at NewsNation, a program schedule tweak has been revealed.