TV/Cable News

The Baltimore-headquartered broadcast TV station owner successfully renewed a new agreement with NBCUniversal that keeps station affiliation agreements in place for Sinclair's 21 stations carrying NBC network programming.

"New Era. New Mindset." And now, a new way to watch the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, thanks to a fresh deal between the pro basketball franchise and Cox Media Group.

A broadcast television station ownership group founded by CEO Bill Fielder that tapped Don Fisher as President and Chief Revenue Officer one year ago has expanded its local currency agreement with a competitor to Nielsen.

The President of Scripps Sports, formerly the individual who directed the operations of The E.W. Scripps Co.'s broadcast TV stations, has been named the recipient of the Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) 2025 Golden Mic Award.

Fans of Major League Baseball's Atlanta Braves will be able to watch Spring Training action across some two dozen stations owned by Gray Media. And, the coverage begins on February 27.

“Our hearts go out to everyone impacted by these devastating wildfires," said Rob Weisbord, COO and President of Local Media at the broadcast media company. "Sinclair is committed to supporting the communities we serve, especially in times of need."

Appointments to the SpinCo leadership team include seven individuals who will take roles at an independent publicly traded media company comprised of USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel.

Direct broadcast satellite service DirecTV has joined EchoStar in raising concerns about the recently announced dismissal of Fubo’s claims against Venu and its shareholders and the lifting of the preliminary injunction that blocked the launch of Venu pending a full review of the claims against it.

On July 1 of last year, Gray Media acquired the construction permit for a new full-power television station licensed to the seat of Carbon County, Utah, a small city to the southeast of Provo. Now, in a bid to improve its signal contour, Gray is asking the Media Bureau's Video Division to allow it to shift from a VHF channel to a UHF facility.

Shawn Oswald's successor has been revealed at the Hearst Television ABC affiliate serving Omaha and Council Bluffs. It is the woman presently serving as News Director of a Des Moines TV station. And, it brings a female leader back to KETV, once-led by Ariel Roblin.

Run3TV enables broadcasters in a NEXTGEN TV world an interface mimicking a station's digital app home screen. It has been covered by RBR+TVBR extensively since its April 2022 launch, but has seen slow growth as stations voluntarily adopt the ATSC 3.0 broadcast standard. Run3TV has now taken a significant step toward streamlining its implementation.

The nation's largest broadcast television group by station count has inked a "comprehensive multi-year agreement" that sees all of its NBC Television Network affiliations stay in place.

The news organization associated with the main NPR spoken word-focused member station serving Southern California is teaming up with CBS News & Stations' two Los Angeles broadcast TV stations, forging a partnership designed to "significantly enhance local news coverage" for consumers.

Xperi Corp.'s television-focused consumer brand TiVo will be "entering" the U.S. television market, thanks to a continued expansion of smart TVs powered by TiVo with Sharp Home Electronics Company of America.

With Dan Gilbert's Rocket Money brand rocketing to the top of the Spot Ten Cable report for the first week of 2025, a popular QSR has started the year with a fresh campaign that puts it in the list along with only one other quick-service restaurant brand.