TV/Cable News

The broadcast standards association known as the ATSC is welcoming two newly elected board members, while congratulating a technology consultancy head on his re-election for a second term at the group shepherding the backbone of broadcast data distribution and NEXTGEN TV.

A three-hour educational and informational programming block airing Sunday mornings on a digital multicast channel operated by Weigel Broadcasting in association with CBS Television Stations is coming to fruition, thanks to a programming deal that will bring a host unscripted series to the TV offering come January 5.

With a combined engineering and production team, working with event producer FILM 45 on behalf of the New York Road Runners group that stages the annual 26.2-mile affair proved to be successful once again this year for CP Communications and its Red Tent Streaming subsidiary.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten reports for both broadcast television and cable have been released by the iHeartMedia-based ad tracker service, and for the week ending December 8, one of the "GAFAN" giants is — by far — the No. 1 brand by play count at Spot Cable.

The critical decisions broadcasters make in the next year will shape the industry's future. An essential conversation on the subject will be had in a webinar featuring the founder and CEO of Futuri, and the SVP/Chief Revenue Officer of Sinclair Inc. that has shifted to mid-February and will now include Sinclair's CMO.

In the latest arrangement that brings live sports play-by-play to a broadcast television channel, Gray Media has announced that it will bring select collegiate hockey matches to its stations, starting next week.

That's a question the VAB asked in a survey, and it has fresh insights into how many hours per week digital-first video viewers spend watching their favorite TV shows/movies and non-premium user-generated content.

Come December 31, Robin Davis will retire as SVP/Chief Distribution Officer, just 6 1/2 months after rising to the role at The E.W. Scripps Co. This results in a promotion from within to fill the role of VP of Distribution, with Davis' duties being shifted to the current Senior Director of Media Distribution for Scripps.

VIZIO and its SmartCast Operating System are now the property of one of North America's biggest brick-and-mortar and online retailers, as the transaction has closed following the expiration of the waiting period under federal regulations. 

His surname serves as the title of his FOX News Channel show. His full name is how his Premiere Networks-syndicated radio program is billed. Now, the "Most Influential Conservative Voice In The Country" is heading to the direct-to-consumer FOX Nation offering with a new program that uses his first name as its title.

Improved leverage and expectations for healthy growth in fiscal 2025 have led S&P Global Ratings to upgrade its rating on the parent company of ESPN and ABC Owned Stations. That's good news for The Walt Disney Co., which has seen its stock rise  by $30 per share since mid-August.

At the end of 2024, Jan Wade will call it a career. What does this mean for the leadership of a Hearst Television station serving Milwaukee? That role is going to an individual who succeeded Ariel Roblin as KETV-TV in Omaha's President/GM more than four years ago.

Hurricane Milton was projected to cripple much of Florida’s Gulf Coast and cities stretching from Fort Myers to Daytona Beach. A leader of two Hearst Television stations in the storm's path shares how the news flowed while ensuring staff safety some two years after Hurricane Ian and seven years after Hurricane Irma ravaged the state.

It debuted in 2009 as part of a wholeshift away from daytime television "soap operas" to more cost-efficient chat shows. Now, CBS is preparing to wind down this series, with a finale scheduled for December 20 for hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O'Connell and Sheryl Underwood.

Tightrope Media Systems has built a reputation for consistency over its 27 years in business, anchored through a managerial structure and staff that rarely changes. That consistency is a distinction. Yet, Tightrope’s longstanding managerial structure is on the verge of change.