TV/Cable News

A 21-year-old broadcast television station licensee of properties in six markets across the eastern U.S. — all operated through a shared services agreement with Gray Media — has renewed and expanded its multi-year services agreement for local TV measurement with Nielsen.

The individual who serves as VP/General Manager of Cox Media Group's Miami Valley radio and television stations has been appointed SVP and Chief Sales Officer of the Apollo Global Management-controlled company's TV properties. 

More than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free over the coming months as a Prime Video FAST offering. It's thanks to an agreement announced on Thursday by the nation's largest educational noncommercial television operation.

With legislation on Capitol Hill designed to preserve local journalism withering as a “lame duck” Congressional session limps to its January 2025 conclusion, ensuring broadcasters have the resources — and finances — to keep the lights on served as the key topic of conversation at one Forecast 2025 panel.

It was once a group of regional sports networks linked to FOX Sports and then gained Bally Sports branding through a licensing agreement. Today, 16 RSNs under Sinclair Inc.'s Diamond Sports Group subsidiary are known as FanDuel Sports Network. And, it's just gained an important OTT access point.

As September came to a close, official word that DirecTV had agreed to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, including DISH TV and Sling TV services had tongues wagging. Now, the chances of a mega-merger between the nation's two direct broadcast satellite providers are sagging, as a group of bondholders said no to a revised proposed debt offer's terms.

As RBR+TVBR previously reported, Bob Longo is retiring at the end of 2024 as the head of Cox Media Group's television station in Jacksonville, and as the leader of its joint service partner owned by Hoffman Communications. Now, CMG has announced who is taking Longo's role.

Seven Giants of Broadcasting and Electronic Arts were honored at a Tuesday luncheon reception presented by the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation in New York.

An Indian scalable playout services company with SaaS services at its forefront has brought to market a real-time ad delivery tracking dashboard designed to stop revenue leakage that can occur in "high pressure live sports playout environments."

An eczema drug jointly developed by pharmaceutical companies Regeneron and Sanofi continues to stand above all comers when it comes to the amount of spot plays detected last week at Spot TV.  That's according to new data from Media Monitors. How does the Spot Cable report compare?

Starting January 1, the ABC affiliate in the sprawling Tampa-Lakeland-Sebring DMA owned by The E.W. Scripps Company will have a new VP/GM, as the company has promoted from within to find its new leader.

The Cox Media Group-owned NBC affiliate serving Western Pennsylvania is preparing for a big change on its 5pm, 6pm and 11pm newscasts. On December 13, a 40-year veteran of the station's news team will depart the station.

She's the former Chief Marketing Officer of Angi Inc., and directed the rebrand of what was once Angie's List. Now, she has been tapped to serve in the role of VP and "Chief Experience Officer" for the owner of Premion and a collection of broadcast TV stations including flagship CBS affiliate WUSA9.

A particularly problematic situation in the Washington, D.C. market, involving the owner of CBS affiliate WUSA9 is once again engaged in difficult negotiations with a MVPD regarding a new retransmission consent agreement. Could this lead to a "blackout" of the station to paying customers of a regional competitor to Comcast?

The new multi-year linear and digital rights agreement sees the rebranded FanDuel Sports Network Midwest, formerly a Bally Sports property, serve as the St. Louis Cardinals' exclusive local media partner.