TV/Cable News

"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.

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.