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First, it was TEGNA. Then Nexstar Media Group joined the party. Now the Atlanta-based company that seeks to bring in big dollars from its Assembly Atlanta studio complex has decided to also share its first quarter earnings report on the second Thursday of May — right before Upfronts Week.

PPDS, the provider of Philips digital signage and interactive displays, videowalls and dvLEDs, has set its sights on showcasing its latest broadcast displays at the NAB Show. In particular, the company will demonstrate the products PPDS offers that empower TV studios and newsrooms.

The FCC is presently seeking proposals for realistic alternatives to the Global Positioning System (GPS), should it ever be compromised or attacked. The NAB thinks it has an answer, and at the NAB Show it will demonstrate its "Broadcast Positioning System," or BPS, with the assistance of Sinclair and UrsaNav LLC. 

The FAA has accepted a "Declaration of Compliance for Operations Over People" from Sinclair Inc., making it the first broadcast media company authorized by the federal government to fly drones over individuals and moving vehicles for newsgathering purposes without needing an aviation authority waiver of its rules.

Florida-based USSI Global is teaming up with Sinclair Broadcast Group on a field trial that shows off the benefits gained from Eutelsat Group’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity when seeking the best ways to keep live local news production flowing.

The NewsON video streaming service devoted to local TV station news content has added a pair of channels associated with Lilly Broadcasting, giving viewers in the Twin Tiers and in Northwestern Pennsylvania another way to learn of what's making headlines around the globe and down their street.

A new agreement has brought play-by-play of Minnesota Twins games back to over-the-air TV for the first time since 2012. This will see a limited selection of Twins games get a simulcast on FOX Television Station's KMSP-TV and a group of Gray Media stations in other markets within the team's multi-state territory.

Gray Media has increased the aggregate commitments under its revolving accounts receivable securitization facility (its “AR Facility”) by $100 million, resulting in aggregate commitments under this facility of up to $400 million. At the same time, the company extended the maturity of the facility to March 31, 2028.

The WNBA franchise serving the Pacific Northwest's biggest metropolitan area has inked a new multi-year partnership with the owner of the ABC and The CW affiliates serving the market — a "landmark deal" that expands access to the Seattle Storm.

When it comes to broadcast TV's national advertising, one brand stands under a spotlight brighter than any other, with national spot activity far exceeding the others on the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report. It's a dominant position years in the making for the law offices led by John Morgan.

For more than a quarter century, she led the FOX Television Stations pair serving the Dallas-Fort Worth market, retiring at the end of June 2023. Now, many across the broadcast television industry are mourning her sudden passing at her home in California.

Now, with the 2025 NAB Show approaching, AI-powered machine translation company XL8 has confirmed that it has successfully commercialized a real-time product that translates English-language captions to Spanish.

The return of regular season Major League Baseball games to over-the-air television has captured many headlines in recent months. Now, TEGNA is cheering no less than three freshly minted deals bringing play-by-play action to fans through their broadcast properties.

Western North Carolina has made progress from the devastating destruction caused by Hurricane Helene at the end of September. Still, there's a long road ahead, and a new 90-minute documentary produced by the news team of a Sinclair Inc. TV station in Asheville chronicles "the journey back."

A recently announced multi-year partnership between the Atlanta Braves and Gray Media has resulted in Gray and its Raycom Sports arm agreeing to produce original content surrounding the 15 regular season games its stations in the Major League Baseball team's territory will simulcast on its over-the-air broadcast properties.