TV/Cable News

The American Association of Professional Baseball club carrying on the heritage of a storied Negro League franchise has signed a deal that will bring every home game in the 2025 season from Legends Field to viewers via a Gray Media broadcast TV station available across the market.

A "sports-first" live TV streaming platform trying to put the kibosh on a planned launch of the Venu Sports platform from The Walt Disney Co., Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery has secured a rights agreement with the company that owns such over-the-air stations as KFAA-29 in Dallas, KONG-16 in Seattle and flagship property WUSA-9 in Washington, D.C.

The Arlington, Va., diversified company that once owned The Washington Post through its historical ties to the late Katharine Graham has released its third quarter earnings report. How did the Graham Media Group unit perform?

The VP/Station Manager of the TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate serving North Texas has earned a promotion to President/GM, the company announced on Wednesday.

A station celebrating 75 years serving this Midwest metropolis has named a new Sales Manager to serve under local leader Tracy Brodgen Miller. And, she's inbound at the Nexstar Media Group property branded as "FOX4" from a similar role in the Show-Me State's Eastern population hub.

What do pizza, NBA action and dental care have in common? Brands representing each of these subjects dished out the dollars for a significant number of spots that aired last week on Spot Cable, the latest data from Media Monitors show.

Jeff Winemiller and his Lowcountry 34 Media are at it again when it comes to buying and selling low-power television stations. This time around, the entrepreneur has signed off on two agreements that involve facility sales. One of the buyers is HC2 Station Group.

Canada's largest multimedia company, owner of radio stations including flagship CHFI-FM in Toronto and an array of broadcast and cable brands including CityTV, SportsNet and CityNews, has released its third quarter earnings report for fiscal 2024. And, its earnings per share fell short of analysts' estimates by some 14%.

They are one of the most successful minor league hockey teams in the U.S. and enjoy a fervent fan following from Fort Myers south to Marco Island. Now, the three-time Kelly Cup Champions, the Florida Everblades, will be getting its first-ever dedicated coverage on broadcast television in Southwest Florida.

With 30+ years of experience at 1010 WINS as a news anchor, NewsNation Director of Integrated Operations Lee Harris has unique knowledge and insight of both the radio and TV industries that has led him to take the role of moderator for the Forecast 2025 Executive Super Session. To learn more about what’s in store for Forecast attendees, Harris chats with Adam R Jacobson in this new audio report.

On November 16 comes the end of the Scripps News 24/7 channel with digital multicast distribution across the U.S. But, the company emphasized, Scripps News would not be disappearing, despite the erasure of many jobs tied to the operation. As such, today saw the naming of a veteran journalist to the role of Scripps News VP.

The new VP will lead the implementation, expansion, and support of advanced operational technologies, including High Dynamic Range Video (HDR). He will also manage conformance testing and develop operational handoff processes for ATSC 3.0 NextGen Broadcasting.

The first NEXTGEN TV launch in the Caribbean is on its way, as the first phase of a ATSC 3.0 deployment strategy has been completed thanks to the ongoing efforts of Maine-based Sinclair Inc. subsidiary Dielectric.

As September began, it became known that Mike Carr would be transferring from Fresno to run the ABC Owned Stations sibling serving Houston. Now, Carr's successor has been revealed. 

Thank the return of National Football League match-ups and NCAA college football games for bringing significant consumption gains for media companies in September, with Disney reclaiming the top spot in Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge for the month.