TV/Cable News

She began her career as a sales assistant for Petry Television some 30 years ago and has also been an account executive for the ABC affiliate serving Bakersfield. Since August 1998, she has been linked to the CBS and FOX stations serving this southern San Joaquin Valley city. Now, she will lead those stations for owner Sinclair Inc.

The General Manager for the stations that comprise CBS Colorado will be adding similar duties for the Paramount Global properties that make up CBS Los Angeles by earning a promotion to Regional GM, effective October 14. The change for Tim Wieland comes alongside the coming departure of Joel Vilmenay.

Corus Entertainment has completed an agreement to amend its credit agreement with its bank group, led by TD Securities and RBC Capital Markets — a move that increases its debt-to-cash flow ratio. At the same time, Corus is moving forward with the launch of new lifestyle networks launching in Canada on December 30.

A Weigel Broadcasting digital multicast network known for showcasing female heroines in "proven procedural dramas" is now available to DirecTV consumers, as it was added to the lineup on Tuesday.

Video consumers who use The Roku Channel have gained access to the ad-supported version of the AMC+ over-the-top platform, provided they subscribe to it and pay a monthly fee.

Harker Bos Group's latest State of Spanish-Language Media 2024 report is chock full of takeaways that are of value to all across the television industry. Sean Bos, VP of Branding and Research at Harker Bos Group, discusses the findings, which are heavy on cable and streaming consumption, on this latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM.

In a month that saw the Olympic Games Paris 2024 across both NBC and Telemundo and numerous breaking news stories, broadcast TV's total share of the viewing pie came in lower than that of cable television. That said, streaming is clearly the dominant way U.S. consumers are watching video content.

The Nexstar Media Group-owned broadcast TV station serving the Hampton Roads region of Virginia will serve as the host for the October 2 debate between the Republican and Democratic candidates for U.S. Senator from the state.

The Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report for the week ending September 15 shows that two QSRs dominated by spot play across the cable television networks it measures. At the same time, a weight loss drug is now in the Spot Ten, adding some irony to the list of key cable TV advertisers.

Castelli Media, the low-power TV station licensee led by Vincent Castelli, has signed off on an agreement that will see the sale of a TV translator facility serving the city of Santa Barbara, Calif., from a peak above the bucolic Central Coast city.

Publicly traded Atlanta-headquartered Gray Television has landed a multi-year production and distribution agreement with "The Valley," formally known as the Missouri Valley Conference. It immediately takes effect, with coverage starting with the current 2024-2025 academic year.

Comcast's TV ad industry tech platform FreeWheel has moved forward with the integration of Samba TV's standard and custom audience segments into the FreeWheel Audience Manager platform. The product offering is designed to give publishers faster cross-screen audience activation on behalf of advertising clients.

A new report from the VAB shares its definition of what addressable TV targeting is. This allows marketers to use the technology more effectively as adoption accelerates, the association notes. Specifically, the VAB offers the steps marketers can take to launch addressable campaigns, and relevant definitions, among other things.

The controlling interest holder of Cox Media Group is working with State Street on an offering that will include private credit investments. A SEC filing made this morning confirms the move.

It's betting season ... sort of. With NCAA college football and the National Football League each kicking off their 2024 seasons and Major League Baseball heading into playoff mode, wage making is likely to increase. DraftKings wants it to be the place where those wishing to make a bet on a sports outcome will go with their dollars.