FCC Seeks Comment on Loud Commercial Rules
Through a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the Commission will consider additional actions it could take today to make sure TV viewers aren’t inundated by exceedingly loud commercials in the future.
Three Gray Markets In Tennessee Get Grizzlies Games
Gray Media has inked an agreement that will allow it to simulcast five Memphis Grizzlies NBA games, in partnership with FanDuel Sports Network. The games will appear in Memphis, Nashville and Knoxville, starting March 12.
Gray Media Seeks VHF-To-UHF Undo In Three Markets
Atlanta-headquartered Gray Media will be the subject of notices of proposed rulemaking that seek public input on plans that would see a trio of the company's broadcast TV stations reverse their plans for an upgrade to a digital UHF channel.
Madhive’s Data Marketplace In Driver’s Seat With Polk Audiences
Local Connected Television advertising firm Madhive has forged a partnership with Polk Automotive Solutions from S&P Global Mobility that seeks to create a vibrant local Connected TV marketplace for the U.S. auto industry.
KLKN GM, Cornhusker Lecturer Upped At Standard Media
He's the General Manager of ABC affiliate KLKN-8 in Lincoln, Neb., and a lecturer in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communications. As of today, this broadcast television leader will also serve in the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer at KLKN's parent company.
Xperi’s TiVo Partners with Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company has forged a strategic partnership with TiVo, a subsidiary of HD Radio and DTS AutoStage parent Xperi Inc., that the broadcast TV station owner says will "enhance" its research and analytics capabilities.
Disney Takes ‘The Gauge’ Crown For January
Some 12% of time spent watching television during the first month of 2025 can be attributed to the parent of ABC Owned Stations and ESPN, as well as Hulu and the Disney+ streaming platforms.
LiMu Takes A Big Lead At Spot Cable
The "LiMu Emu" origin story is getting told, a lot, at Spot Cable, based on the latest data from Media Monitors. At Spot TV, the portrait is different, with an accident attorney specialist taking the crown.
Gentile Choice To Lead Sinclair In Cincinnati
The man who has led Sinclair Inc.'s Omaha-Council Bluffs television stations since 2021 has just been appointed VP/General Manager of its two TV properties in Cincinnati.
Lester Holt To Depart Anchor Chair for ‘NBC Nightly News’
He's been the anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News” for a decade. As summer 2025 begins, so will his time away from the long-running afternoon broadcast.
‘Channel 3000’ Names a New VP/GM
As of early March, WISC-TV in Madison, Wisc., will have a new VP/General Manager. He arrives at Morgan Murphy Media from Sinclair Inc., and a position overseeing sales and marketing for one of its stations in Salt Lake City.
A Miami Valley TV Icon To Retire
Cheryl McHenry has won acclaim and attracted generations of viewers to Cox Media Group's WHIO-7 in Dayton. In three months, the veteran news anchor at the CBS affiliate — one of the nation's most dominant — will be saying goodbye to viewers across Ohio's Miami Valley.
David and Penny Drucker Add A Bay Area LPTV Property
Over the years, David and Penny Drucker have bought and sold broadcast TV stations, including the divestment at the end of 2023 of a low-power TV station in Anchorage. Now, the Druckers are in the news again for their agreement to acquire a low-power TV property serving the San Francisco DMA.
Fresh Nielsen, TransUnion Deal Tweaks Advanced Audience Measurement
It's being touted as "a new integration that will enhance audience measurement capabilities and increase accessibility to Advanced Audiences." That's the result of an expanded relationship between audience measurement leader Nielsen and TransUnion.
Fubo Targets South Asian Consumers With Zee Pack
The "sports-first" virtual MVPD that will combine with Hulu + Live TV once its proposed acquisition by The Walt Disney Co. wins regulatory approval has launched multicultural content bundles intended to super-serve domestic consumers with international programming. The first bundle targets South Asians.