TV/Cable News

The quick-service restaurant brand has long been an active user of Spot Cable. For the week ending August 7, QSRs dominated, taking the top three spots of Media Monitors' weekly review of play counts for cable advertising activity.

The race to the finish line for the proposed Standard General majority acquisition of TEGNA is inching closer to its conclusion. Regulatory approval of a deal that would see Apollo Global Management take a non-voting minority stake in a "new TEGNA" awaits.  As such, a pro-MVPD and retransmission consent fee foe has called on the FCC to "closely examine" attribution issues and impose "effective conditions" in place to prevent violations of the joint negotiation prohibition.

Sinclair Broadcast Group enjoyed a robust second quarter of 2022, thanks to stunning political ad revenue of $54 million. What was the overall financial picture for the media company, which saw its Board of Directors declare a quarterly dividend for SBGI shareholders?

"Adam's vision and leadership have continually delivered shareholder value through forward-looking strategies that have transformed the company's financial profile and positioned it for further growth and success," said Kim Williams, chair of the board at The E.W. Scripps Co.

It's no surprise that local television newscasts are perhaps, aside from live sports and must-see-now non-scripted events, the last Calling Card for free-to-air television stations. As such, investments in new studios and expanding the hours newscasts can be found on the programming schedule has been seen in market after market over the last decade. A new study from the NAB now codifies those reports.

Washington, D.C. Department of Homeland Security teams deployed the SpectraRep NextGen Broadcast System on Independence Day to protect the National Mall during July 4 celebratory activities. The datacasting pilot delivered video, alerts, and file sharing and was deemed a success in strengthening emergency communications and interagency sharing.

As of August 1, Gray Television "has streamlined" the senior management of its television station operations. This sees the elevation of several General Managers to new positions as Regional Vice President/General Manager. What prompted this move from Atlanta-based Gray? Its SVP/Local Media has resigned to pursue other opportunities.

There's very little one can compare between Springfield, Mass., and Wichita, Kan. That said, Gray Television owns and operates broadcast television stations in each of these markets. And, in each of these markets, Gray has a new General Manager in place.

For many in the U.S., Sinclair Broadcast Group is viewed as the owner of broadcast TV stations and the parent of Bally Sports regional sports networks. But, Sinclair is perhaps the one free-to-air TV station owner that's done more to advance ATSC 3.0 in the U.S. than its peers. Now, Sinclair has taken another step designed to further the development and implementation of NextGen TV not only stateside, but in South Korea.

It's a smart TV leader that boasts its own "FAST" channel lineup, similar to that seen with Samsung televisions. LG Channels are embedded in LG Electronics TV sets, and now included in the lineup are three FAST channels from Hispanic-focused Estrella Media. The big news: LG is the first partner to launch a new FAST Channel from the company with René Santaella in the role of Chief Digital and Streaming Officer.

It's a newly created position, one that will see a newly arriving executive take on the task of overseeing the development and execution of programming for Telemundo. This 25-year veteran will report to Ronald Day.

The Board of Directors for the nation's largest licensee of broadcast television stations — and WGN-AM in Chicago — has asked its shareholders to approve an amendment to its corporate charter that would directly impact the board itself. The request comes concurrent to word that the Nexstar Media Group board has OK'd a new share repurchase program and has declared a rather generous quarterly cash dividend.

With Friday's announcement that Elliott Management Group has cleared the last hurdle in its path toward ownership of the nation’s dominant audience measurement and consumer data analytics firm, the likelihood of Nielsen Holdings plc issuing a second quarter 2023 report is dimmer than ever. Privatization is all but secured for Nielsen, ahead of an August 9 shareholder vote, which will come just days after the company beat the street with its second quarter 2022 financial results.

One day ago, Word of God Fellowship revealed that it was acquiring a low-power TV station with a transmitter high atop the Empire State Building. Now, it is snagging a low-power TV station serving "America's Finest City." It's a station Sovryn Holdings, led by Philip Falcone, originally agreed to purchase in September 2021.

A son of the late, highly respected Governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, Chris Cuomo gained fame as a FOX News analyst before jumping to ABC News and, most recently, CNN. Now, Chris Cuomo will be a colleague of Dan Abrams at the cable news organization owned by NewsNation and overseen by media industry veteran Sean Compton.