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Here’s When Nexstar Reveals Its Q4 Earnings Report

The broadcast TV company led by Perry Sook will host a conference call and webcast at 10am Eastern on the final Tuesday in February to discuss and review the results. Nexstar shares have risen steadily in recent months, and is one of the industry's top performers.
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Two Pharma Brands Tops At Spot TV

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report is out, and it shows that two big pharmaceutical brands have taken a big liking to the medium. How does the latest Media Monitors Spot Ten Cable report compare?

TBN Snags Two Top Market Signals

Trinity Broadcasting Network has just been given a greater opportunity to share the word of Christ to viewers in two of the nation's biggest markets. In a deal brokered by Greg Guy of Patrick Communications, TBN will soon have a deeper presence in the Windy City and the New York Tri-State Area.
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Sinclair’s 2022 ‘ESG’ Report Is Released

The 2022 Environmental, Social and Governance report for the broadcast media company that owns stations including flagship FOX affiliate WBFF-45 in Baltimore has been released. And, it details the publicly traded company’s ESG achievements in 2022 and progress toward its longstanding ESG goals and commitments.

Angels Fly With This HC2 Buy

A Class A TV station serving the Fort Wayne, Ind., market has become one of the many LPTV properties to be acquired by the Philip Falcone-led HC2 Station Group in recent months. With this deal, Three Angels Broadcasting Network (3ABN) programming is likely to disappear soon.

WOW! Shifts MVPD Offering To YouTube TV

The MVPD's customers can purchase WOW!'s internet together with YouTube TV service, rather than a traditional cable TV service, marking a shift to virtual MVPD exclusivity for WOW!

TEGNA Beats The Street, Despite A Sharp Revenue Drop

For the new owner of KFMB-8 and KFMB-AM & FM in San Diego, the final quarter of Q4 marked the start of new growth opportunities in a key U.S. market. Revenue sputtered, however, in the final three months of Q4, with TEGNA experiencing a 10.3% drop to $490.3 million, from $546.86 million. "It's all good," as they say in Mission Beach. The results beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $488.9 million, and the same can be said for TEGNA's net income.

Hearst Earns Partial Dismissal Of COVID-19 Vaccine Dispute

Hearst Television earned a partial win Monday as a U.S. District Court dismissed many of the claims brought forth in a lawsuit by a former videographer at its flagship broadcast TV station in Boston who sued the station following his 2021 job loss for not adhering to corporate COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

ACA: Relaxed Ownership Cap Means Bigger Cable Bills

"It's all about the money." That's the chief reason why the American Cable Association wants the FCC to put the breaks on any loosening of its 39% national TV ownership reach cap until it confers with its newly created Office of Economics and Analytics. 

What To Watch? For The Average Viewer, Deciding Takes Time

For companies that depend on growth of connected TV and cross-screen advertising, there's nothing better than a study that shows viewers are streaming more free, ad-supported TV through options such as "FAST" channels more than ever before. But, are consumers certain of what they want to watch when they turn the TV on? No.

North America Pay TV Forecasts: Big Revenue Drops Expected

We've read much about cord-cutting in recent months. But, just what is the potential financial impact from any current and anticipated loss of cable TV subscription cancellations? It's big, the eighth edition of Research & Markets' North America Pay TV Forecasts report finds.

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards Opens 2024 Competition for Entries

New York Festivals TV & Film Awards are now open for entries. For the 2024 competition, NYF’s TV & Film Awards has a new look and adds eight categories, mirroring dynamic shifts in the TV & Film landscape.

Bob D’Andrea’s Big Easy Buy Is Completed

A Florida-based non-profit operation focused on evangelical Christian programming, founded by Bob D'Andrea in 1979, has closed on its acquisition of a full-power TV station, Class A sibling, and an LPTV cousin in the Crescent City, Sin City, and a key market in the Rockies, respectively.
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Charm City Sales Pro To Lead WVTV

Since March 2019, he's been a consultant focused on broadcast media sales, building on his experience as Director of Sales for WJZ-13 in Baltimore and as Station Manager of a MyNetwork TV affiliate operated by Sinclair Inc. via a shared services agreement. Now, he's joining Sinclair to lead its affiliate for The CW Network and MyNetwork TV in Milwaukee.
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Sinclair Stock Soars Despite Mixed Q1, Thanks To Fox

Sinclair Broadcast Group enjoyed a much-needed jolt on Wall Street today, as investors cheered the news that it is teaming with Tribune Media to sell six FOX affiliates and the CW affiliate in Miami-Fort Lauderdale to 21st Century Fox. The timing was perfect, as Sinclair's Q1 results weren't so terrific.