NYF TV & Film Awards 2025 Competition is Open for Entries
New York Festivals Television and Film Awards, now in its 67th year of celebrating "trailblazing storytelling," is now open for entries. The 2025 TV & Film Awards honors "the rich diversity of content created by global storytellers on all viewing platforms, engaging audiences around the world."
Nexstar Shares Return To Year-To-Date Highs
On a day that saw Nexstar Media Group join the NAB, ABC affiliates group members and two three radio station licensees in a legal challenge to the FCC's local ownership rules, Nexstar shares soared to their highest levels since the end of January, closing just cents below its year-to-date high.
NewsOn Adds Eight NPG TV Stations To OTT Platform
NewsON, a free multiplatform streaming service focused on local news content, has added eight new stations to its lineup, thanks to a new partnership with News Press & Gazette Co.
Delivering OTA Software Updates Via The ATSC 3.0 Wireless Net
Behind the scenes, broadcasters have significant outreach to automotive companies. To support broadcast TV industry efforts, ATSC has set up Implementation Team No. 8 to accelerate collaboration between broadcasters, automotive organizations and collaborative spectrum providers.
Another Big Week At Spot Cable For QSRs
It's summertime, and quick-service restaurants have long turned to Spot Cable across the hottest weeks of the year to lure hungry consumers. That proved to be no different last week, fresh Media Monitors data show.
Sign Of The Times: Top Brokerage Drops AMC Coverage
It's been nearly two years since the end of "The Walking Dead" and nine years since the final episode of "Mad Men." AMC Networks hasn't kept up with OTT competitors, and its share price has been in a three-year-plus freefall. Now, MoffettNathanson has decided to discontinue coverage of the company.
Sinclair Decides When To Release Its Q2 Report
Its stock price is up 14.4% year-to-date and has risen by $3.60 per share since June 18. This puts Sinclair, Inc. — owner of broadcast TV stations and such companies as Compulse and Dielectric — in a potentially positive position ahead of its Q2 2024 earnings release.
Scripps Creates An Earnings Tri-Fecta On Aug. 8
The E.W. Scripps Company has become the third broadcast TV company to select the second Thursday in August as the day it will release its Q2 2024 earnings results. But, the company's earnings call won't be held until the following morning.
Sinclair Secures An Oklahoma TV Translator
As July began, twin deals were struck that see the sale of TV translator stations from Guymon TV Translator to Nexstar Media Group and its close shared services partner, Mission Broadcasting. Now, Guymon TV Translator has a deal in place to spin a third TV translator, this time to Sinclair Inc.
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Settles Issues/Programs Foul
A licensee of eight PBS Member stations has entered into a Consent Decree with the Video Division of the FCC's Media Bureau to settle violations of the Commission's rules on the timing placement of quarterly issues/programs lists in the stations' online public inspection file.
HBCU GO Unveils 2024 Collegiate Football Schedule
The Allen Media Group (AMG) free-streaming digital platform HBCU GO, with programming focused on the nation’s 107 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), has unveiled its 2024 football season schedule.
Gray TV: Still A Bargain On Wall Street
"Good news, investors! Gray Television is still a bargain right now." That's the declaration from Wall Street blog Simply Wall St., and investors appear to have heeded the recommendation. On Wednesday, the company's shares were up by more than 9% in active trading on the NYSE.
CMG Promotes SVP/Finance To CFO Role
Six months ago, he became Cox Media Group's interim co-CFO. Now, he's been promoted to the full role of Chief Financial Officer.
Culturally Relevant Content: Key For Black TV Audience Engagement
The availability of culturally relevant content plays a major role in which platforms Black TV content viewers use. That's a top finding from a new annual report from Horowitz Research that tracks the evolution of the pay and free TV, streaming, internet, and mobile environment among Black Americans.
Telus Selects Magnite As Connected TV Partner
The Canadian company will use Magnite’s SpringServe ad server and Magnite Streaming SSP as its preferred ad technology platforms across the nation. Magnite’s ad server will be implemented across Telus' Free Ad-Supported TV (FAST) and online video advertising inventory.