Fox Television Stations Selects Its Chicago Local News Head
His resume includes 10 years as a supervising producer covering investigations, breaking news and special events for CNN and, most recently, a position in the CBS Network News Special Events Unit as a producer for the 2024 Democratic National Convention. Now, he's VP of News Content and Streaming for Fox's two Chicago broadcast properties.
Key Leadership Roles Filled at Run3TV
The company behind the ATSC 3.0-powered application that turns a digital broadcast signal's interface into one akin to an app on a smart TV or phone has appointed a Chief Executive Officer, and an individual who will serve as its Chief Technology Officer.
A ‘FAST’ Focus On El Salvador Comes To U.S. Viewers
The U.S. Salvadorean community now has a free, ad-supported streaming television channel devoted to them, with Spanish-language programming. It comes courtesy of Hemisphere Media Group, the publicly traded company led by Alan Sokol.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Ray Carpenter, DirecTV
DirecTV CFO Ray Carpenter on Tuesday hosted an "analyst call" that served largely as a one-sided pitch defending DirecTV’s reasons for blocking its subscribers from any Disney-owned TV channel in the absence of a new retransmission consent accord. The latest RBR+TVBR InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM, features excerpts from the call.
Summer Games Drive YouTube, Peacock Consumption In July
YouTube moved into the lead among media distributors in the July 2024 Media Distributor Gauge report, Nielsen’s monthly view of total TV consumption by media company. Thank the Olympic Games Paris 2024, which began on July 26, for the big bump, which also positively impacted NBCUniversal.
A Big Back-To-School Push For Macy’s
With nearly all children across the U.S. back to school, or ready for at-home classwork through parental teaching, one large department store chain used the Labor Day holiday weekend to step up its advertising efforts. To lure consumers, it turned to Spot TV.
Canada’s Broadcast Media Snapshot: Loonie Loss, With ‘Conventional TV’ Troubles
The CRTC has released its annual highlights of the nation's broadcasting sector, based on the broadcast year, which ended precisely one year ago. How did the 2022-2023 season shape up, fiscally speaking? Conventional television continued to operate at a loss during the period, as total broadcasting revenue was statistically flat.
Connected TV-Focused Loop Media Committed To Growth
It's been a difficult 2024 for Loop Media, the connected TV, streaming, digital out-of-home television and digital signage platform focused on businesses. Interim CEO Justis Kao believes there's a turnaround ahead, despite a 94% dip in stock value since the start of the year, a downbeat fiscal Q3, and a NYSE delisting.
‘FOX 54’ Welcomes Yates As Its New Leader
She has served as the interim general manager for a FOX affiliate serving Huntsville, Ala., since the retirement of Larry Audas earlier this year. Now, TEGNA has given her permanent President/GM responsibilities for the "Rocket City" station.
Pew: ‘Local Crime News’ Desired, But From What Source?
A newly released report on local news from Pew Research Center finds that more Americans get news and information about crime than any other local topic except the weather. But how they get that news — and how they react to it — varies widely.
Tiny Nevada Town’s LPTV Returns, But At A Cost
A TV translator station serving a small town in Northern Nevada that saw the FCC strip it of its displacement construction permit has had it restored. The licensee's application for a license to cover will be accepted, and soon the facility will be back on its way to getting on the air.
Olympic Gold For TV: A Big Ad-Spend Jump In July
How lucrative were the Olympic Games Paris 2024 for NBC and Telemundo stations? Based on newly released data from Guideline, the summer games brought home the gold for not only those networks and their affiliates but for all media.
TEGNA Gets FCC OK For Idaho Upgrade
An NBC affiliate serving Boise, Idaho, has been granted FCC approval to upgrade its facility from a VHF channel to a UHF channel. It presents a win for TEGNA.
Gray Gets Green Light To Stay The Course In Augusta
A CBS affiliate that offers MyNetwork TV programming on one of its multicast channels wasn't able to meet a June deadline for a VHF-to-UHF facility upgrade. It asked the FCC to unwind the deal, thus impacting the Table of Allotments. An OK was just given by Barbara Kreisman.
Corus Unveils Global Fall Premiere Dates
Can fiscally strained Corus Entertainment, with its shares at 15 cents CDN going into Tuesday's trading on the TSX, benefit in any way from the premiere of new seasons from returning and first-time series airing on its Global television network? That's a question some investors may be asking today.