Jonathan Katz Flips The Switch With ‘DEFY’ Launch
The founder and President/CEO of what was known as Katz Networks, which Scripps acquired in 2017, is celebrating the launch of a new broadcast "diginet" under his Free TV Networks banner.
Crackle Parent Chicken Soup for the Soul To Reorganize
Its mission is to provide stories to consumers that are "positive, uplifting and real." For Chicken Soup for the Soul, that's come with severe financial strains. Now, the company has filed for bankruptcy protection — a move that sent its shares down nearly 50% to just under 10 cents on Monday morning.
An Auto Insurance Specialist Stays Strong With TV Spots
When it comes to the brands topping the latest Spot Ten TV and Spot Ten Cable reports, there's little commonality in terms of how brands use either one form of media or the other. That's not the case for Progressive, which is the strongest brand to use both broadcast and MVPD-distributed channels.
ION Plus: A FAST Move To OTA Distribution
An advertising-supported television (FAST) streaming channel owned by The E.W. Scripps Company is days away from becoming available as an over-the-air broadcast television channel.
House GOP Again Seeks Zero Funding For Public Media
The quest by Republicans on Capitol Hill to "zero out" public media funding continues, as the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies today recommended just that in its FY 2025 appropriations bill.
TEGNA ‘FAST’ Channels, Hubbard Local Content Head To Zeam
It was formerly known as "VuIT." Today, it is known as Zeam, and seeks to become a key digital destination for video content. To help attract more consumers, it has just added new free ad-supported streaming television channels from TEGNA and local content for stations owned by Hubbard Broadcasting.
Nexstar Reveals Its Q2 2024 Results Release Date
The nation's No. 1 broadcast television ownership group, which is also the parent of WGN Radio, NewsNation and the controlling interest holder in The CW Network, has announced when it will share its second quarter results and host its earnings call for shareholders and financial analysts.
Bucher Grabs Reins Of Nexstar’s Philly Operations
He's served as VP/GM for Nexstar Media Group's FOX-affiliated WJZY-46 and MyNetwork TV sibling WMYT-55 in Charlotte since Sept. 29, 2021. Now, this "Top Local TV Leader" in 2020 and 2021 is being promoted. And, he is heading to the City of Brotherly Love.
Franklin To Lead TEGNA’s Memphis Duo
The individual who presently serves as the interim General Manager for TEGNA's two TV stations in Western Tennessee's largest metropolitan area is getting the role permanently.
Tubi TV Fuels Total FOX Viewing In May, Says Nielsen
"The new insight removes the siloes of traditional television versus streaming, and puts all content distributors on a level playing field to allow for additional perspective of TV viewing today," Nielsen says. What does the May 2024 report look like?
Gray Stations Honored for ‘Outstanding Investigative Journalism’
The Investigative Reporters and Editors has awarded three Gray Television-owned stations for "outstanding watchdog journalism." The honors were announced on Saturday (6/22) at the group's annual ceremony saluting the best investigative journalism across broadcast, print, and online media.
ONE Media Legal Head Jerry Fritz Calls It Quits
The Executive VP for Strategic and Legal Affairs at ONE Media Technologies LLC, a subsidiary of Sinclair Inc., has announced his retirement. After an illustrious career spanning more than 55 years in and around the broadcast and communications industries, he will step down on July 1.
Media Bureau Sets Comment Period For WBD Waiver Request
The FCC's Media Bureau will consider a petition filed June 14 by Warner Bros. Discovery that seeks regulatory approval for a limited waiver of the Commission’s requirement that covered entities provide a certain amount of audio described
programming per calendar quarter.
NBC Affiliate Morning Anchor Reveals Absence Reason
The University of Missouri at Columbia-owned NBC affiliate that has been home to a morning show anchor since becoming a desk assistant in January 2014 has revealed that his absence since May 27 is due to partial facial paralysis linked to a condition known as Bell’s Palsy.
TVB Study Shines A Light On Local TV Station Online Hubs
Local TV stations have spent decades carefully developing their brands which are built on the locality and relevance of their news content. But how do users of local broadcast TV news and local broadcast station websites/apps really feel about them?
It's a question TVB sought to find the answer to.