TV/Cable News

A veteran broadcast TV sales leader who has served as VP/GM of an ABC affiliate serving the Paducah, Ky.-Cape Girardeau, Mo. market since 2019 has been selected to serve in a similar role for The E.W. Scripps Co.-owned ABC affiliate in Indianapolis. He takes on his new role June 10.

For many in the multicultural marketplace, there's head scratching when it comes to the disproportionate amount of dollars put toward total market advertising by Pharmaceutical companies compared to its activity targeting Hispanics. The latest data on the Media Monitors Spot Ten TV report will only fuel that discussion.

A quantitative finance firm that uses machine learning to create market-neutral equity portfolios and seek profit from the market greatly increased its stake in Gray Television during the fourth quarter of 2023, a fresh SEC filing shows.

After 33 years at the two stations in Augusta, Ga., owned by Gray Television, Mike Oates — who has served as General Manager for the last seven years — is retiring. We now know who will be succeeding him at the CBS and NBC affiliates.

It's no secret that free ad-supported streaming television channels are gaining in popularity. Among the companies banking on fast growth is Allen Media Group. Now, three AMG streaming brands are available on one of the biggest FAST channel platforms in the U.S.

Starting August 1, the FCC's TVStudy software will incorporate 2020 U.S. Census data and its use will be required for all applications. TVStudy software is used to perform coverage and interference analysis of television stations as it pertains to the Table of TV Allotments and facility modification requests.

A new study from Horowitz finds that 42% of adult sports viewers would likely subscribe to the forthcoming "Venu Sports" over-the-top streaming service when it becomes available. The report also suggests over-the-air viewing will have less impact than for MVPDs.

The company known for real-time graphics and live production products for content creators in the broadcast media space has integrated its flagship newsroom HTML-based templated graphics system with Dalet Galaxy five.

The latest Media Monitors Spot Ten reports have been released by the iHeartMedia-owned company tied to RCS, and for cable and broadcast television spots, one big home improvement retailer made a big push to bring in shoppers across the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

In low-power television circles, Jeff Winemiller is one of the broadcast media sector's more familiar licensees. He's bought and sold LPTVs across the last several years, and now he's agreed to a deal that will deliver, pending FCC approval, four mini-stations to Gray Television.

A multi-year distribution agreement has been reached that encompasses Paramount's full portfolio of linear cable networks, CBS owned-and-operated broadcast stations and direct-to-consumer streaming services.

Broadcast TV station ownership group Gray Television on Thursday offered details on the pricing of its recently announced private offering of $1.25 billion aggregate principal amount of 10.5% senior secured first lien notes due 2029.

A private credit investment manager focused on asset-based financing solutions has formally entered into an agreement to provide millions of dollars in loans to the owner of New York FMs "Hot 97" and WBLS so it may acquire the intellectual property — but not the stations its content airs on — of Estrella Media.

The owner of four broadcast television stations, including the FOX affiliate serving Louisville, is apparently setting a new course under a new Chief Executive Officer. According to published reports, Allan Block is no longer in the role, nor is he board chairman, of his family's Block Communications Inc.

It's being described as "a new political digital initiative" that kicked off Tuesday as a newsletter, with a national linear broadcast debut date finalized for June 10. Introducing "Battleground," from FOX First Run, which enjoys clearances on every FOX Television Stations property.