Saturday, September 28, 2024

Chris Dolan

NBCU Shifts Its San Diego Sales Leader To North Texas

A veteran broadcast TV sales executive who has spent the last decade heading a team of account executives for NBCUniversal's broadcast properties in San Diego is packing up and heading to Dallas for a similar role that begins in one month.
Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom lit up at night

MoffettNathanson Trims Disney Price Target On Theme Park Wariness

But don't think for a minute that direct-to-consumer content is underperforming for the owner of ABC, ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+.  Rather, it is The Walt Disney Company's theme parks unit that has MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Robert Fishman wary of the company's coming fiscal quarters.
Hilton Howell Jr., Gray Television co-CEO

Gray Joins Nexstar With August 8 Q2 Results Reveal

At 10am Eastern on August 8, leaders from the nation's biggest broadcast television station ownership group will share details regarding their second quarter earnings results. Immediately following that conference call from Nexstar Media Group, Gray Television will do the same.

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.
U.S. Congress

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.
Perry Sook

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.
Lloyd Bucher

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.
Christopher Franklin

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.
Jerald Fritz

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.