Carolina Christian Broadcaster Gets UHF Upgrade
A broadcast television station serving Upstate South Carolina with no less than 10 digital multicast channels has received the FCC's blessing to transition from a VHF facility to a more powerful UHF channel.
Sinclair Shows It Cares About Children’s Literacy
Broadcast TV station owner and ATSC 3.0 champion Sinclair Inc. has partnered with the nation's leading children's literacy non-profit organization to launch a nationwide campaign that seeks to create awareness around children's literacy challenges.
Comscore Wins Bigger Measurement Deal With TEGNA
Media consumption and ratings firm Comscore has scored a new, comprehensive multi-year agreement on cross-platform audience measurement with the broadcast TV station ownership group led by Lynn Beall and CEO Dave Lougee.
CMG Launches A Sports-First Streaming Channel In Jacksonville
It is being billed as the first streaming sports channel of its kind in the city that's home to the NFL's Jaguars and the "world's largest outdoor cocktail party" each time the Georgia Bulldogs face the Florida Gators. And, the offering comes courtesy of Cox Media Group.
Total Consumer Spending On All Video Slows Down
Media industry financial analyst Brian Wieser's look into the quarterly results of major video content distributors focused on the total spending by consumers on all video. His conclusion? There's been a "significant slowdown" in the growth rates, with 2023 looking like the 2010s.
Gray Ensures Cavaliers Get OTA Coverage Beyond Cleveland
On February 13, Gray Television confirmed that its affiliate for The CW Network in Cleveland, WUAB-43, is teaming up with the Cleveland Cavaliers for five home games. Now, four DMAs within the team's geographical zone are getting games, too.
Gray Helps Mavericks Fill DMA Holes For OTA Coverage
On February 23, WFAA-8 became the originating station for select over-the-air Dallas Mavericks telecasts. At the time, it was known that the NBA team's games would air in five other Texas markets. Now, two other DMAs within the team's footprint are being added to the mix.
Scripps ‘Consolidates’ News Leadership Under O’Brian
The E.W. Scripps Company has selected Kate O’Brian to fill the newly created role of President/News. With this promotion, O'Brian is now responsible for all news operations across Scripps’ local media stations, Scripps News and Court TV.
Motion Denied In Ongoing ‘FOX Providence’ Retrans Case
A Massachusetts federal judge has denied a motion to dismiss a claim tied to misdirected retransmission consent fees, a request sought by a former licensee of "FOX Providence" in a complex case involving Verizon and Nexstar Media Group, which presently operates the Mission-owned property.
A ‘Dream’ Team Partners With Peachtree TV
Starting on May 15, the Atlanta Dream's non-national exclusive games will air locally on WPCH-17 "Peachtree TV" and across the region on the network.
The 2024 Women's National Basketball Association season runs from May through September.
Late-Night NBC Shows’ Video Clips Get Roku Delivery
Can't stay up late enough to enjoy the NBC television network's trio of midnight-hour entertainment offerings? Roku is now an option to enjoy what's just aired on TV, spreading the distribution of post-broadcast video clips from the three shows.
A Political Advertising Connected TV Marketplace Is Born
With an expected $1.3 billion in political advertising to be spent on Connected TV in 2024, campaigns have a crucial impetus to “get it right” as linear broadcast TV remains a key media choice. Now, a new Madhive local Connected TV marketplace is designed to further boost OTT campaigns.
High Interest Rates, ‘Massive Debt Burdens’ Put Pressure On MVPDs
S&P Global Ratings expects defaults or subpar exchanges in the U.S. telecom and cable sector will be elevated over the next 12 months because of the increasing number of issuers rated 'CCC+' or below.
DVR Specifications Released for New NEXTGEN TV Devices
A new DVR specification is now available to licensees of the A3SA content protection technology that is now being deployed, concurrent with the launch of NEXTGEN TV broadcast channels. The new specification provides a blueprint for a variety of new ATSC 3.0 recording devices.
FCC Wins an Emmy Award For Spectrum Auction
The "creativity and engineering design of the FCC’s Broadcast Incentive Auction" has given the Commission an Emmy award, in the Technology & Engineering segment of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences annual honors.