TV/Cable News

The Federal Trade Commission has found that the maker of a popular tax filing software, a regular user of Spot Cable and Spot TV dating back several years, engaged in deceptive advertising — a violation of the FTC Act.

In October 2023, Weigel Broadcasting filed a petition with the FCC asking it to adjust the Table of TV allotments — a change that would allow an unbuilt television station to shift its city of license to a small Wisconsin city bordering Shawano Lake. The company has gotten its wish.

A new marketing campaign from Estrella Media's broadcast TV network is built on the theme, "We speak the same language." The goal is to lure viewers to its Spanish-language broadcast network, with new prime-time program launches and a refreshed look for local newscasts in three markets on the way.

Ten "additional" games featuring the local National Basketball Association franchise are coming to the broadcast schedule of the TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. It's thanks to a newly signed deal between the broadcast TV station ownership group and the team.

A fall season devoid of "typical, expensive scripted programming" was seen. Guess what? "Ratings held in ok(-ish)," say two MoffettNathanson analysts. What could this finding hold for the future of the network television prime-time schedule, and could FOX's approach become the standard at a time when scripted programming "is now the domain of direct-to-consumer" platforms?

From April 2007 to February 2008, she served as VP/GM of WPEC-12 in West Palm Beach. Now, after leading Sinclair Inc.'s television stations in Oklahoma City, this longtime local TV leader is returning to Florida.

The Byron Allen-owned Allen Media Group will not be engaging in any "great affiliation swaps" in five markets where it owns a broadcast television property. One of the stations was once owned by Nexstar and, later, by DuJuan McCoy. The other four TV stations were acquired by AMG from Bob Prather.

Weight loss-focused medication is all the rage. One brand that's hot at the moment is now using Spot Cable to present its options to those who seek to learn more about how to shed pounds in this manner.

A survey of more than 95,000 consumers between the ages of 16 and 65 from across the U.S. has yielded fresh insights into brand loyalty as it pertains to select news programming — potentially potent data as the 2024 political advertising season heats up. It presents good news for NBC and ABC.

The redemption is expected to occur on January 29, completing a debt swap that gives TelevisaUnivision more time to repay its debtors but add a premium, given the higher interest rate.

Diamond Sports Group will live on and emerge from bankruptcy with a partnership — and hundreds of millions of dollars — from Amazon. For two MoffettNathanson analysts, one key question persists: What happens to local sports rights given the collapse of the RSN model?

The agreement allows NCTC's member companies to opt into a multi-year retransmission consent agreement for Sinclair's owned/operated local stations. The renewal also includes an agreement for Sinclair-owned Tennis Channel.

Sinclair Inc. SVP/Head of Distribution and Network Relations Will Bell commented, "We are pleased to reach this comprehensive renewal with FOX, inclusive of the early renewal of 17 markets."

While New Orleans Pelicans fans couldn't enjoy a victory on January 12, they could relish the fact that they could tune in without the need of a pay-TV regional sports network. Guess what? The ratings for the Pelicans-Nuggets matchup on local television topped that of the NBA finals in June 2023 in New Orleans.

A newly released Horowitz Research report finds that while teens and young adults aged 18-24 spend most of their time with social media, short videos, streaming music, and video games, these Generation Z consumers remain heavily engaged with "professional, full-length TV content."