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The National Women's Soccer League is poised to raise its profile in a significant way come 2024, thanks to what is being hailed as "landmark agreements" for its domestic media distribution. A four-year contract with a quartet of partners have been finalized, and Scripps Sports is one of the winners.

The company that didn't merge with Standard General earlier this year has agreed to repurchase more than 17 million shares of its stock, as it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank. In related news, TEGNA has a new Chief Legal Officer.

If you thought the "macroeconomic headwinds" being faced by broadcast media companies were tough, cable TV network owner Warner Bros. Discovery, which seeks to establish itself as a OTT and MVPD entertainment hub, may as well be sailing on the roughest seas on Earth.

The sordid tales surrounding Franklin, Tenn., mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson gained national attention and a lengthy story on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." The TV reporter who uncovered much of the facts surrounding Hanson, Phil Williams, joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE

Comscore shares were down nearly 2% in early trading on Tuesday, following the company's late Monday distribution of third quarter results that were lackluster.

The innovation arm of the NAB, Pilot, has kicked off the third annual PILOT Next Gen TV Fellowship program at the association's Washington, D.C., headquarters. The biggest change from 2022? This year’s program, its third, has expanded and includes students from Howard University and the University of Missouri.

The new National Basketball Association season is in full swing, and the league has turned to Spot Cable to drum up fan interest in the sport at a time when Major League Baseball's season has concluded, NHL action is heating up and the NFL is sizzling.

In September 2019, longtime regional sports network NESN welcomed a new Vice President of Digital. He was previously Creative Director of Digital Media at NBC Sports. Now, this native of Argentina has been convicted of mail fraud and unlawful monetary transactions in an embezzlement case that saw the digital VP vociferously deny the allegations.

Come Tuesday, the Paley Center for Media will see Nexstar kick off a "collection of exclusive symposiums designed to bring thought leaders and influential voices to examine critical issues related to media, content and advertising." In short, Nexstar wishes to demonstrate the power of its news content to marketers.

The individual who has most recently served as VP/GM of the Sinclair Broadcast Group property serving the Johnstown-Altoona-State College, Pa., market has been promoted to a similar role at the TV station in the state capital where he began his career. With that move, the GSM in Johnstown, Pa., is rising to the top slot.

Four of seven communities in Pennsylvania will be losing MVPD access to Hearst Television's WTAE-4 in Pittsburgh, as the FCC is allowing a Sinclair-run ABC affiliate serving the Altoona-Johnstown-State College, Pa., DMA to enjoy exclusivity in its network and syndicated programming.

An Oregon nonprofit corporation incorporated on October 6, 1989 faces a small fine for failing to timely file a license renewal application for a low-powered TV station serving Eugene, Ore.

The one-third ownership of popular OTT platform Hulu held by NBCUniversal is being acquired by The Walt Disney Company, putting the wheels in motion on what some industry pundits believe will be the consolidation of the offering with Disney+.

Matt Naber and Robert Breen have shared the leadership team chosen to help them oversee local ad revenue, sales strategies and operations across 27 CBS Stations properties, as well as Paramount’s local digital and streaming revenue.

The FCC's Video Division Chief has given the green light to an upgrade request for a television station offering PBS programming to Iowa’s largest market.