TV/Cable News

Nexstar shares were up a healthy 7.5% in Monday's trading on word that it will control what will become on February 1 the Phoenix affiliate of The CW Network. As news of that arrangement became known, Nexstar also revealed when it will report its 2023 fourth quarter and full-year financial results.

The National Basketball Association's 2023-2024 season is in full swing, and to kick off the new year, the league turned to Spot Cable to attract fans to interact more with the NBA.

After nearly 40 years of service and leadership in local television, the VP/GM of Cox Media Group's flagship television station in Atlanta will be retiring at the end of the first quarter to accept "his calling" to lead the California Modesto Mission within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

It's no secret that heritage MVPDs offering cable television service packages to customers continue to lose subscribers to streaming video services. But, just how many internet households have only a pay-TV service and don't use a streaming platform? Very, very few of them, a newly released study from Parks Associates finds.

Starting February 12, an extra hour of "Get Up DC" will be offered to viewers of the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate serving the National Capital Region. This will result in a shift of "Great Day Washington" to a 30-minute slot in afternoons on WUSA-9 in Washington, D.C. 

A rating action taken by S&P on Friday suggests that combining Dish with EchoStar, whose primary operating subsidiary prior to the merger was Hughes, "does not solve its financial problems." But, it does improve EchoStar's liquidity position.

The arrangement grants HBCU GO cable, linear, streaming, broadcast, VOD, and pay-per-view rights coverage of all SIAC team sports through 2032 on a global level. Sports include regular season contests for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, and Olympic sports.

A supplier of cable and satellite direct-to-home communications equipment and an innovator of telecommunication systems for Internet Protocol TV, OTT and Digital Terrestrial Television services has officially brought to market the first certified and security verified device for reception of NEXTGEN TV signals.

As 2024 begins, discussions ranging from the high cost of OTT services, to the churn factor, have gained much attention. Now, Wall Street financial house  MoffettNathanson is examining the concept of "re-bundling" – specifically, the possibility of breaking the biggest video-on-demand services out of their silos.

In recent months it has become more clear that advertising-based video on demand (AVOD) is preferred, largely because of costs. Now, just like MVPDs, it appears OTT platforms are starting to suffer from subscriber billing fatigue.

With the Blackwells nominees, Disney's Governance and Nominating Committee, which evaluates director nominations, will commence a review and provide a recommendation to the board as part of its governance process. Blackwells is in favor of Bob Iger's leadership, and not Nelson Peltz's dissent-fueled manuvering.

On January 26, 1997, John Huck and Carolyn Clifford served as the inaugural anchors for "FOX 53 News at 10," airing on a station operated by Sinclair Inc. Now, nearly 27 years later, this station serving Western Pennsylvania is ready to launch a live-and-local hourlong alternative to "TODAY" and "Good Morning America."

Unhappy with the rising cost of watching the handful of programs you enjoy on an over-the-top (OTT) video streaming platform, or perhaps Thursday Night Football? Now, you'll be paying to watch that content with limited commercials ... unless you're willing to pay more to erase the spots.

As 2023 came to a close, two big brands were hot on spots when it came to attracting more business through the use of Spot Cable. One is a OTT platform, ironically attracting a generation of cord-cutters and cord-nevers. The other is linked to one Dan Gilbert.

The all-cash deal is subject to certain purchase price adjustments, plus the assumption by Lionsgate of production financing loans. With the sale, Hasbro says it will continue to develop and produce entertainment based on its "rich vault" of Hasbro brands.