Melugin has been a constant presence on Fox News with his frequent reports on migrant crossing on the southern border.
Another daytime fixture, Dr. Phil McGraw, is leaving after more than two decades as one of television’s most popular talk show hosts. His syndicated daytime show, Dr. Phil, will end its run of original episodes with the current 2022-2023 television season, the show’s 21st. McGraw’s decision comes as his most recent contract is coming to an end. Dr. Phil received a five-season renewal in 2018 as part of a mega-deal extension with CBS Media Ventures, taking it through its current season.
WUNI, WCVB, WFXT, WGBH, WBZ and WBTS are now broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 technology.
BRAND CONNECTIONS
Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit announced a reorganization of its ad sales unit under Linda Yaccarino, chairman of global advertising sales and partnerships. One big change puts ad sales president Mark Marshall in charge of converged teams responsible for selling the company’s linear, digital and streaming inventory. Marshall will also oversee a new unit looking to sell ads to small and midsized businesses. The SMB unit will work closely with NBCU's local sales division.
Exclusives
Former Warner Bros. president of production Courtenay Valenti may have lined up her next gig. The executive is in talks to join Amazon Studios in an unspecified high-ranking role with the company’s film division, an individual with knowledge of the matter say.
COMMENTARY BY MARGARET SULLIVAN
The Media Is Blowing Biden’s Documents ‘Scandal’ Out Of Proportion
The news media has greeted the supposed scandal of Biden’s mishandling of classified documents with breathless glee.
CBS has ordered pilots for a new iteration of Matlock starring Kathy Bates and a spinoff of The Good Wife starring Carrie Preston. The Good Wife spinoff is titled Elsbeth, named after Preston’s character Elsbeth Tascioni whom she played on both The Good Wife and streaming series The Good Fight.
QUARTERLY REPORT
Snap’s Revenue Growth Slows Further Amid Tech Downturn
The maker of Snapchat also swung to a loss in the latest quarter and projected that its sales would decline.
Many forces have eroded public trust in journalism over the years. Additionally, the traditional standard of “objectivity” has lost its relevance for a new generation of journalists and news consumers. This report and accompanying “playbook” offer actionable guidelines to help news organizations restore a belief in the value of fair, fact-based reporting — trustworthy news. Here's a fresh vision for how to replace outmoded “objectivity” with a more relevant articulation of journalistic standards.
In an uncharacteristic breaking of the U.S. advertising trade association ranks, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) and the American Association of Advertising Agencies (4A's) issued a joint statement blasting remarks made last week by Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) CEO David Cohen characterizing Washington lawmakers as "extremists" hellbent on destroying the ad industry.
The Department of Justice should urge the Supreme Court to rule on the validity of laws in Florida and Texas that prohibit social media platforms from suppressing some posts by users, the tech-industry backed policy group Chamber of Commerce says.
WEEK ENDING JAN. 30
Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $10,000
The purchase of W25FQ-D Florence, S.C., by J&J Winemiller tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
TVN’S MEDIA JOBS
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a digital manager at a university public media service.
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TVN Webinar: IP Networking State Of The Art
Executives from Fox Corp., E.W. Scripps Co. and CBC will share their expertise in building IP networks that suit their companies’ specific needs along with critical security considerations in the process during a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on March 16 at 1 p.m. ET. Register here.
The day-long event, to be held on April 16 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, will explore the critical need for more programming across linear, syndication and streaming channels and how station groups and content producers are rising to the challenge with creative and adaptable solutions.
