Top news and content executives from CBS News and Stations, Cox Media Group, NBCUniversal Local and CBC News share creative alternatives to the newscast for presenting topical content in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show on April 14. Register here.
Cox Media Group and Action News Jax today launched Action Sports Jax 24/7, the first streaming sports channel of its kind in the market. Action Sports Jax 24/7 debuted on Action News […]
Gray Television, which will air a package of five Cleveland Cavalier basketball games on two Ohio stations this season, said it made deals with Nexstar Media Group, Cox Media Group and Tegna to put the games on additional stations in Ohio.
DirecTV, locked in a new contract dispute with Cox Media Group since Feb. 2, is offering assistance to subscribers who have lost access to the Cox stations. Because the sides failed to reach a new carriage deal, DirecTV is no longer legally permitted to distribute 12 CMG stations in nine markets. The blackout, started after the previous contract expired, includes subscribers to DirectTV STREAM and U-verse. Via its TV Promise website, DirecTV has established a ZIP code-based search system to determine a customer’s eligibility for credits, which can take up two billing cycles to appear on bills.
It’s been a long-held suspicion by many people: that smartphones and smart speakers are listening in on their private conversations for various reasons. Now one company — Atlanta-based Cox Media Group — has revealed that yes, your devices are listening to you.
In a press release, Cox Media Group (CMG) announced two senior leader promotions that “support the company’s commitment to local journalism and service to the communities they serve.” Misti Turnbull was elevated to vice president of news, and Jordan Cipala was named vice president of strategy and operations.
Cox Media Group (CMG) today announced that its newly launched local streaming channel Neighborhood TV will be available on Xumo Play beginning Dec. 1. Neighborhood TV (NTV), which formally launched in August 2023, is a free […]
Cox’s NeighborhoodTV Looks To Reboot Hyperlocal
Cox Media Group’s NeighborhoodTV project in Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., aims to bring viewers hyperlocal content that harkens back to TV’s earlier, less rigidly structured days.
Cox Media Group (CMG) and the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) today released the first Jovita Moore Memorial Scholarship recipients. Established in honor of the WSB-TV Atlanta broadcast journalist […]
Marketing leaders from Cox Media Group, Graham Media Group, Gray Television and Tegna will discuss projects that get to the heart of localism and how they’ve successfully built high audience engagement around them in a TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on July 13. Register here.
For Broadcasters, Multiplatform Distribution Gets More Expansive
Executives from Nexstar, Cox Media Group, Gray Television and ABC Owned Stations shared how their content businesses are evolving into 24/7 news networks, diginets, FAST channels, hyperlocal offerings and more at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at NAB in Las Vegas last week. Pictured (l-r): Brad Wall, LTN Global; Adrianne Anderson, ABC Owned Stations; Steve Pruett, Cox Media Group; Sean Compton, Nexstar Media; and Pat LaPlatney, Gray Television. (Alyssa Wesley photo)
He will play an expanded role in continuing to grow streaming while also creating business development opportunities.
Ensuring the flow of local and on-brand content is only one of the challenges FAST channels present — innovation to aid in discoverability remains critical, experts advise.