The National Basketball Association is having what it terms “exploratory conversations” with the Walt Disney Co. about resuming its postponed season. The league issued a statement Saturday on its Twitter account. If the talks bear fruit, the season would resume in late July at Disney’s ESPN complex in Orlando, Fla., as a “single site for an NBA campus for games, practices, and housing,” the statement said.
WFTV Leads Among Locals In Orlando Social
Cox Media Group’s WFTV has a comfortable lead among local media outlets on social according to Shareablee data, while Fox O&O WOFL pulls ahead in overall fans/followers. WFTV’s news director says the market’s penchant for viral stories — plus an embrace of Facebook Live — is helping buoy its social efforts.
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Orlando: Strong Start To A Big Year
Sluggish ad spending is typical in most markets during first quarter, but that’s not the case in Orlando, where both TV and radio are seeing spending gains from a number of categories. TV spending was up 10%-15% in January, and it’s expected to be up at least 10% for the remainder of the quarter.
The Florida & United Safety Council announced that it is awarding WESH Orlando, Fla., anchor Jim Payne its Jefferson Award for community service during its 58th Annual Safety Awards Banquet […]
WDIV, WKMG Go Mobile With Harris
The Post-Newsweek stations in Detroit and Orlando choose Harris’ MPH ATSC mobile DTV system.
