TVN FOCUS ON BUSINESS

For Broadcast, 2024 Will Be The Year Of Multiple Currencies

True cross-platform measurement is also on the industry’s mind, while local linear TV measurement falls further behind.

Fox Television Stations Announces Newly Restructured Advertising Sales Division

Patrick Paolini will lead streamlined group combining local, national and digital sales efforts.

TVN’S NEW FACILITIES INSIDER

WTTG’s New D.C. Digs Puts All Eyes On The Newsroom

Fox Television Stations’ WTTG-WDCA Washington duopoly moved into its new home in suburban Bethesda, Md., in late July, a facility that puts its assignment desk, technical operations center and news sets at the architectural center.

DMA 7: WASHINGTON

WTTG Confronts Coronavirus With Steady Hand

A solid business contingency plan gave Fox-owned WTTG and WDCA in Washington, D.C., a leg up in pivoting for the coronavirus pandemic. VP and GM Patrick Paolini says a priority now is staying on top of the news deluge while keeping staffers and advertisers calm amid the uncertainty.

TVN’S NEWSTECHFORUM

NewsTECH Forum | Patrick Paolini: Reimagining Local’s Landscape

The GM of Fox’s Washington duopoly is overseeing moves into podcasting and other new media, something he calls a survival necessity. “We’re competing with everyone, and for every dollar that we can get, so, to me, you have to have more places to monetize.” (Photo: Wendy Moger-Bross)

TVN’S NEWSTECHFORUM

WTTG GM Paolini In Conversation At NTF

Patrick Paolini, VP and GM of Fox Television Stations’ WTTG Washington, will discuss local advertising, election coverage, the power of local content and his own punditry at TVNewsCheck’s NewsTECHForum.

DMA 6: WASHINGTON

The Paolini Perspective At WTTG

Patrick Paolini, the brash GM of Fox-owned WTTG Washington pushes the limits of local news production, promotion and personality.

OPEN MIKE BY PATRICK PAOLINI

It’s Time To Say Goodbye To Ratings Sweeps

Patrick Paolini, VP-GM of Fox’s WTTG-WDCA Washington, says it’s time for the TV business to “admit that a ‘win’ in metered  markets four times a year is meaningless — and that the focus on the four monthly sweeps is actually harmful to our business.”

DMA 7: WASHINGTON

WTTG GM Talks The Election, Tattoos And Nielsen

DMA 7: WASHINGTON

Paolini: How Stations Can Get Viewers Back

Patrick Paolini, GM of WTTG Washington, who came to the Fox O&O in 2013 talks about the innovative approach his station takes in choosing stories for its newscast, his formula for choosing on-air talent and more.

DMA 8 (WASHINGTON)

DC Business Journal Profiles WTTG-WDCA’s Paolini

DMA 8 (WASHINGTON)

Patrick Paolini Named VP-GM Of WTTG-WDCA

The longtime Fox Television Stations exec will succeed Duffy Dyer as head of the Washington Fox-MNT duopoly.

Patrick Paolini Named SVP, Fox Station Sales

The former GM of WTXF Philadelphia will lead sales for the 27 Fox O&Os, succeeding Joe Oulvey.

DMA 4

Steve Schwaid Joins WTXF As News Director

Schwaid joins the Fox Philadelphia O&O from Meredith Local Media, where he was VP of digital content. He succeeds Kingsley Smith, who in June became the ND at Fox’s O&O in Los Angeles, KTTV.