Comcast Fights Entravision On Must-Carry
Here’s a situation at the FCC worth watching as we could see similar requests down the line. Entravision has asked the agency to …
Political Broadcasting, Programatic Issues
While most of the principles governing the FCC rules on political broadcasting are relatively established, new advertising practices and …
WZTV A.M. Meteorologist Craig Edwards Retiring
L.A. Wildfires Drive Local News Viewership
KHOU’s Police Investigation Wins duPont Award
Disney-Fox Deal May Drive Away Fox Execs
Walt Disney Co.’s planned acquisition of much of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox media company — a deal that is expected …
CAA Forms Harassment Victims Defense Fund
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The powerful Hollywood talent agency CAA is canceling its annual Golden Globe Awards party and planning to form a …
WPIX News Names New Executive Producer
Twitter Starts Displaying Video Views
Video clips shared on the service will have running tally of people who watched, if even for only a couple seconds. Though it’s a minor …
Why Are TV Execs Being Replaced By Men?
The industry touts female empowerment, but a slew of new hirings proves there’s a long way to go before women share control.
VR And AR Becoming Standard News Tools
NewsTECHForum panelists agree that virtual sets and AR are the next step in news production. They’ve become practical because …
Making News Millennials Will Want To Watch
One of the biggest challenges for news operations is stopping young consumers’ thumbs from moving from a new story to other …
How To Align Traditional TV And News
The needs of both digital and legacy news teams are progressively being aggregated into one system at many stations. But there still plenty …
Dow Advances 57, Nasdaq Adds 35
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher Monday. Solid gains by tech and health care companies helped lift the market, outweighing losses …
Longtime KTTV Anchor Steve Edwards Fired
Disney Deal For Fox Coming Within Days
Walt Disney Co. may announce a deal as soon as this week to acquire a large piece of 21st Century Fox, according to a person familiar with …
Sports Media Rights To Hit $22B In 2021
PwC says North American media rights from TV, radio and internet platforms will climb 5.6% to $20.1 billion in 2018 from $19.08 billion at …
L.A. Traffic Reporters Battle Smoke, Fires
As flames have ravaged Los Angeles, traffic reporters have emerged as lifelines through the chaos, stars in an urban, multi-fire battle that …
Napodano Named Disney|ABC Group CTO
Industry vet Mike Napodano has been hired as chief technology officer for Disney|ABC Television Group. Napodano will oversee the …
Verizon To Pay Over $1.5B For NFL Streaming
The wireless carrier is making a big bet on its pro football deal — but it will no longer have exclusive mobile rights.
2017’s Perilous Pivot To Video
Suffice it to say, it’s been a terrible year for some digital media companies that once dreamed of disrupting the content …
WTXF’s Weather Anchor Celebrates 20 Years
Clampit Named KARD Monroe Sales Director
Louisiana television business veteran Carolyn Clampit will oversee sales at Nexstar’s Fox affiliate.
The 3 Fault Lines Reordering The Media Biz
The duopoly, the FCC and the hunger for scale — these three forces are roiling the news industry, from corporate conglomerates to your …
Patricia Lopez Leaving KTRK Houston News
WGN Chicago Collects 37,000 Toys For Charity
KARE Wins duPont For Investigative Reporting
How Stations Use News Topicals On Facebook
For years, on-air promos were the only way stations had to recruit news viewers with the news of the day, unless they bought time on other …
Last Week’s Satellite News: AT&T And Ergen
There is simply no way to view the comments by a federal judge last week that he will not issue his decision in the lawsuit filed by the …
Will Media Deal Making Dethrone Netflix?
Big media struggles with streaming but increased competition will make it harder for Netflix to stay ahead.
Frontier, Univision Renew Distribution Deal
The new contract covers all the Spanish-language broadcaster’s stations and networks including the Univision Network, UniMás, …
Disney And Fox Huddle With Bankers
More signs that Disney’s acquisition talks with 21st Century Fox are picking up steam: Both companies have set teams of bankers on the …
Dow Closes Up 118, Nasdaq Rises 27
The S&P 500 returned to a record on Friday following a strong U.S. jobs report. The report, which is the economic highlight of each …
Weinstein Accusers On The Aftermath
Nine industry women share what it was like to expose long-kept secrets and create a movement of solidarity by calling out the media mogul …
Ergen And Smith: Thing 1 And Thing 2
What do the two TV entrepreneurs have in common? They are both betting that the future lies in spectrum and the Internet of Things. They …
OTT Programmers Lobby To Be On vMVPDs
Creating and maintaining channel lineups for so-called skinny bundles, or virtual MVPDs, is proving to be a balancing act between quality …
Mashable Is Reeling In Its Video Ambitions
Mashable plans to downsize its video team as it moves away from developing and making shows for digital content buyers.
Creativity, Flexibility Drive Best News Topicals
News topicals can take many forms. What works best? That depends on your station, your production capabilities, what materials news can …
WITI Wins Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award
WXYZ’s Malcolm Maddox Accused Of Harassment
MRC Releases Digital Audience Standard
The Media Rating Council, which has effectively been the standard bearer for the “viewability” of digital ads for the past …
Can Fox Net Survive If Disney Buys Studio?
If Disney’s billions have their way, most of 21st Century Fox will soon move into Cinderella’s Castle. The biggest downside of …
AT&T-TW Antitrust Trial Set For March
Splitting the difference between AT&T’s request for a trial date in February and the government’s interest in beginning as …
Blue Equity Buys Napoli Management Group
Blue Equity has acquired a majority stake in Napoli Management Group as it continues to expand in the representation, talent and …