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Leslie Jones Rejoins NBCU’s Olympics Team In Paris

The Hollywood Reporter | by Rick Porter

Telemundo Aims To Build On Ratings Momentum At Upfront

The Hollywood Reporter | by Rick Porter

Peabody Awards: ‘Bluey,’ ‘The Bear,’ ‘The Last of Us,’ ‘Fellow Travelers’ Among Winners

The Hollywood Reporter | by Hilary Lewis

Andrea Robinson Joins WCMH Columbus As Weekend Anchor

Broadcasting+Cable | by Michael Malone

‘Good Morning Football’ To Air On Fox Television Stations

Broadcasting+Cable | by Paige Albiniak

EARNINGS CALL

Sook Sees Growth — But Not Streaming — In His Nexstar Crystal Ball

TVNewsCheck | by Janet Stilson

NBC Affiliates To Get Cut-Ins During Olympic Coverage To Promote Local News

Broadcasting+Cable | by Jon Lafayette

Allen Media Renews, Expands Carriage Deal With Hawaiian Telcom

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

InfoComm: Pliant Technologies Unveils New SmartBoom Lite Headset

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

TAG Introduces Language Detection Feature For Closed Captions And Subtitles Quality Assurance

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

OTT Provider Syncbak Rebrands As Zeam Media Following Debut Of New Streaming Platform

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Livepeer Studio Cuts Cost Of Live Streaming And Transcoding

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Veritone Launches AI Consulting/Services Group, Achieves AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner Status

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

TVN TECH

Newsroom Computer Systems Lurch Into A New Era

TVNewsCheck | by Glen Dickson

SXSW Festival To Expand With Launch Of London Edition In June 2025

Variety | by Jack Dunn

QUARTERLY REPORT

Warner Bros. Discover’s Q1 Advertising Dips, But Streaming Is Profitable

Deadline | by Jill Goldsmith

QUARTERLY REPORT

Nexstar’s Q1 Net Revenue Rises 2.1%

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

MARKET SHARE

Judges Critique TV Stations Winning National Headliner Awards

TVNewsCheck/Market Share | by Paul Greeley

Disney, Hulu And Max Streaming Bundle Will Soon Become Available

The New York Times | by John Koblin

Former Vice News Correspondent Isobel Yeung Joins CNN

TVNewser | by Mark Mwachiro

Sony And Apollo’s Plan For Paramount: Break It Up

The New York Times | by Benjamin Mullin & Lauren Hirsch

Art Directors Guild Suspends Training & Job Placement Program, Citing 75% Unemployment

The Wrap | by Jeremy Fuster

Vizio Reports $12.1 Million Loss For First Quarter

Broadcasting+Cable | by Jon Lafayette

Rarely Seen Rod Serling Story, “First Squad, First Platoon,” Draws Upon His World War II Service

The Associated Press | by Hillel Italie

Walmart Launches The Onn. 4K Streaming Device

TV Tech | by George Winslow

FCC Closes ‘Fast Lane’ Loophole In Final Net Neutrality Order

Wired | by Makena Kelly

PROGRAMMING EVERYWHERE 2024

Video: Are There Any Big Swings Left For Talk Shows?

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

EARNINGS CALL

Political And Distribution Money Push Sinclair

TVNewsCheck | by Janet Stilson

CLOSING BELL

Dow Rises 172, Nasdaq Slips 30, S&P Finishes Flat

The Associated Press | by Stan Choe

Gray Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.08 Per Share

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

QUARTERLY REPORT

Sinclair 1Q Revenue Rises 3%

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

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by Stan Felix

Warner Bros. Discovery Plans Fresh Cost Cuts, Hike In Max Price

Bloomberg | by Lucas Shaw

EARNINGS CALL

Political, Sports And Premion Have Tegna Fired Up

TVNewsCheck | by Janet Stilson

KAKE Wichita Morning Anchor Shane Ewing Leaving Business

TVSpy | by Kevin Eck

EchoStar Loses 213,000 Dish & 135,000 Sling TV Subscribers In First Quarter

The Hollywood Reporter | by Georg Szalai

Meta To Provide Advertisers With Automated Image, Text Variations For Ads

MediaPost | by Colin Kirkland

Willie Geist, Steve Kornacki Will Join NBC’s Paris Olympics Coverage

Variety | by Brian Steinberg

‘The Office’ Follow-Up Gets Peacock Series Order

The Hollywood Reporter | by Lesley Goldberg

UPFRONTS

Nexstar Pitches Sports On The CW, Extra Reach Via Stations

Broadcasting+Cable | by Jon Lafayette

Christina Capatides To Lead CBS News And Stations’ Social Media Efforts

The Wrap | by Natalie Korach

EARNINGS CALL

Murdoch Bullish On Sports JV, Tubi, Political Spend

TVNewsCheck | by Janet Stilson

NBCU And Pluto TV Launching NBC And Telemundo Local Streaming News Channels

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Isabelle Huppert Named President Of 81st Venice Film Festival

The Wrap | by Missy Schwartz

Lifestyle Show Producer WXIN

by Paul Greeley

MwareTV Boosts Americas Presence With Daniel Conde Coto

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Pelicans Saw Huge Viewership Spike In Games Shown On Over-The-Air TV

nola.com | by Christian Clark

Vice President & General Manager

by Paul Greeley

QUARTERLY REPORT

Fox Swings To Quarterly Profit Despite Slump In Ad Revenue

Variety | by Brian Steinberg

New York Times Adds 210,000 Digital Subscribers In Quarter

The New York Times | by Benjamin Mullin

QUARTERLY REPORT

Tegna Q1 Revenue Dips 4%

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

WOW! Weighs Takeover Offer From Private Equity

Next TV | by Daniel Frankel

Tegna And Indiana Fever Expand Broadcast Distribution To 11 More Markets

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

MARKET SHARE

Barbara Beresford New CSD At WPBF West Palm Beach

TVNewsCheck/Market Share | by Paul Greeley

Global Optimized Ad-Fraud Rates Decline, But AI Presents Challenges

MediaPost | by Laurie Sullivan

Indy Star Writer Barred From Covering Indiana Fever Season After Predatory Comment Toward Caitlin Clark

The Wrap | by Jacob Bryant

Travis Kelce Cast In Ryan Murphy’s FX Series ‘Grotesquerie’

Deadline | by Katie Campione & Nellie Andreeva

‘Resident Alien’ Eyes Move To USA As Series Faces Uncertain Future At NBCU & Possible Netflix Play

Deadline | by Nellie Andreeva

Ricky Strauss Out As Apple TV+ Marketing Head After 16 Months

Variety | by J. Kim Murphy

Ian Gelder, ‘Game Of Thrones’ Actor Who Played Kevan Lannister, Dies At 74

Variety | by Jack Dunn

Fremantle Owner RTL’s Quarterly Revs Rise To $1.4B, Driven by Streaming, Advertising

Variety | by Naman Ramachandran

Caitlin’s Clark’s WNBA Debut To Stream On Disney+

The Hollywood Reporter | by Alex Weprin

Reba McEntire Comedy A Go As NBC Renews ‘Lopez vs. Lopez,’ Cancels ‘Extended Family’

The Hollywood Reporter | by Lesley Goldberg

NBCUniversal Will Pitch Combination Of Content, Tech In Upfront

Broadcasting+Cable | by Jon Lafayette

QUARTERLY REPORT

Comscore Posts $5.2 Million Loss In 1st Quarter

Broadcasting+Cable | by Jon Lafayette

Proposal Made To Ban Covered Entity Labs From FCC Certification Program

Broadband Breakfast | by Jake Neenan

PROGRAMMING EVERYWHERE 2024

Video: Finding New Levels Of Interactivity In Game Shows

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

WEEK ENDING MAY 6

Station Trading Roundup: 1 Deal, $200,000

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Greg Retsinas Upped To GM Of KGW Portland

TVNewsCheck | by Mark K. Miller

CLOSING BELL

Dow Adds 32, Nasdaq Slips 17, S&P Edges Up 7

The Associated Press | by Stan Choe

Nearly Two-Thirds Of Americans Think Local News Outlets Are Doing Fine Financially, Survey Finds

Poynter | by Rick Edmonds

EARNINGS CALL

Positive 2024 Predictions From Gray

TVNewsCheck | by Janet Stilson

TikTok Sues U.S. Government Over Law Forcing Sale Or Ban

The New York Times | by Sapna Maheshwari & David McCabe

AI & THE MEDIA

Inside eBay’s Next Generative AI Ad Marketplace

MediaPost | by Laurie Sullivan

Americans’ Changing Relationship With Local News

Pew Research Center | by Elisa Shearer, Katerina Eva Matsa, Michael Lipka, Kirsten Eddy & Naomi Forman-Katz

NBC Sets Nostalgic Red Nose Day Special To Celebrate 10th Anniversary

The Wrap | by Lucas Manfredi

‘NCIS’ Tony & Ziva Spinoff Series Gets Official Title

Deadline | by Nellie Andreeva

CBS Summer Schedule: When To Expect ‘Big Brother,’ Tonys & ‘Tulsa King’ Network Debut

Deadline | by Lynette Rice

TV Faces Tumult In Upfronts, With Advertisers Making New Push For ‘Rollbacks’

Variety | by Brian Steinberg

The Hollywood CEO Mega Pay Chart: Top Executives’ Compensation Revealed

The Hollywood Reporter | by Georg Szalai

Syncbak Rebrands As Zeam Media After Streaming Platform Rollout

Broadcasting+Cable | by Jon Lafayette

Lewis Dodley, Spectrum News NY1 Anchor Since Its Launch, Sets Retirement

Broadcasting+Cable | by Michael Malone

Five More San Antonio Stations Launch NextGen TV

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

EARNINGS CALL

Disney Bullish On Quarterly Direction

TVNewsCheck | by Janet Stilson

Ion Adds Studio Shows To Bolster ‘WNBA Friday Night Spotlight’

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Meredith Delaney Named Scripps Howard Fund President-CEO

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

NEWS ANALYSIS

The Collapse Of The News Industry Is Taking Its Soul Down With It

Politico | by Jack Shafer

Disney And Comcast Seek Adviser To Resolve Hulu Valuation

Reuters | by Anirban Sen & Dawn Chmielewski

The Streaming Future Disney Promised Is Finally Here As Cable TV Decays

CNBC | by Alex Sherman

Meteorologist Dominic Brown Leaves KTVT Dallas

Mike McGuff | by Mike McGuff

Nick Bannin Promoted To KXAN Austin Chief Meteorologist

Mike McGuff | by Mike McGuff

TV News Can’t Sidestep Turbulence As Election Approaches

The New York Times | by John Koblin

QUARTERLY REPORT

Disney Posts Better-Than-Expected Quarterly Results, Nears Streaming Profitability Goal

Deadline | by Dade Hayes

QUARTERLY REPORT

Gray Television Q1 Revenue Rises 3%

TVNewsCheck | by TVNewsCheck Staff

Meteorologist Bree Sullivan Returns To WOI Des Moines

TVSpy | by Kevin Eck

Meta Seeks Do-Over In Battle With Advertisers Over Inflated Metrics

MediaPost | by Wendy Davis

WWE Takes Jerry ‘The King] Lawler Off The Air After 30-Plus Years

Deadline | by Tom Tapp

NEWS ANALYSIS

Kim Godwin’s Exit Raises New Questions About ABC News’ Future

Variety | by Brian Steinberg

Dabl Debuts New Weekday Schedule

Broadcasting+Cable | by Michael Malone

Cable TV Pioneers Adds 21 Inductees In New Class

Multichannel News | by R. Thomas Umstead