KTVI St. Louis Hires Reporter Molly Rose
Tribune-owned Fox affiliate KTVI St. Louis (DMA 21) has added Molly Rose as a weeknight reporter. She joins KTVI from WDAF Kansas City, …
Dow Jumps 332, Nasdaq Climbs 50
Dow Jones Industrials breached 24,000 for the first time on Thursday in a broad market rally. Other market indicators also reached …
Pubcasters Benefit From ‘Zombie’ Licenses
The FCC’s TV spectrum auction is producing unusual and unexpected gifts for a handful of fortunate noncommercial broadcasters in major …
Julia Palazzo Joins WDTN’s ‘Living Dayton’
Nexstar-owned NBC affiliate WDTN Dayton, Ohio (DMA 64) has added Julia Palazzo to its Living Dayton team. She will join co-hosts Zac Pitts …
Cumulus To Restructure Under Chapter 11
Just ahead of debt default, the nation's second-largest radio group yesterday filed for bankruptcy while offering a restructuring plan to …
WKBW’s Anchor Promos Totally Believable
Lee Minard, TV Marketing Giant, Dies
WCVB Airing Boston’s Tree-Lighting Concert
Sinclair Set To OK Antitrust Deal For Tribune
Sinclair Broadcast Group is close to accepting a remedy proposed by the Department of Justice to allow its $6.6 billion buyout of Tribune …
KTXS Anchor George Leversque After 18 Years
Sale Of Zombie Station KBEH Closes
Hero Licenseco LLC on Wednesday closed on its sale of zombie station KBEH Los Angeles to Meruelo Television, owner of KWHY Los Angeles, for …
Gray Looks To Raise $218M In Public Offering
Gray Television announced Wednesday that it has priced its previously announced public offering of 15 million shares of common stock at …
HC2 Acquires Azteca America, 19 Stations
The holding company buys 19 TV stations from Northstar Media. The Azteca America deal features a licensing agreement with TV Azteca for …
Dow Moves Up 104 , Nasdaq Finishes Down 88
Tech stocks pulled U.S. indexes mostly lower Wednesday. The slid offset solid gains by banks and health care companies.
Broadcasters Foundation Gives Out $1M+
The charitable group sets a record for aid in 2017. Now, its year-end appeal for donations seeks to raise funds from personal and corporate …
WWE Moves Into Scripted, Animation, Digital
The Stamford, Conn.-based company aims to grow the studio arm into a broad-based production operation, beyond the live wrestling events and …
BuzzFeed to Lay Off 100 Employees
BuzzFeed is laying off around 100 employees as it reorganizes the business team that leads its advertising sales efforts. The …
Lachlan Murdoch: Fox Would Never Buy CNN
Twenty-First Century Fox would never be interested in buying CNN, Fox Executive Chair Lachlan Murdoch said on Wednesday. "We wouldn’t …
Dejero Completes Major Finance Deal
Dejero, which supplies IP networks for video transport and Internet connectivity while mobile or in remote locations, has announced …
AT&T, DOJ Squabble Over Trial Start Date
In the opening round of the Justice Department's suit to block AT&T's merger with Time Warner, the parties disagree over when the trail …
WBTV’s Image Promos Pledge Accuracy
WBBM Meteorologist Steve Baskerville To Retire
NBCU Ad Gathering Raises Serious Questions
Executives discuss problems with commercial fatigue, ad measurement and reaching consumers across platforms — but few solutions …
Ads Up 7% in October With Digital’s Help
Continued gains from digital media — and virtually unchanged results from national TV —helped lift the U.S. ad market to a …
Big Media’s Strategy? Scale For Scale’s Sake
Disney's bid for Fox and AT&T's push for Time Warner reveal a Death Star theory of media, but what if bigger isn't always better?
AT&T Offers Alternative To Breakup Demand
If allowed by the Justice Department to proceed with its acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T said it would submit to baseball-style …
Michelle Donaldson To Be New KOB GM
Hubbard Broadcasting promotes the news director of its Albuquerque NBC affiliate to succeed the retiring Mike Burgess next month.
Station Trading Roundup: 3 Deals, $1.75M
The sale of WIYC Troy, N.Y., by Neal Ardman to Wood Communications tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for …
Dow Climbs 256, Nasdaq Adds 34
Banks powered solid gains for U.S. stocks Tuesday. Gains by industrial stocks, retailers and health care companies also helped drive …
Sebastian Tomich To Head NYT Advertising
In addition, Amber Guild is named president of T Brand Marketing Solutions; Lisa Howard becomes SVP-GM, media; and Andy …
TAG Awards Facebook, Hulu Anti-Fraud Seals
TAG's anti-fraud initiative aims to ensure that online material and ads are seen by people, as opposed to bots. Buyers (including …
NBC’s Greenblatt: People Hate Advertising
Even though his company NBCUniversal was hosting this morning’s forum about advertising, measurement and the current state of the TV …
WJAX Taps Advanced For Studio Upgrade
When Cox Media Group’s CBS affiliate WJAX Jacksonville, Fla. (DMA 42), began renovating its production studio, it wanted to …
ASCAP Hires Stephanie Ruyle As Licensing EVP
Performing rights organization ASCAP today appointed media executive Stephanie Ruyle executive vice president and head of …
WNBC Sees Rise In Macy’s Parade Viewing
WNBC New York’s Nov. 23 broadcast of the 91st Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade generated a 14.1 rating among adults 25-54 …
Epix, Comcast Set Long-term Distribution Deal
The new agreement will deliver Epix premium programming Across Comcast’s Xfinity TV, on-demand and digital platforms.