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Roku Channel Adds Eight NBCUniversal Local Stations In A First For The Streaming Platform
Roku has teamed with NBCUniversal to offer eight local NBC stations as free offerings on its popular Roku Channel.
It is the first time local stations will be on the Roku Channel, which the company says has reach to households with 80 million people.
The local channels from New York, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia…
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By Dade Hayes
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Local TV Station Unearths Ultra-Rare Interview Footage Of An 11-Year-Old Prince Back When The Legendary Musician Was Known As “Skipper”
WCCO Minneapolis recently struck gold when an employee went to pull archival footage for a story about local teachers’ strike.
Production Manager Matt Liddy was looking at features of local landmarks in a 52-year-old film reel when he saw what he believed was a familiar face. Without revealing his guess, he showed the…
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By Tom Tapp
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Nexstar Media Group Posts Solid Q3 Results As Core Advertising Gains Offset 2020 Political Windfall
Top U.S. local TV station owner Nexstar Media Group reported solid third-quarter results, with distribution and core advertising gains offsetting record 2020 political ad spending.
The company’s total revenue gained 3.5% in the quarter compared with the same period a year ago, reaching $1.16 billion. Diluted earnings…
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By Dade Hayes
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Sinclair Broadcast Group TV Stations And Operations Hit By Cyberattack
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the No. 2 owner of local TV stations in the U.S., says its operations were hit by a cyberattack.
In an SEC filing, the company disclosed that it had identified a “potential security incident” over the weekend. The company discovered that “certain servers and workstations” in its environment…
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By Dade Hayes
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Hearst TV Programming Chief Emerson Coleman, A Fixture In Broadcast Circles, Sets Retirement For Summer 2022
Emerson Coleman, the head of programming at Hearst Television and a longtime fixture in broadcasting circles, plans to cap a 32-year run at the company by retiring next summer.
Currently serving as SVP of programming, Coleman has overseen the company's program development and acquisitions for more than two decades…
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By Dade Hayes
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Allen Media Group Pays $70M To Acquire Gray Television’s WJRT, An ABC Affiliate In Michigan
Allen Media Group is continuing its run of local TV station acquisitions, paying $70 million to Gray Television for WJRT, an ABC affiliate in Flint-Saginaw, MI.
The deal for Byron Allen’s company follows a $380 million pact announced in April for a batch of other stations in a separate arrangement with Gray related to…
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By Dade Hayes
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Tubi Expands Live News Streams, Adding Nearly 80 Stations To Reach 24 Of Top 25 U.S. Markets
Fox Corp. streaming service Tubi is expanding the live news offering it debuted last fall, adding nearly 80 stations owned by Cox, Hearst, Scripps and Tegna.
The 24-hour live feeds will join those of 17 Fox-owned stations and Altice USA’s News 12 New York in a section of the streaming app called News on Tubi. National…
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By Dade Hayes
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Amazon Fire TV Adds Local News In 12 U.S. Cities, With 90 More Coming In 2021
At the end of a record-setting year of news consumption, Amazon Fire TV said local TV stations in 12 U.S. cities will be added to Amazon's news app, with another 90 on deck for 2021.
The initial dozen stations are in New York, LA, Philadelphia, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Miami, Tampa, Boston, San Francisco and…
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By Dade Hayes
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‘30 Rock’ Reunion Special Won’t Air On Majority Of NBC Affiliates As Stations Push Back On Peacock Promo
What started as another dip in the TV nostalgia pool has ended up making waves for NBC as most of its independently owned affiliates are pledging not to air Thursday night’s 30 Rock reunion.
The primetime reunion, created by and starring the team behind the original NBC comedy mainstay, including Tina Fey, is…
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By Dade Hayes
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Top Local TV Groups Upgrade To “Next-Generation” TV Technology In Las Vegas
After years of anticipation, “next-generation” broadcast technology made its full-time debut Tuesday on Las Vegas stations owned by Nexstar Media Group, Sinclair Broadcast Group and E.W. Scripps.
Sinclair's NBC affiliate, KSNV, and CW affiliate, KVCW; Nexstar's CBS affiliate, KLAS; and Scripps' ABC station KTNV are…
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By Dade Hayes
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Top TV Station Owner Nexstar Beats Q1 Estimates, Says It Has Financial Structure To Weather Coronavirus
Nexstar Media Group, the No. 1 owner of local TV stations in the U.S., topped Wall Street’s first-quarter forecasts as advertising momentum before the coronavirus carried the company to a 177% surge in net income.
Total revenue in the quarter ending March 31 was $1.09 billion, edging consensus estimates for $1.07…
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By Dade Hayes
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Tegna Teases Solid Q1 Results, But Broadcaster Pulls Guidance Amid “Uncertain” COVID-19 Advertising Outlook
Tegna issued a preview of its first-quarter results Monday, saying they exceeded internal targets. But the local TV station owner, which is in the midst of a proxy fight with shareholder Standard General, also withdrew guidance for full-year 2020 and also its 2021 outlook, citing uncertainty due to COVID-19.
Earnings…
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By Dade Hayes
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