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Sinclair adds new affiliates for Comet, Charge, Roar and the Nest
Cable TV provider Mediacom will offer all four networks on a national basis, and The Nest is coming to YouTube TV later this year.
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Why Paramount kept "South Park," but not "The Late Show"
For Paramount CEO David Ellison, South Park proved its value as evergreen comedy in a way that Stephen Colbert's Late Show did not.
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ABC gets a new home in Miami
Sunbeam, the parent of WSVN-TV, is already selling new ad packages based on the channel's increase in local news and national sports programming.
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Block Communications sells its TV stations to Gray Media
The transaction involves outlets in four Midwest markets.
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Sinclair's The Nest to honor Ozzy Osbourne with marathon programming
Sinclair’s reality TV multicast network The Nest will honor the life and legacy of famed rock musician Ozzy Osbourne with special marathon programming…
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Newsmax CEO urges FCC to keep broadcast ownership cap in place
In a letter, Christopher Ruddy warned broadcasters might abuse their market dominance if the 39 percent ownership cap is eliminated.
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Appeals court issues mixed ruling on FCC's broadcast ownership rules
The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals said the agency failed to justify a limitation on "top four" TV station ownership in markets.
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SiliconDust, Pearl TV trade blame over issues with a NextGen TV DVR
Pearl TV says SiliconDust's decision to use chips made in China are the reason why its HDHomeRun tuners can't decode encrypted broadcast signals…
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Broadcasters losing out on ad revenue due to generative AI tools, Futuri says
Marketers are using ChatGPT, Gemini and other programs to determine where they spend — and the tools are pushing ad buyers away from broadcast radio and…
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KPIX GM Scott Warren on why CBS is launching AR/VR studios
KPIX became the first station to develop and deploy a new AR/VR studio for its news broadcasts, creating a new form of local storytelling and…
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Free TV Networks inks distribution deal with Scripps, Gray, expanding affiliates
Stations in Amarillo, Portland, Seattle, Houston, Atlanta, Buffalo and Reno now have one or both networks.
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Broadcast networks rank among top must-keep TV brands with American consumers
A new consumer survey conducted by the Strategic Counsel has found Netflix to be the top must-keep TV brand among most American households — but…
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