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Coming Up: Maine's First 4 P.M. Newscast

Aug 12, 2016 - WMTW Portland will debut early afternoon news on Sept. 6... More

KPRC Houston: Lifestyle Show Live From The Mall

KPRC, Graham Media’s NBC affiliate in Houston, is joining the ranks of TV stations producing

Tom Harty Named Meredith President, COO

Meredith has named national media group president Tom Harty president and COO of the company as a

Univision, L.A. Rams Strike Preseason Partnership

The NFL’s Rams return to Los Angeles this fall will be a boon to Univision, whose O&O KMEX has

Currency More Currency →

By the Numbers: Inside the Olympics Ad Blitz for NBCU Shows

Aug 12, 2016 - In just the first six days of the Games, nearly a billion TV ad impressions for NBC and sister network programming... More

Fox News Taps Abernethy, Shine as Co-Presidents

Related: Fox Writes Ailes Out of the Story

Auld Lang Syne of Progress as Buyers Praise College Football New Year’s Shift

Sports media buyers are praising College Football Playoff officials for the recent decision moving

Liberty Media Prices $444.6M Private Debt Offering

Liberty Media priced and agreed to sell to initial purchasers $444.6 million in 2.25% exchangeable

Programming More Programming →

Thomas Gibson Axed From ‘Criminal Minds’

Aug 12, 2016 - Move comes after altercation with staffer earlier in the week... More

Primetime Ratings: Phelps, Biles Boost Olympics Coverage on NBC

NBC charged back Thursday with its coverage of the Rio Olympic Games, featuring Simone Biles and

Broadcast Networks Having Steady Summer

All eyes are on Rio—and NBC’s uneven ratings thus far for the Summer Olympics. Looking closer at

NBC: Live Streams From Rio Games Surpass 1 Billion Minutes

Related: NBC Says Olympic Ad Sales Top $1.2B

Distribution More Distribution →

Syndication Ratings: It's the DNC's Turn to Take Out Syndies

Aug 09, 2016 - Many season lows in week ending July 31 as convention provides much stronger-than-usual competition... More

NBCUniversal Acquires Exclusive Rights to 'Harry Potter' Film Franchise

NBCUniversal has acquired exclusive U.S. broadcast and cable rights to Warner Bros.’ Harry Potter

Reversal of Fortune

Amid a blitz of news during the broadcast network upfronts week in May—at the same time a portion

With New Off-Net Programming Buys, Tribune Marks Return to Sitcoms

Tribune Broadcasting’s acquisition last week of Warner Bros.’ Mom marks a return to off-network

Technology More Technology →

UpRamp Gets Small Stake in Startup Selections

Aug 12, 2016 - CableLabs-backed program asks for 3% equity stake in private companies, flexible percentage in public firms... More

NBC: Live Streams From Rio Games Surpass 1 Billion Minutes

Related: NBC Says Olympic Ad Sales Top $1.2B

AccuWeather Touts 360 Video for Breaking News Reports

Weather broadcast company AccuWeather is seeing a big response to its recent inclusion of 360-degree

Vizio Firmware Upgrade Brings HDR 10 to 4K Sets

A firmware upgrade for two lines of Vizio Ultra High-Def (UHD) 4K TV sets will enable support for

Upfront Central More Upfront Central →

Fox Finishes Upfront With 5% More Volume

Jul 13, 2016 - Price increases from high single digits to low double digits... More

Disney Sees Big Digital Upfront Gains

Digital video helped drive big upfront volume increases for the Walt Disney Co.’s kids TV

Turner Sees Upfront Volume, Price Gains

Turner Broadcasting is nearly done with its upfront negotiations, chalking up a sales volume

CW Finishes Upfront With Volume Gain

The CW has finished its upfront negotiations, earning double-digit increases in volume, according to

Washington More Washington →

Reps. Upton, Walden Slam FCC Media Ownership Vote

Aug 14, 2016 - Official close draws official boos from Republican House leaders... More

FCC Retains Local Media Cross-Ownership Ban

The FCC has voted to continue its 41-year-old ban on TV-newspaper same market cross-ownership,

FCC's Incentive Auction Mock Rounds Underway

The FCC's "mock auction" to familiarize spectrum bidders with the forward auction bidding process

Next Steps Pondered After Muni Cable Ruling

Wednesday's Sixth Circuit Court ruling that reversed the FCC's municipal cable authorizations has

Blogs

Book Excerpt: On Inadvertently Launching Letterman’s Career

Aug 12, 2016 - Less of a point of pride: passing on booking a young Robin Williams on a talk show ... More

Reality TV Must Evolve to Keep Pace With Audience Savvy

Unscripted shows have started to more closely resemble real life

Station to Station

WGN Sports Anchor Blasts NBC Olympics Restrictions

Pat Tomasulo replaced Olympics highlights with home movies of high school wrestling

Currency

CBS Might Be Next Step in Hulu’s Live Dance Card

Analyst Greenfield asks if streamer needs Tiffany network; Murdoch answers

Talking Broadcast: Niels Borg Finds the Right Workflow with Autoscript’s VoicePlus

Broadcast Pix Solutions Simplify Live Productions for Broadcasters at TAB 2016

CLEAR-COM ACQUIRES TRILOGY COMMUNICATIONS

Sound Devices Showcases 688 Mixer/Recorder with Dugan Automixing Capabilities at IBC 2016

ASE and Its Partners Offer Media-Specific Cloud Workflows

Blackmagic Design Announces DaVinci Resolve 12.5.1 Update Now Available

Digigram Unveils IQOYA *X/LINK System for Cost-Effective Full IP Delivery of Multiple Audio Programs to Multiple Targets

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Pebble Beach Systems announces Tom Gittins as CEO to head up new Leadership Team

DanDan Digital Joins the Digital Innovation Group

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Moving Beyond Age and Gender: What Should the TV Business Be Measuring

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Over the Top: New Data on the Changing 2016-2017 Landscape

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Drilling Down Into the Post-Auction Repack

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Virtual Reality: Ready for a Closeup

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How the Media Industry Is Coping With Online Security Threats

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Why Some Media Companies Earn Much More From Their Content Rights Than Others

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