Category: “The Business”
Now he’s got his eye on Scripps
Bankrupt regional sports networks juggling deals to stay alive
The company is ready to take back its botched sports venture
Performance Tips from our parent company, Reel Media Group
Its position couldn’t be more predictable
We were doing that somewhere in here today…
We’re still scratching our heads over this one.
The next time you hear about tv’s dire predicament
DirecTV seems anything but happy about it
Parent company Charter Communications has some radical advice as the Disney blackout continues
A revisit of broadcast television’s bleak future
Former BBC and Times exec named CEO
The move adds another hat and another layer of management
Viewership continues to drop
And it’s about to get even more real
A months-long standoff finally ends
Altice is trying to figure out the future of its Cheddar News
Citing cost-cutting, producer and longtime anchors are getting the sack
Did he play any kind of role in the FCC’s torpedoing of Standard General’s offer?
Stockholders approve reorganization plan.
Loses rights to Padres baseball when it skips a payment
Not as we know them, anyhow
This will be Mission's second Michigan station
Some jobs will likely go away, but when Nexstar completes it acquisition of KUSI in San Diego, CA it plans to keep the newsroom separate from the KSWB, the station Nexstar already owns in ...
A CW affiliation is in the indie’s future
The move was expected after the CW hooked up with LIV Golf
Just one of a long list of media companies shoring up that all-important bottom line
Court rejects Standard General petition to speed up Tegna deal
Standard General ups the ante to score Tegna deal
“Impressive” is a word that comes to mind
As for how much....
An idea that is somewhat overdue
Well, the first thing you do is shuffle managers
Slaps away the rumors of CNN boss’ demise
This study emphatically says “Yes”
The CW drags down the numbers with a $63 million loss
It could be coming here and it will affect the news business in a big way
At least not without serious conditions attached
Gray makes a swap with Marquee
After all, that is part of its brief…not necessarily Congress’
It's getting uglier
She’s been one of the company’s news directors
The distance between streaming-focused networks and their affiliates
Those Cox stations dumped by Dish in November, we mean.
Newsmax fabricates an excuse for being dumped
And justlikethat, the Murdochs’ grand plan is scuttled
Standard General boss paints a bright picture
Its EP has been shuffled off to late night
Standard General wants a face-to-face with a powerful opponent of the Tegna deal
Out of a division workforce of 3,500, NBC News last week laid off 75 employees as part of a company-wide wave of layoffs. And that got the unwanted attention of the NBC News Guild ...
Frankly, it could have been worse
It's true. Everything old is new again
The companies hope to sell the benefits of their proposed merger to the public
Up to 14 news presenters (anchors here) likely to get pink-slipped
The deal fulfills one of Standard’s pledges to the FCC
No resolution in 2022 – Maybe the FCC can make a decision sometime before the 2024 election
Not that they all work out so well
NBC not yet ready to abandon 10 pm
De-emphasizing late news in Cincinnati
It will undoubtedly cost you, though
How’s your wallet?
Consumers are caught in the middle of a ridiculous war.
As stations face a year without the drug of choice (political $$$) buyouts and layoffs abound
And the FCC is now more than 40 days past its unofficial deadline
“There is a lot to do,” Bob Iger tells Disney town hall.
After separating News Corp and FOX Corp, Rupert wants to reunite the two
Nine-figure profits aren’t enough?
Disney’s stock price jumps, top exec exits
Uh-oh…..
What this means for Disney's recent hiring freeze is still unknown
Kim Godwin has passed down the word.
The retransmission dispute affects four markets.
It’s belt-tightening time for media giant
Latest FCC filing hits union criticisms hard
Gray is taking a lucrative piece of the tv news business in-house
They thank you, the consumer, for the settlement
Nexstar stations and NewsNation still dark along the East Coast
Mid-markets $ up. Big markets $ down
Mission Broadcasting taken off DirectTV sets.
Society for Professional Journalists has outlines safety procedures for MMJ.
KSDK is now branding "Weather First"
Mix of students and broadcasting veterans for new CBS affiliate in Marquette, Michigan.
The Fox station in Denver has a set with plenty of technological bells and whistles.
The long wait for Tegna is testing his patience
The networks are in sad shape.
A former Boise executive is back to run the two Sinclair stations.
A San Francisco anchor gets criticized for her social media personal photos.
theGrio makes some news by adding news shows to its network.
Tapper vs. Wagner in a battle for number two at 9 p.m.
The latest effort to recruit in a tough market
It's a ritual that is inflicting harm on both broadcasters and cable companies while dipping into consumer wallets with increasing frequency.
Former prime time anchor gets new gig on NewsNation.
Media expert thinks NBC will ultimately drop 10 p.m. hour in favor of local news.
A longtime ABC News reporter adds anchoring to her duties.
A longtime Houston news director is out of a job, according to a report.
Standard Media begs to differ.
Chris Cuomo's new NewsNation show debuts this week.
Stability for Buffalo anchor and station
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