6 months ago
The CW Network confirmed late Wednesday that Dennis Miller will be departing as Network President, effective October 31. He will serve in an advisory role through the end of the calendar year, at which time he will no longer be associated with the Nexstar Media Group-controlled operation. Miller has been a member of Nexstar’s Board of Directors for a decade.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
Bill Tidwell
6 months ago
Tuesday was the final day of Washington, D.C.-based programming for Sputnik — with programs produced and made by journalists from stateside Sputnik studios coming to an end. Leased airtime on radio stations in Northern Virginia and in Kansas City is believed to be winding down by the end of the week.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
RW Staff
6 months ago
Nicolin Salis
6 months ago
Elle Kehres
6 months ago
Paperwork has been filed with the FCC that seeks its approval for a legal settlement that sees 50% ownership in a North Texas AM and FM translator serving Hindi-language audiences go to the other 50/50 partner.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
Educational Media Foundation, the parent of the two biggest noncommercial Christian music networks in the U.S., is growing again with the proposed acquisition of a Class B facility offering coverage of populous northern San Diego County and the neighboring Temecula Valley.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
RBR+TVBR has learned that a $4 million transaction struck at the start of 2023 has resulted in a non-consummation. As such, there's a new owner on the way — and it is an individual who already has a low-power TV facility in the market. Serving as the seller's broker: Kalil & Co.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
The broadcast television station group led by Rob Weisbord is teaming up with a group of PBS Member stations for the launch of what is being billed as the first no-cost broadcast-enabled streaming TV, or "BEST" channel, in Omaha. The offering is being hosted by the FOX affiliate in the market as "a free, virtual channel in addition to its other programming offerings."
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
In a move former News Initiative Audit Lead Dave Taylor calls one of "authenticity and transparency," The E.W. Scripps Co. President/CEO Adam Symson on Tuesday went to LinkedIn to share why the company he leads made the decisions to abandon Scripps News' 24/7 digital multicast channel and to sell Bounce TV, which serves Black consumers.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
Despite the challenges and changes of a constantly evolving media environment, small and independently owned broadcast radio and TV stations consistently overdeliver. Want to know how they do it? Join us for Forecast 2025 at the Harvard Club in the City of New York on November 13 for the answers.
RBR-TVBR
6 months ago
It's been an interesting seven months for Entravision Communications, which in March disclosed that Meta's wind-down of its Authorized Sales Partner (ASP) would likely reduce the company’s EBITDA and revenue in a significant way. CEO Michael Christenson has now confirmed a change that impacts the C-Suite role of Chief Revenue Officer.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
The NAB has again addressed a FCC plan that would impose political AI disclosure rules on broadcasters by claiming the NPRM’s loudest supporters’ arguments are “inapposite or nonsensical.” The voice of radio and TV in Washington also has support from every state broadcasters association, and the top radio station ownership groups.
Cameron Coats
6 months ago
Paul McLane
6 months ago
Cox Media Group, majority-owned by Apollo Global Management, is moving forward with a lender offer that would see it push out its debt by two years. Perhaps the biggest takeaway from the plan is that the interest rate will not go up, or down, if debtholders say yes.
Adam Jacobson
6 months ago
Andrea Mitchell, the journalist who holds the title of Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent and Chief Washington Correspondent will be honored with the Gracies Icon Award at the 2024 Gracies Leadership Awards scheduled for November 19 in the City of New York.
RBR-TVBR
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6 months ago
Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to KALO TV, Inc., in the amount of $20,000 for violations of Commission rules.
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