NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of politics have another way to keep track of what’s happening in the most competitive states in the country through a new service that collects and streams local newscasts. Swing State Election News, which began operation Monday, lets streamers choose from …
Two Marquette, Mich., stations — Morgan Murphy Media’s ABC affiliate WBUP and Sullivan’s Landing’s WJMN (MNT) — will soon combine resources, rebrand under a unified local news brand and expand local news coverage. Starting Sept. 9, the new brand of My UP News will offer 20 …
The Democratic convention presents Fox News Channel with a delicate challenge: how to cover a party suddenly enthused about its election chances when much of the network’s audience has a different political viewpoint. During the Democrats’ first two days, Fox personalities called the proceedings “boring” and …
Today’s immediate availability of metrics is resulting in a performance-based advertising environment that’s difficult to provide in the local linear environment. How that gets resolved is the question going forward, said a panel of executives speaking during a TVNewsCheck webinar, Attribution, AI and Optimizing Spot …
Generative AI will transform how all media operate, and broadcasters are making their first steps toward using it amid enormous economic pressure to find greater efficiencies in their operations. How gen AI can and will play an instrumental role in reshaping local TV will be …
Editor’s note: This is the debut column from Dustin Block, a media strategist with extensive experience in local broadcasting who specializes in helping news organizations transition from traditional TV to digital-first operations. In the fast-paced world of local TV news, we’re facing a pivotal question: Do …
LG Ad Solutions, a provider of CTV and cross-screen advertising, today released a report titled “The Inclusive Screen: Black Americans.” Based on a survey of nearly 1,500 African American CTV users, the report foundthat CTV (connected TV) “is a pivotal environment for advertisers to connect with …
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A quote from Wyoming’s governor and a local prosecutor were the first things that seemed slightly off to Powell Tribune reporter CJ Baker. Then, it was some of the phrases in the stories that struck him as nearly robotic. The dead giveaway, though, …
Spectrum News today announced the launch of Spectrum News St. Louis, bringing its local journalism to the Spectrum TV lineup. Now available to St. Louis-area Spectrum TV customers on ch. 1, the introduction of a new linear network follows the previous launch as a digital-only …
NextGen TV has enormous transformative revenue potential for broadcast, but it still has many hurdles to clear to get there. A panel at TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies will explore which impediments remain and how broadcasters can chart a course through them to start seeing ROI …
When a knife-wielding teenager allegedly attacked children at a dance class in northwest England last month, news organizations scrambled to cover the unfolding story. The violence in the town of Southport resulted in the murder of three children and the wounding of ten, and sparked …
NBCUniversal Local’s tenth annual Clear The Shelters nationwide pet adoption and donation campaign begins tomorrow, Saturday, August 10, and concludes September 10. Per a company press release, as part of the monthlong milestone campaign, NBC and Telemundo stations across the nation are partnering with more than 1,400 animal shelters …
