The Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB) released a study today that sheds light on how Americans consume media and the powerful role TV continues to play in shaping everyday conversations. TVB commissioned GfK/NIQ to conduct the Media & Conversations Study to assess and quantify the role …
Newsroom staffing has become so thin, and recruiting has become so difficult that most stations are too busy just trying to make it through the day to really see what’s happening to the industry overall. In talking with contacts at both the station and corporate …
Local broadcast TV appears to be on the verge of deregulation by the Federal Communication Commission, which would be game-changing for the industry. But will the industry really use the moment to transform itself? It’s no secret that broadcast TV is experiencing headwinds. According to iSpot, …
What’s a television station worth in today’s market? The short answer, according to someone who tracks valuations is, at the end of last year, it was about eight times the station’s 12 months’ trailing EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). Most people would …
Until very recently, nearly every TV innovation had to do with content, not advertising. The remote control made it easier to change channels and select content. On-demand and DVR made it possible for viewers to watch content at their convenience rather than when it was …
Encompass Digital Media has completed “the world’s first broadcast of a digital shortwave school lesson with the transmission of interactive maths content from the U.K. to students in The Gambia — almost 4,000 km away. Developed in collaboration with members of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) …
KBTC Public Television in Tacoma, Wash., has debuted KBTC-VC, a new virtual ATSC 3.0 channel, broadcasting on virtual ch. 28-11. This launch brings KBTC’s programming into the NextGen television space, offering viewers a state-of-the-art experience, including enhanced picture quality with Advanced HDR by Technicolor. The programming …
The Tampa Bay Lightning have entered into a multi-year media rights agreement with Scripps Sports, so fans throughout the Tampa Bay Area will be able to watch Lightning hockey games for free beginning with the start of the 2025-26 NHL season this fall. This new agreement …
Beginning June 2, Spanish-speaking audiences in California’s Central Valley will have a new resource to help resolve complaints related to consumer fraud, theft and abuse, Telemundo California Responde. The new investigative unit from KSCO (Telemundo 33 Sacramento) and KNSO (Telemundo 51 Fresno), part of NBCU Local’s Telemundo …
As people are exposed to more information from more sources than ever before, how they define and feel about “news” has become less clear-cut. The post What Is News? appeared first on Pew Research Center.
The group representing White House journalists said Monday it was disturbed that the Trump administration barred any wire service news reporters from traveling with the president on Air Force One to the Middle East. No reporters from The Associated Press, Bloomberg or Reuters were on the …
NEW YORK (AP) — ESPN said Tuesday that its new all-encompassing streaming service will take on a familiar name — ESPN — and launch in September at an initial price of $29.99 per month. The service will enable consumers to view all of ESPN’s various networks, …
