Half of viewing households nationwide now have access to over-the-air broadcasts through NextGen TV in High Dynamic Range, reaching a potential audience of 55 million homes, according to the Pearl TV business group of broadcasters leading the transition to NextGen TV. Local station upgrades with HDR …
Sinclair Inc. has launched its “Broadspan” datacasting platform to enable data distribution capability across all current Sinclair NextGen Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) markets where it serves as the host station. Edgio Inc., a content delivery network, will become the first partner of the Broadspan datacasting platform. Sinclair …
Game shows are one of the most tried-and-true forms of entertainment, with programs like Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, The Price is Right and more having been around for decades. Now programmers are using these formats to bring viewers into a much more interactive age of television. Right now, this …
Each year as part of NewsMatch, nonprofit newsrooms secure individual donations from Nov. 1 and Dec. 31, and a coalition of national and regional funders — 17 in 2023 — partially matches those gifts. Data from NewsMatch 2023, the most recent campaign, indicates that participating news …
It was a scene that I had watched play out a dozen times last year marked by panicked expressions, frustration and even a couple of tears. All of it was in response to a simple question: What is your local newsroom prepared to stop doing? I …
A new study from The Associated Press reveals that generative artificial intelligence is already reshaping newsroom roles and workflow. Nearly 70% of newsroom staffers from a variety of backgrounds and […] The post AI is already reshaping newsrooms, AP study finds appeared first on Poynter.
For decades, U.S. elections have mutated further from choosing the best public servants for the job to popularity and fundraising contests for cults of personality and special interests. The reasons […] The post Newsrooms should treat the electorate like the hiring committee it actually is appeared …
Jessica Kutz spends a lot of time explaining her beat to others. Kutz is the gender, climate, and sustainability reporter at The 19th, a nonprofit publication focused on gender. And to many people, she’s found, the link between gender and climate isn’t quickly apparent. Kutz …
With 2024 a year of acute financial distress and outright closures in the for-profit journalism world, some commentators are arguing that nonprofit startups have become the great hope for the […] The post At nonprofit newsrooms, is good journalism but sparse audiences a recipe for irrelevance? …
“Old Media” faces new challenges as traditional television networks seek ways to create promotional material that works across multiple-devices and various cultures. Jeremy Berg, director of digital video at NBCUniversal Local, runs the company’s digital innovation team, which is charged with creating compelling content specifically …
Kerwin Speight started at Poynter in September as our newest faculty member, focusing on TV and broadcast journalism. In June, he’s leading the Poynter Producer Project, an in-person and online […] The post Here’s your chance to train with a journalist so dedicated, he’ll walk to …
Scripps News, the national network owned by The E.W. Scripps Co., will debut five new programs this month, “each providing independent, fact-based coverage of the most pressing issues impacting viewers.” They are: Scripps News on the Scene airs weekdays from noon-3 p.m. ET beginning Monday, April 1. …
