Final Presidential Debate Draws 63 Million Viewers Jon Lafayette Rating down from first Trump-Biden showdown
What's On This Weekend in TV Sports (Oct. 23-25) R. Thomas Umstead World Series, 'UFC 254,' return of Big Ten college football are in play
New VUit Streaming Service Reveals Most-Watched Content Jon Lafayette Original short-film 'Backlash,' NYC Street Cam channel draw interest
Shudder’s ‘Creepshow Animation Special’ Adapts Stories From Stephen King, Joe Hill Michael Malone Kiefer Sutherland voices main character in ‘Survivor Type’
Top Distribution Executives Leaving at WarnerMedia Jon Lafayette In the continuing restructuring of management at AT&T’s WarnerMedia, top distribution executives Sofia Chang and Rich Warren are leaving the company.
Primetime Ratings Thursday: Fox Beats Debate With Football By Michael Malone NBC and ABC on top with debate coverage
‘Seinfeld’ Stars Reminisce in Benefit For Texas Democrats By Michael Malone Larry David, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander involved in livestream
FCC Continues Programs for Small/Diverse Broadcast Finance By Gary Arlen FCC’s Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment event updates ideas for minorities, women seeking to enter or expand ownership in traditional and new media
A+E to Show Off Fresh Content at Virtual Event By Jon Lafayette A+E Networks is planning to hold a virtual event for media buyers showing off 1,500 hours of fresh original content that’s ready to go at a time when COVID-19 has curtailed TV production.
Cover Story: GM Phone Home Stations get new leaders who grew up watching and living in their backyards
Broadcasters Expect Early Voting To Spread Out Political Ads Typical late deluge could start earlier for expected take of as much as $9B
Local News Stars Shine in Inaugural B+C Awards Recognizing journalists whose work has stood out in a challenging year like no other
City of Brotherly Love Gets Phil of Local Content Stations find creative ways to cover giant national news
Veteran WNBC Anchor Steps Onto Larger Stage Shifting to 4 and 11 p.m., David Ushery will have anchored every newscast at New York station
A+E to Show Off Fresh Content at Virtual Event By Jon Lafayette A+E Networks is planning to hold a virtual event for media buyers showing off 1,500 hours of fresh original content that’s ready to go at a time when COVID-19 has curtailed TV production.
GroupM Working With SpotX on Programmatic Programs By Jon Lafayette Media agency GroupM and SpotX said they will be working more closely on programmatic ad buying.
Univision Finds Hispanics Ready for ‘Normal’ Holidays By Jon Lafayette Respondents see financial situation stable or improving
Apollo's Gamut to Use iSpot Unified Measurement By Jon Lafayette Gamut, the advanced advertising company acquired by Apollo Global Management when it bought Cox Media Group, said it will use iSpot.tv to measure TV ad campaigns.
Nexstar Combining Broadcast And Digital Operations By Jon Lafayette Digital President Raifman to leave company
'Mississippi Matters' to Feature Senatorial Candidates Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mike Espy By Chelsea Anderson Erin Pickens to host senatorial candidates
TV News Drawing Viewers as Election Nears: Nielsen By Jon Lafayette With an election coming up and a pandemic raging, TV news viewership was up 23% in September from a year ago, according to Nielsen’s latest Local Watch Report.
Miller to Co-Anchor WBTW 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. Newscasts By Jon Lafayette WBTW-TV in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has promoted Meghan Miller to co-anchor of the station’s News 13 at 5 and News 13 at 6 newscasts, beginning Nov. 23.
Knutson to Head Scripps National Network Group By Jon Lafayette Tomlin named chief administrative officer
Tegna Sees Record Political Spending Boosting 3Q Revenue By Jon Lafayette Tegna, releasing preliminary financial results for the third-quarter said that a record-breaking year for political advertising will boost revenue by 34% to $738 million.
