Senate Approves COVID-19 Emergency Funds for Public Media John Eggerton APTS President says money is vital to pandemic public service mission
COVID-19 Bill Passes Senate With $17 Billion Broadband Investment John Eggerton Potential $17 billion would be biggest one-time funding boost
Scripps TV Slates Implicit Bias Training Special John Eggerton Scripps TV stations are planning to take the nation to school on the issue of implicit bias.
‘Supergirl’ Final Season on The CW March 30 Michael Malone The sixth and final season of Supergirl is on The CW starting March 30. Melissa Benoist stars in the action-adventure drama based on the DC character.
Cowboy Channel Founder Giving Rodeo Finals Tickets to First Responders Jon Lafayette Patrick Gottsch, founder of the Cowboy Channel and RFD-TV, is giving away tickets to the American Rodeo Finals this weekend to first responders.
Primetime Ratings Thursday: Three Way Tie Between ABC, CBS and Fox Michael Malone ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ grows on Fox
Survey 2020: FCC Staffers Cite Colleagues' 'Underperformance' as Issue By John Eggerton But OPM Study finds generally positive reviews of workplace
Law&Crime Added to Plumage on Peacock By Jon Lafayette Dan Abrams’ channel to cover George Floyd murder case
Broadband Nutrition Label Bill Revived By John Eggerton Minnesota Democrat Rep. Angie Craig has revived an effort to create broadband nutrition labels.
‘Pose’ Final Season Starts on FX May 2 By Michael Malone The third and final season of Pose starts on FX May 2. Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals created Pose, about underground ball culture in New York decades ago. The series wraps June 6.
Producer of the Year: By George, That‘s Prolific CEO David George makes ITV America a ‘one-stop shop’ with reality series up and down the dial — and across platforms
Margaret Brennan Faces Fresh Challenges on Sunday Morning Moderator of CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’ marks three years in the chair
Bad Audience Estimates Hurt Linear Television as Upfronts Approach Make-good ads frustrate advertisers — but they don’t want cash back
Court, Conflict Find New Fortunes in Streaming Era Vast libraries create new revenue streams on streaming platforms
Pressure Builds to Name Permanent FCC Chair Net neutrality petition signals big things could be teed up
True-Crime Story ‘The Widower’ Gets Three-Night Run on NBC ‘Dateline’ team produces chronicle of man whose wives keep dying
TV By the Numbers: Basketball, Golf Continue to Rule By Eleanor Semeraro, Analyst and Contributor, TV[R]EV With insights from Vizio’s Inscape and iSpot.tv
New $5 Million a Month Ad Fraud Hijacks Real CTV Device Sessions By Jon Lafayette A new ad fraud scheme called SneakyTerra that manages to hijack real CTV Devices and could have cost advertisers more than $5 million, has been uncovered.
Blockgraph, TransUnion Team on Data for Addressable Ads By Jon Lafayette Combination would provide another way for advertisers target and measure households across platforms
Eminent Execs Tim Spengler, Valerie Bischak Join Amobee By Jon Lafayette Amobee, the ad tech company, said it named Tim Spengler ad general manager of advanced TV solutions and Valerie Bischak as general manager, head of growth.
A+E Upfront: Linear Nets Get New Content First By Jon Lafayette Programmer expects bigger share of linear viewing
E.W. Scripps Plans to Take Over the Air Nets Over the Top By Jon Lafayette The E.W. Scripps Co., which acquired Ion Media in part for the broadcast spectrum controlled by Ion, plans to take its digital multicast networks over-the-top to cash in on the streaming gold rush.
Scripps to Launch Multicast Networks Doozy and Defy TV By Jon Lafayette The E.W Scripps Co. said it will launch two multicast TV networks, Doozy and Defy TV, adding to the stable in its new national networks business.
Kevin Dunaway Joins VUit After 22 Years at WWTV By Jon Lafayette Kevin Dunaway, who spent 22 years at TV stations in Traverse City, Mich., was named VP of affiliate relations and content development for VUit.
Tegna Reports Higher Fourth-Quarter Profits By Jon Lafayette Tegna reported higher fourth-quarter profits as it took in record political advertising sales and increased its subscription revenue despite a lengthy blackout battle with DirecTV.
Nexstar Broadcast President Tim Busch to Retire June 1 By Jon Lafayette Search for a successor starts immediately, CEO Perry Sook says
Scripps Reports Higher Profits in Fourth Quarter By Jon Lafayette The E.W. Scripps Co. reported a bigger profit with a boost from political advertising and gains at its national networks business.
