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31/05/2023
Michelle Heron Rejoins WRCB Chattanooga Anchor Crew
Michelle Heron has rejoined WRCB Chattanooga as morning anchor, working alongside Paul Shahen and Alison Pryor. She steps in for Lori Mitchell, who is moving on...
31/05/2023
William Shatner Takes Flight Again as Host of Fox's Stars on Mars' (Q&A)
Stars on Mars, an unscripted show that sees a group of celebrities try to survive in a setting that looks and feels like the red planet, debuts on Fox Monday, J...
31/05/2023
Brightcove Names Teresa Tang Senior VP, Head Of Analytics, Data Science, Data Engineering
Brightcove said it named Teresa Tang senior VP, head of analytics, data science ...
31/05/2023
New DirecTV Stream Customers Will Get Priority Access to Free Telly TVs
DirecTV made a deal with startup Telly to give new DirecTV Stream customers priority access to the free TV sets Telly is giving to viewers....
31/05/2023
Xumo Play Brings Back Game Show Week for Third Year
Free ad-supported streaming TV service Xumo Play said it is bringing back its annual Game Show Week, starting Sunday....
31/05/2023
AGT' and Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' Premiere on NBC
May 30 features a competition series staple season premiering on NBC, and a new entry to the category starting up as well. Season 18 of America's Got Talent...
31/05/2023
Password-Sharing Crackdown Will Prompt Younger Viewers to Cancel: Study
As Netflix begins its password-sharing crackdown in the U.S., a new survey shows that nearly half of all the service's users currently share their password ...
31/05/2023
Sinclair Sells Control of Stadium to Jerry Reinsdorf's Silver Chalice
Sinclair Broadcast Group said it sold its controlling interest in sports network Stadium to Jerry Reinsdorf's Silver Chalice....
31/05/2023
PBS Kids, GBH Kids Partner on Keyshawn' Podcast
PBS Kids, GBH Kids and PRX have partnered on the podcast Keyshawn Solves It, which features a 10-year-old African-American boy on a mission to discover what h...
31/05/2023
Fox to Open Mars Bar' to Promote Stars on Mars'
Fox is behind The Mars Bar, a pop-up wine bar in Los Angeles set up to celebrate upcoming competition series Stars on Mars. The bar will take over Scum & Villai...
27/05/2023
American Born Chinese' Gets Mostly Positive Reviews
American Born Chinese, about the trials of a regular American teen whose life changes when he befriends the son of a mythological god, debuts on Disney Plus May...
27/05/2023
The Wheel of Time' Season Two on Prime Video September 1
Season two of fantasy drama The Wheel of Time premieres on Prime Video September 1. Based on the Robert Jordan fantasy books, The Wheel of Time sees a humble fa...
27/05/2023
The Family Stallone' Gets Season Two on Paramount Plus
Paramount Plus has ordered a second season of The Family Stallone, a reality series about Sylvester Stallone, wife Jennifer Flavin Stallone and daughters Sophia...
27/05/2023
Gray Television Sues FCC Over Anchorage Affiliation Purchase Fine
Gray Television is suing the Federal Communications Commission over its decision to fine the broadcaster over half a million dollars for an affiliation move in ...
27/05/2023
Stranger Sings!' Live Streams May 27, May 28
Stage production Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, a spoof on the Netflix hit drama, offers live streams of the show May 27 and May 28. Set in Hawkins, Indian...
27/05/2023
Cineverse Lands Crime Hunters' Channel on Sling Freestream
Cineverse, known until recently as Cinedigm, said it reached a new distribution agreement with Sling Freestream, which will carry Cineverse's Crime Hunters ...
27/05/2023
Duck Family Treasure' Returns to Fox Nation June 11
Season two of Duck Family Treasure debuts on Fox Nation Sunday, June 11. There are five episodes, and the Robertson family of Duck Dynasty fame stars. The serie...
27/05/2023
End Credits' Memoir Looks At Established TV Writer Who Broke Up With Hollywood'
Former TV writer Patty Lin takes some shots at the industry with her memoir End ...
25/05/2023
MTV Sets Live Worldwide VMAs Telecast For Sept. 12
MTV announced that the 2023 Video Music Awards will be telecast live in more than 150 countries on September 12....
25/05/2023
Tanya Black Named WJZ Baltimore VP/News Director
Tanya Black has been named VP and news director of WJZ Baltimore. She's been the WJZ director of community impact since January 2022. She starts in the new ...
25/05/2023
Fox & Friends' Summer Concert Series Starts with 3 Doors Down May 26
Fox & Friends has revealed the lineup for its All-American Summer Concert Series, which begins with rock band 3 Doors Down Friday, May 26. The event happens Fri...
25/05/2023
Apple's Ted Lasso Again Scores Top Spot in TVision Power Score
Apple TV Plus' Ted Lasso remained at the top of the table for a second-straight week as the top connected TV show according to TVision's CTV Power Score...
25/05/2023
Madhive Hires Jon Kaplan As Chief Revenue Officer
Madhive said it hired Jon Kaplan as chief revenue officer, a new position at the ad-tech company....
25/05/2023
Inscape Adds Streaming Spots To Commercial Viewing Data
Inscape, Vizio's data and analytics unit, said it launched Commercial Feed Plus which will help clients measure ad impressions delivered on streaming servic...
25/05/2023
A+E's Paul Buccieri Joins Board Of Elton John's AIDS Foundation
The Elton John AIDS Foundation announced that Paul Buccieri, president and chairman of the A+E Networks Group, was named to its board of directors....
25/05/2023
Media Buyer Horizon To Use VideoAmp As Upfront Currency
Media agency Horizon Media said it will be using viewership data from VideoAmp as a currency for buying television advertising during the upfront market for som...
25/05/2023
Marina Perelman Named KNBC VP of News, Miguel Gaytn Named KVEA VP of News
Marina Perelman has been named VP of news at KNBC Los Angeles, and Miguel Gayt n has been named VP of news for KVEA Los Angeles. Perelman starts immediately and...
25/05/2023
Gray Promotes Matt Moran To Senior Managing VP
Gray Television said it promoted Matt Moran to senior managing VP....
23/05/2023
Indiana Jones' Movies Shift to Disney Plus May 31
The Indiana Jones movie catalogue is coming to Disney Plus May 31. The first film, from 1981, was Raiders of the Lost Ark. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom ...
23/05/2023
Local News Close-Up: Nashville Newsrooms Catch Their Breath
It has been an exceptional spate of major news in Nashville of late, including the Covenant School shooting on March 27, the nine Fort Campbell soldiers killed ...
23/05/2023
Telly Says 100,000 People Signed Up for Free TV Sets
Telly, which said it plans to provide 500,000 of its dual-screen TV sets to people for free, said that more than 100,000 signed up on its website in the first 3...
23/05/2023
Play.Works Launching Jimi Hendrix Experience CTV Game On Roku
Play.works, which provides games and channels for connected TV, said it is launching a game based on the lyrics and music of JImi Hendrix on Roku....
23/05/2023
Gray Television Promotes Sandy Breland to EVP-COO
Gray Television said it promoted Sandy Breland to executive VP and chief operating officer, effective immediately....
23/05/2023
Happy Valley' Final Season on AMC Networks Trio
Season three of British crime drama Happy Valley premieres on Acorn TV, AMC Plus and BBC America May 22. Sally Wainwright is behind the show. It will be the fin...
23/05/2023
Cinedigm Rebrands As Cineverse To Embrace Focus On Streaming
Cineverse is the new name of Cinedigm, which announced in March plans to rebrand....
23/05/2023
Two Sweeps, Miami-Denver Finals Could Be a Deflating End for NBA Playoffs
A rousing NBA playoffs may come to a deflating end if the Miami Heat and the Denver Nuggets turn their 3-0 leads in the conference finals into sweeps....
23/05/2023
Lionsgate Gets Distribution Rights To Historical Series The Chosen'
LIonsgate said it acquired worldwide distribution rights to all seasons of the event series The Chosen, which looks at the life of Jesus through the eyes of his...
23/05/2023
CBS Shares Summer Season Premieres
CBS has revealed the premiere dates for its summer series. Secret Celebrity Renovation starts Friday, July 28, season 25 of Big Brother begins Wednesday, August...
21/05/2023
Upfronts: YouTube Adopts Non-Skippable 30-Second CTV Commercials
YouTube, competing for TV ad dollars with TV companies that are shifting to streaming, announced that it is bringing 30-second commercials that can't be ski...
21/05/2023
The CW Schedule Features Loads of New Shows
The CW revealed its seven-night-a-week schedule for the fall. New shows are all over the schedule, including 61st Street, Son of a Critch and Run the Burbs....
21/05/2023
The CW Sees Minimal Impact From Strike
The CW held its upfront presentation at the Park Lane Hotel in Manhattan May 18, and shared about its projects in the works, including both scripted and unscrip...
21/05/2023
Mission Broadcasting to Acquire WADL Detroit
Mission Broadcasting has agreed to acquire WADL Detroit from Adell Broadcasting Corporation. The MyNetworkTV station is in DMA No. 14....
21/05/2023
Sam Zell, Who Acquired Tribune in Controversial Deal, Has Died
Sam Zell, Chicago real estate titan who acquired Tribune Co. in 2007, died May 18. He was 81. The cause of death was related to complications from a recent illn...
21/05/2023
OWN Show Love & Marriage' Sets Up in Detroit
OWN series Love & Marriage will take place in Detroit next season, after previous seasons were based in Huntsville and Washington, DC. The season will introduce...
19/05/2023
Upfronts: The Pat McAfee Show' Moves to ESPN But Stays on YouTube
At its upfront presentation Wednesday, The Walt Disney Co. said the popular online sports program The Pat McAfee Show is coming to ESPN....
19/05/2023
Apple's Ted Lasso' Jumps To Top Spot on TVision Power Score
Apple TV Plus series Ted Lasso climbed to the top of TVision's Power Score rankings for shows on connected TV for the week of May 8....
19/05/2023
Roku Launches Central Destination to Stream Women's Sports Content
Reacting to the surge in popularity of women's sports, Roku said it has created a Women's Sports Zone to make women's sports programming easier to f...
19/05/2023
NATPE to Return to Miami in January
NATPE Global is returning to Miami January 16-18 under the leadership of Toronto-based Brunico Communications Ltd., which acquired the association earlier this ...
19/05/2023
Warner Bros Discovery Launches WBD Stream Product for Advertisers
With advertisers shifting ad dollars to streaming, Warner Bros. Discovery announced WBD Stream, a unified digital video offering available to advertisers in the...
19/05/2023
Kaitlan Collins Named Anchor for CNN's 9 P.M. Hour
CNN named Kaitlan Collins to anchor the 9 p.m. hours of the news network's ratings-challenged primetime lineup....
