On this episode, Rick Howe sits down with Local Public’s Kevin Colligan to discuss the ways the Seattle-based non-profit is helping public television stations launch their own standalone digital apps and platforms.
Year: 2026
FTC finalizes settlement with Cox Media over AI-based advertising product
CMG will pay $880,000 under the consent agreement; two marketing firms involved in the product, MindSift and 1010 Digital Works, will each pay $25,000.
AT&T sues Charter over “fiber-powered Internet” advertising claims
AT&T says Charter’s use of coaxial cable to deliver its broadband into the homes of customers isn’t comparable to its pure-fiber offering.
SiriusXM to drop one of two Howard Stern channels
SiriusXM is dropping one of two channels dedicated to Howard Stern’s radio universe.
Antenna: Streaming churn presents opportunity for competing services
People leaving traditional or virtual cable-like services are gravitating toward premium plans of streaming services like Paramount Plus and Netflix, Antenna said.
Pixalate: Scripps News sees strong open programmatic ad buys on mobile in July
The data is based on an evaluation of more than 532,000 streaming TV shows across connected TV and mobile platforms during the month.
Apple raises price of Apple TV, Apple One bundle
Apple is the latest company to raise the cost of its streaming TV service, though it has fewer hit series and premium sports compared to others.
Talk Back to Television: Yosef Birnboim, ComFANion (August 27, 2026)
Yosef Birnboim worked for years on Verizon’s Fios TV system. Now, he’s working to help teams forge deeper relationships with their fans through a new platform called ComFANion.
Charter sues Scripps over carriage of Las Vegas channel
Charter and Scripps are at odds over a contract covering Ion television stations, including former affiliate KMCC in Las Vegas.
Scripps hires Jen Carfley from NBC to lead small business, direct ad sales growth
Carfley will lead Scripps’ enterprise-wide strategy for growth-focused advertisers across local, national, linear and connected television platforms.
Appeals court denies Timothy Burke’s request to toss Fox News hacking case
The court gave no reason for rejecting the former journalist’s bid to end the appeals process; prosecutors have one additional month to produce their opening brief.
FCC ends enforcement of closed captions on public access TV
An order released Wednesday applies to certain PEG channels and programming carried on non-broadcast networks, the FCC said.