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Streamers are shelling out more money for the privilege of spending time with television apps and services, with bundled streaming services and local programming emerging as major drivers of engagement.
Nexstar Media Group has appointed Adam VerCammen as its Senior Vice President of Revenue at its political news brand The Hill, the company announced on Tuesday.
Nexstar Media Group’s cable news channel NewsNation continued to post strong growth in ratings among overall and key demographic viewers in the month of September.
Spectrum unveiled a live demonstration of next-generation Wi-Fi technology this week, showing peak throughput of nearly 10 gigabits per second to a single device.
Tenetic and Comscore are partnering to integrate real-time consumer insights with accredited TV data, giving advertisers and sellers dynamic tools to optimize planning and inventory.
Sacramento prosecutors accuse Anibal Hernandez Santana of fired multiple shots into ABC10’s newsroom in a politically motivated attack, leading to state and federal charges carrying up to 17 years in prison.
Jimmy Kimmel will return to his late-night perch on ABC this week, ending a brief suspension that drew national attention to the intersection of politics, broadcasting and government oversight.
The Trump administration is escalating its crackdown on dissent, using Charlie Kirk’s assassination and other flashpoints to justify a sweeping authoritarian project.
Fox News finished August as the leading news brand on YouTube, racking up 386.2 million views and outpacing both broadcast and cable rivals, according to data released by social media analytics firm Emplifi.
MarketCast has launched a new advertising measurement platform called Brand Effect Pro, which helps brands gauge the effectiveness of their campaigns.
Anyone who has worked in television for more than a minute or so learns that there are three sets of numbers that you have to care about: Your paycheck, corporate earnings and ratings.
Index Exchange has become the first supply-side platform to integrate Gracenote’s contextual intelligence tools directly into its workflow, the companies announced Tuesday.
Xperi’s connected television platform TiVo has announced a new partnership with HyphaMetrics aimed at advancing cross-platform media measurement.
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Fox News will launch new weekend shows starting Sept. 20, adding Kayleigh McEnany and Griff Jenkins to its lineup while ending Howie Kurtz’s “MediaBuzz.”
Canela Media has introduced Diego, an AI-generated virtual host designed to boost engagement to its streaming rewards program Club Canela.
Deepdub has announced a new partnership with Verbit aimed at transforming the global content localization process through AI-driven dubbing.
Bitmovin has struck a strategic partnership with StreamShark to deliver a new video player aimed at enterprises, broadcasters and video game publishers that need streaming at scale.
LG Electronics is bringing new features like Xbox gaming and Zoom video conferences to in-car entertainment and information systems.
Media Minute, the digital publishing venture behind Mental Floss, the Players Tribune and FanSided, has acquired AI-driven software company VideoVerse and its Magnify platform to help further accelerate its digital video business.
Synamedia will showcase AI-powered tools at IBC 2025, including updates to Synamedia Go, Quortex Play and dynamic ad insertion, plus the European debut of Quortex Switch and new ad and content discovery features.
Empower Media and Ocean Media merged to form Empower Ocean Media Group, the second-largest U.S. independent agency with $1.5 billion in billings.
CBS News has appointed Kim Harvey as the new executive producer of the “CBS Evening News,” the network announced Thursday.
Accedo will debut its AI-powered orchestration tool Compose at IBC, helping streaming services adapt in real time.
Cleeng has launched Cleeng Pro, a subscription marketplace platform that can be deployed in less than an hour.
A tribute to the Jurassic Park film franchise by Sinclair’s Comet earlier this month generated record audiences and year-over-year growth in key demographics.
Netflix is now using generative AI – but it risks leaving viewers and creatives behind
Melissa Boag, Brian Blum, Thibault Hermenault and Minh Vo are taking new roles with the company.
Marketing firms and ad agencies are struggling to attract entry-level candidates and interns amid a downturn in interest from college graduates and other young professionals.
Pathé has partnered with video technology firm Synamedia to deploy forensic watermarking on its direct-to-consumer streaming platform Pathé Home
Penske Media Group has sold programming-focused weblog TV Line to Static Media for an undisclosed sum; it is the second transaction involving the two companies.
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Sports journalist Graham Bensinger has launched a free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel for his show.
Peacock has expanded its free, always-on channel lineup with the addition of six networks owned by the E.W. Scripps Company, the broadcasters announced on Thursday.
Starting this week, users of Amazon Fire TV Channels and Plex have more streaming music options thanks to individual partnerships with Xite and Stingray.
In his latest column, Kirk Varner questions why brand consultants weren’t advised, and notes this isn’t the first time an NBC property went through a troublesome brand identity refresh.
ESPN will become the exclusive U.S. home of WWE Premium Live Events beginning September 20 with Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis.
IPG Mediabrands and Acxiom are rolling out a new CTV advertising product aimed at delivering more-precise, privacy-first targeting for streaming audiences.
Estrella TV finished the July ratings period with one of its strongest performances of the season, posting consistent growth in prime time.
On Tuesday, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook and TEGNA CEO Mike Steib sent emails to their employees following the broadcasters’ announcement of a $6.2 billion merger.