Broadcasting
News articles and original analysis on the broadcast television industry, including local television and broadcast networks.
Former WCVB digital producer Shaun Ganley dies
Ganley, who worked for Hearst Television's Boston-area TV station for more than a decade, died after a battle with cancer.
Seals Media names Allyson Meyers as President, promotes John Cobb to content leadership role
Both executives will play roles in the planned relaunches of Tuff TV and MotoWorld Network.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
ESPN to stream Super Bowl LXI on Disney Plus
Disney will offer Super Bowl LXI via Disney Plus in dozens of countries, with Spanish-language broadcasts also available in Latin America.
Skydance takes flight: Paramount closes acquisition of Warner Bros
The transaction combines Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros Pictures with television and streaming properties that include CBS, HBO, CNN, Paramount Plus and HBO Max.
NTSB releases preliminary report on KNBC helicopter crash
The helicopter's fuselage was badly damaged by fire after the aircraft impacted the side of a metal shipping container.
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Broadband groups want FCC to reverse deletion of TV ownership rule
In a petition, broadband and cable TV groups argued the FCC exceeded its authority by eliminating an ownership cap that was established by Congress.
NEW DETAILS
Sinclair joins Substack, launches “The National Press” newsletter
The initiative will involve at least three web shows and a daily e-mail newsletter featuring headlines from Sinclair's local TV newsrooms.
Braiden Bell lawyers up, asks Trail Blazers for another shot
A sports broadcaster who lost his job with the Portland Trail Blazers before it even began is asking the team to reconsider their decision and has hired a lawyer to handle publicity on his behalf.
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Supreme Court rejects Nexstar bid to end DIRECTV retrans lawsuit
The decision leaves intact a 2025 appeals court ruling that revived DIRECTV’s case; the original case involves stations owned by White Knight and Mission.
TEGNA brings basketball to broadcast stations in Memphis, Minneapolis
TEGNA-owned stations in Minneapolis and Memphis will offer more than a dozen NBA games on free, over-the-air TV this season.
TEGNA launches internal review of KGW-TV story on fired sports broadcaster
The probe comes one day after the station published a story on old social media comments made by broadcaster Braiden Bell while he was a teenager.
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Dish’s Sling TV stops offering Day Pass, Week Pass
Sling TV has removed a feature that allowed sports and news fans to subscribe to a handful of channels for as little as 24 hours.
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