Broadcast
News articles and original analysis on the broadcast television industry, including local television and broadcast networks.
Sinclair brings Katherine Doughtery to Fresno as VP, General Manager of Central California duopoly
Doughtery returns to Sinclair after serving in a sales leadership role at Nexstar's CBS affiliate in Portland.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
TEGNA ad revenue climbs 4 percent during Q4; distribution income dips
Executives at TEGNA say the company's deal to be acquired by Nexstar should cross the finish line by the second half of this year.
EARNINGS REPORT
Gray Media sees lower revenue, but higher ad income, during Q4
Gray Media's revenue exceeded its own prior guidance, though financial line items were down almost across the board based on comparisons to a politically-lucrative prior year.
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Nexstar posts $83 million profit in 2025, despite lower overall revenue
Nexstar’s Q4 revenue fell on lower political ads, while distribution gains and non-political growth provided some offset.
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Scripps to re-acquire two dozen previously-divested Ion stations
Scripps initially divested the stations in 2021 to satisfy regulatory concerns over its acquisition of Ion Television.
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Nexstar lays off workers at KTLA, WPIX amid push for TEGNA merger
Nexstar Media Group has issued layoff notices to around a dozen on-air workers at television stations in the country's two biggest TV markets.
Scripps logs $100 million loss during 2025; Q4 ad revenue up 12 percent
Scripps reported lower overall revenue and a financial loss for 2025, but executives promised stronger momentum through sports deals and political ad sales is on the way.
EARNINGS REPORT
Paramount earnings weighed by legal, programming costs in 2025
Paramount Global swung to a quarterly loss and posted sharply lower profit during 2025 due to programming and legal costs.
EARNINGS REPORT
Layoffs hit WGN newsroom as Nexstar lobbies for media consolidation
The company argues consolidation is needed to compete with streaming rivals, but critics cite prior newsroom cuts and market consolidation.
Nielsen: YouTube rules, but Disney apps and channels climb in January
Disney grew its overall share of time spent with TV in January 2026 boosted by stronger interest in ESPN and ABC, Nielsen said on Tuesday.
DATA
Televisa-Univision ad revenue dips during Q4, narrows financial losses
Ongoing pressure in the U.S. and Mexican advertising business weighed on Televisa-Univision's Q4 results, though the company narrowed its operating loss.
EARNINGS REPORT
Lawmakers: Nexstar-TEGNA deal will raise cable fees by $135 million
The lawmakers said further consolidation would harm Black and minority communities by shrinking local newsrooms and reducing civic representation.
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