Broadcasting
News articles and original analysis on the broadcast television industry, including local television and broadcast networks.
Scripps hires Oliver Gray to VP, Network Sports & Client Partnerships
The E. W. Scripps Company has hired a leading executive from sports brand Overtime to serve as its new Vice President of Network Sports and Client Partnerships.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
MeTV to start airing “Golden Girls” in March
Weigel's MeTV will start airing a two-episode block of The Golden Girls in prime-time starting in mid-March, the broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday.
NBA sees higher TV ratings from NBC, ESPN under new rights package
NBA games are averaging 1.8 million viewers across the NBA's three TV partners, up 16 percent from last season.
RATINGS
Winter Olympic Games pull in strong numbers for NBC affiliates
NBC affiliates across the country are seeing viewership boosts thanks to the network's coverage of the Winter Olympic Games.
Viewpoint: When did Nielsen become an extension of YouTube’s publicity department?
In light of Nielsen and YouTube’s recent missteps, it will be interesting to see whether the industry accepts the report as gospel or start to question it.
Fox details cloud-first broadcast architecture behind “Gryphon Project”
Executives at Fox Corporation have offered a rare look inside the company’s sweeping technology overhaul that rebuilt the infrastructure powering its broadcast networks, sports channels and streaming platforms.