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Russ Nelligan named VP of Marketing at Hearst Television
For nearly two decades, Nelligan oversaw the creative services and promotions department at Boston-area WCVB; now, he will lead marketing initiatives for the entire broadcast company.
Xumo to monetize Google TV Freeplay content streams
Xumo will sell ad inventory within Google TV Freeplay, allowing marketers to run campaigns alongside that platform and its own Xumo-branded products.
Fubo, WBD signal willingness to restart carriage negotiations
The discussions were sparked by Fubo's willingness to settle its lawsuit over Venu Sports for $220 million.
Disney to merge Hulu with Live TV business with Fubo
Fubo agrees to drop its antitrust lawsuit over Venu Sports, and accept a $220 million settlement while agreeing to build out Disney's sports and broadcast streaming product.
Boston TV station changes primary network affiliation to TBD
A Boston TV station has inked a distribution agreement with Sinclair, Inc. to distribute comedy-centric network TBD on its primary signal.
Viewpoint: Mainstream media continues to face a credibility crisis
The media is the least trusted institution of 10 civil and political institutions in the U.S., recent polls show – even worse than Congress.
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Anita Varma
Audacy sales exec killed in New Orleans terror attack
Billy DiMaio, 25, joined Audacy in 2023 as a performance sales executive; he was promoted just two months ago to the role of enterprise account executive.
Canela Media taps Philippe Guelton to serve as global president
Philippe Guelton, the former president of Chicken Soup for the Soul's streaming service Crackle, is headed to Canela Media to serve as that company's global president.
NewsNation offers special coverage of 119th Congress
NewsNation will provide rolling coverage of the first day of the 119th Congress on Friday, in partnership with The Hill.
Bango promotes Luisa Muneratti to Chief Commercial Officer
Subscription technology firm Bango this week promoted Luisa Muneratti to the role of Chief Commercial Officer.
Optimum offers customers discount on Fubo as dispute with MSG Networks continues
Even with the promotion offered by Optimum, Fubo is a more-expensive option to get MSG Networks compared to MSG Plus.
Diamond Sports rebrands to Main Street Sports after emerging from Chapter 11
The Diamond Sports Group on Thursday emerged from its Chapter 11 bankrupty case, and now it has a new name: "Main Street Sports Group."