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Sinclair to sell five TV stations to ex-Bally Sports sales executive
Sinclair is selling five of its local TV stations to a media executive who once oversaw sales initiatives for its regional sports channels.
Charter promotes Brian Miller to SVP, Spectrum Business Sales
Charter Communications has promoted Brian Miller to serve as its Senior Vice President of Spectrum Business Sales
Gray Media to make Atlanta Braves games available in Spanish
Gray Media is expanding on its partnership with the Atlanta Braves baseball team by making two spring training games available in Spanish.
Scott Barton joins Charter as Group VP, Digital Marketplace
Scott Barton has joined Charter Communications to lead the company's digital marketplace efforts, The Desk has learned.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Fox won’t cannibalize cable with new streaming service, exec says
The broadcaster continues to earn a sizable chunk of revenue from cable fees, and the company does not want to disrupt that model with a streaming service.
Fox exec: Most content consumption on Tubi is VOD, not FAST
The majority of streamers who watch movies and shows on Tubi are doing so through its on-demand features rather than through linear content channels, a senior Fox executive said on Monday.
Tornado strikes Florida TV station during severe weather coverage
A Florida television station found itself in the middle of a tornado while its meteorologist was covering severe weather on Monday. Click or tap here to read the full story at MSN.com
John Treviño named GM at TEGNA’s WKYC Cleveland
John Treviño has spent all of his three-decade TV career in Texas; now, he's taking the reins at TEGNA's top station in Ohio.
X, formerly Twitter, suffers outage due to “Dark Storm” cyberattack
A group calling itself Dark Storm Team has claimed responsibility for triggering a prolonged outage on X, formerly Twitter.
CNN streaming networks land on VIDAA connected TV platform
Two CNN-branded streaming networks are now available on VIDAA's Hisense-built smart TVs in select countries.
Natalie Cabieses named news director of Hearst’s KCCI
Natalie Cabieses has been appointed to the role of news director of Hearst Television's local station in Des Moines
Big Sky Conference renews deal with Scripps Sports
The production and distribution pact runs through the 2029-2030 academic year.