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Exclusive: KFBK eliminates sports from newscasts
Sacramento station KFBK is eliminating sports analysis and reports from their air in a shake-up that will see a renewed focus on news and commentary programming.
South Carolina TV journalists die in weather-related accident
Mike McCormick and Aaron Smeltzer were killed when a tree fell on their vehicle during severe weather coverage.
Exclusive: Audio recordings vindicate New York Times source Trump called “fake”
An audio recording proves Donald Trump was wrong when he said the New York Times used a "fake source" in its reporting on a now-cancelled summit with North Korea.
Former Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson endorses Sinclair, Tribune merger
Kevin Johnson wrote in a letter to the FCC that the Sinclair deal would create opportunities for a minority-owned company to acquire three broadcast stations.
Blogger accuses local news executive of hostile phone call
Scott Jones of FTVLive.com says Tom Lewis of WMBB threatened legal action over a "fair use" video clip.
Sinclair accused of withholding material from FCC in Tribune deal
A lobbying group has accused Sinclair Broadasting of withholding more than 200 documents from the FCC over its proposed merger with Tribune.
“Profitable” San Antonio newspaper lays off 14 journalists
The layoffs come as parent company Hearst seeks to consolidate news roles among its Texas newspapers.
Some Missouri viewers still without PBS one month after tower collapse
NOAA weather radio and PBS station KOZK are still unavailable for thousands of TV viewers in Missouri.
DirecTV Now to launch cheaper service, rolls out cloud DVR
"Watch TV" will debut later this year for $15 a month, but don't expect sports or local broadcast networks.
Albuquerque TV station runs candidate’s “Fuck the NRA” ad
Albuquerque CBS affiliate KRQE-TV said federal law forced it to run the candidate's advertisement on TV uncensored.
Sling TV tops 2 million subscribers, could raise subscription price
Speculation of a price increase comes after parent company Dish Network missed revenue estimates for the recent financial quarter.
TiVo to exit hardware business, will stop making DVR boxes
TiVo announced on Friday it will stop making its own hardware. A yet-to-be-announced partner will continue manufacturing DVR boxes under the TiVo name.