TEGNA says cable fees generate more revenue than ads
Revenue from cable carriage fees eclipsed that of traditional and digital ad revenue for the first time last year at TEGNA.
TEGNA
TEGNA ($TGNA) is a local broadcast company that operates more than five dozen local television stations in 66 markets across the country. The company is based in Arlington County, Virginia.
Until 2015, TEGNA was part of Gannett Company.
TEGNA to debut streaming apps for local news
TEGNA is rolling out a new streaming news initiative that will see dozens of its broadcast stations launching individual applications over the next few weeks.
TEGNA sold to private equity firm for $5.4 billion
Local broadcaster TEGNA is being acquired by a well-known hedge fund.
KXTV sports anchor Lina Washington heads to Phoenix
Sacramento sports anchor and “Boards for Change” co-founder Lina Washington is leaving for a TV role in Phoenix, Arizona.
John Oliver tricks local stations into running fake blanket segment
The trick, which was ultimately revealed on “Last Week Tonight,” was part of a broader commentary on the practice of sponsored content.
TEGNA launches new digital broadcast network Twist
Twist will offer lifestyle, knowledge and reality-based shows aimed at women, TEGNA said in a statement.
KXTV picks Nia Towne for news director role
Nia Towne has been tapped to lead broadcast news operations at KXTV, Sacramento’s ABC affiliate.
TEGNA pulls stations from Mediacom systems in 11 states
Local television broadcaster TEGNA is at the center of another carriage dispute.
Deal reached to restore TEGNA stations to DirecTV, AT&T U-Verse
The deal will allow AT&T to restore five dozen TEGNA-owned station to DirecTV and U-Verse.
TEGNA says still working with AT&T over DirecTV, U-Verse issue
TEGNA says it is “confident” that a deal can be done “quickly” if AT&T “is now willing to begin good faith discussions.”
AT&T tells customers to watch Locast for blacked-out TEGNA channels
AT&T has started telling its DirecTV and U-Verse customers to use a free streaming service to access dozens of blacked-out local channels that are operated by TEGNA.
TEGNA asking for “largest rate increase” ever, AT&T says
TEGNA and other programmers have asked for around 24 percent more in carriage fees year-over-year, an AT&T source said.