Gray TV Stations And Local Sports Nets To Carry Minor League Baseball This Summer
Gray Television has signed an agreement to bring select American Association of Professional Baseball (AAPB) games to free, over-the-air …
Fox Unveils Fall 2024 Schedule
For the first time in three years, Fox is unveiling a fall schedule at its upfront, reverting to the decades-old tradition of presenting a …
MARKET SHARE
When ‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoofs Local TV News For Laughs
Local TV broadcasting is facing some challenges these days, and I thought perhaps we could all use a laugh or two. Here are some examples of …
‘Housebroken’ Canceled At Fox After Two Seasons
Honey the therapy dog might need to seek some external help after Fox canceled animated series Housebroken. The series has aired two seasons …
TV Upfront Presentations Clouded By Digital Video Ad Supremacy
As television executives prepare lavish stage presentations in New York this week to dazzle advertisers during the annual TV upfront sales …
Caitlin Clark Is Already The GOAT Of TV Ratings
Forget MJ, Tiger or Serena. When it comes to boosting TV audiences, the former Iowa star — who plays her first WNBA game Tuesday — is in a …
How Television Advertising Lost Its Relevance
Brands turn to retailers, Google, Meta and TikTok for additional reach.
Sesame Workshop Writers Ratify Strike-Averting Deal
The new agreement expands the Writers Guild of America's jurisdiction at the shop to include writing for social media platforms, animated …
‘The Cleaning Lady’ Gets Season 4 Renewal At Fox
In addition, showrunners Miranda Kwok and Jeannine Renshaw will step down, sources say, with a search for new leadership underway.
‘The Floor’ Renewed For Two More Seasons At Fox
Host and producer Rob Lowe has also signed a first-look unscripted deal at the network.
TVN’S MEDIA JOBS
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a station vice president and general manager and a lifestyle show …
Multicast Is Maturing And Studios Are Taking Notice
Some of broadcasters’ diginets have greater reach than many cable networks and are attracting general market advertising as well as …
PROGRAMMING EVERYWHERE 2024
Video: How AI Can Be A Creative Content Tool For TV
Tech leaders working on the cutting edge of AI in media share how it can already be used to extensively version content and usher in a new …
Changes Set For NBC’s Fall Schedule
NBC has made subtle changes to its schedule for fall, which features three new series, medical drama Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary …
CLOSING BELL
Dow Gains 125, Nasdaq Dips 5, S&P Rises 9
Wall Street coasted to the finish line of another winning week on Friday.
Apple Will Revamp Siri To Catch Up To Its Chatbot Competitors
Apple plans to announce that it will bring generative AI to iPhones after the company’s most significant reorganization in a decade.
‘Alert: Missing Persons Unit’ Renewed For Season 3 At Fox
The series is a producedural drama set in the Philadelphia Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit, with each episode featuring a search …
Fox, Gordon Ramsay To Launch Food Media Brand
The venture, titled Bite, will include original digital food programs, with plans to expand into products and live events.
Peak TV Is Over, Welcome To Peak Franchise TV
Spinoffs have existed almost as long as TV, but executives are now leaning more heavily into familiar franchises — crowding out original …
In Demand To Shut Down At End Of 2025
In Demand CEO Dale Hopkins in a Friday memo to staffers said the company, owned by Comcast, Charter Communications and Cox Communications, …
Bob Ross’ Legacy Lives On In New ‘The Joy Of Painting’ Series
A new generation can learn how to paint happy trees and to make happy accidents with a TV series teaching the Bob Ross -method of painting …
Michael Aaron Promoted To KFSM Fort Smith News Director
He has served as the station’s assistant news director since 2022 and now will oversee journalism at the Tegna CBS affiliate in Arkansas.
EARNINGS CALL
Scripps Sees Political Heating Up After Slow-ish Start
The station group has increased its political estimates for the election cycle based on expectations for a very strong back half of the …
Netflix’s NFL Christmas Miracle
It looks like Netflix will wind up carrying the two NFL games scheduled for Dec. 25, according to a bevy of sources. It’s a …
‘American Idol’ Renewed For Season 8 At ABC As Talent Show Searches For High-Profile Katy Perry Replacement
The music talent format has been renewed for its eighth season at ABC and 23rd season overall. The renewal comes ahead of its Season 22 …
‘The Bachelor’ Renewed For Season 29 At ABC
The network announced Friday that it’s long-running reality dating series has been renewed for Season 29. No word yet on a premiere date, …
Veteran Journalist Thanh Truong Joins WVUE New Orleans
Gray Television Fox affiliate WVUE New Orleans is adding Thanh Truong to its news team. Truong has experience in television news, both as a …
Comcast Rolls Out ‘Now’ Prepaid Internet, Mobile Brand Nationwide
Comcast said its Now Internet and Now Mobile prepaid services are now available nationwide across the cable operator’s footprint. The Now …
ChatGPT Maker OpenAI To Unveil Google Search Competitor On Monday
OpenAI plans to announce its artificial intelligence-powered search product on Monday, according to two sources familiar with the matter, …
Caitlin Clark Hype Will Test The WNBA’s Television Limits
The docuseries Full Court Press closely tracked college stars like Clark and Kamilla Cardoso. Fans who want to follow elite WNBA rookies …
TikTok To Label AI-Generated Content
TikTok will start labeling artificial intelligence-generated content uploaded from other platforms as part of a push to tackle …
Vice Media Partners With Savage Ventures To Relaunch Digital Brands
Vice Media said Thursday it will create a joint venture with Nashville-based Savage Ventures to relaunch its digital properties, …
COMMENTARY
Why Doesn’t YouTube TV Carry C-SPAN?
Tom Wheeler: "Over the past four decades, we have come to take C-SPAN for granted. But this important public service is now threatened by a …
Maryland Enacts Privacy Law Opposed By Ad Industry
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Thursday signed a privacy law that imposes tough new restrictions on online data collection and ad …
WEDNESDAY OVERNIGHTS
‘Chicago Fire,’ ‘Survivor’ Led Wednesday; CW Dramas Go Low
NBC’s Chicago Fire was Wednesday’s most-watched program (5.7 million total viewers and a 0.4 rating), while CBS’s Survivor dominated in the …