Actus Digital, provider of an intelligent monitoring platform, has broken out the six specialty areas within its platform to now also offer each as a standalone product. After significant R&D […]
After decades of working to interest advertisers in the Masters, NCAA March Madness, Sunday NFL games and, most recently, this year’s Super Bowl, John Bogusz has thrown his last pass to Madison Avenue. The CBS Sports ad-sales chief, who has been at the Paramount Global-backed network for more than 26 years, is expected to leave his role as executive vice president of sports sales following one more NCAA tournament and Masters golf competition, according to an internal memo.
Clarkson and Manning are expected to join Mike Tirico to host the opening ceremony, the network announced Tuesday night. The ceremony’s live coverage will air July 26 on NBC and Peacock at noon ET.
Fox Nation, Fox News Media’s subscription-based streaming service, has expanded distribution to Dish TV and Sling TV. President Lauren Petterson said: “We’re thrilled to partner with Dish and Sling to […]
The FCC has introduced a docket inviting input on how to release unassigned spectrum licenses from its inventory in light of the ongoing lapse of the commission’s auction authority. This development coincides with the one-year mark – on March 9, 2023 – of Congress neglecting to extend the FCC’s auction authority. As a result, the agency’s authority lapsed for the first time.
TVNewsCheck Returns And So Does Its Media Job Center
The TVNewsCheck Media Job Center classified ad service is ready to give your job openings the exposure we’ve always provided.
Mstyslav Chernov’s 20 Days in Mariupol, a harrowing first-person account of the early days of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, won the best documentary Oscar on Sunday night. Statuettes were awarded to Chernov, producer and editor Michelle Mizner and producer Raney Aronson-Rath. The Oscar — and nomination — was a first for both Chernov, an AP video journalist, and the 178-year-old news organization. This was the third nomination and first win for Frontline. Pictured: Raney Aronson-Rath (center), l-r: Vasilisa Stepanenko, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Michelle Mizner and Derl McCrudden accept the award for best documentary feature film. (Chris Pizzello/AP)
SMPTE, the home of media professionals, technologists and engineers, has announced its call for technical papers for the SMPTE 2024 Media Technology Summit. The Summit will be held Oct. 21-24 […]
Bitcentral, a software solutions provider, has named new leadership in Sam Kamel as CEO and Fred Fourcher as chairman. This marks a return for Bitcentral founder Fourcher, whose “foresight in […]
Pliant Technologies presents a new miniature in-ear style headset with unbeatable comfort and flexibility, and new accessories with long-distance, long-term power options at NAB Show 2024 (Booth C5310). The new […]
A statement released Thursday said the 59-year-old’s diagnoses of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia “have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life” and have behavioral and cognitive impacts.
New Jobs Posted To TVNewsCheck
New jobs posted to TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include an opening for a senior director of sports. Other existing jobs include openings for Sinclair’s corporate engineering team, Hearst’s national consumer unit, Lockwood’s station in Augusta, Nexstar’s Houston station, Hearst’s Louisville station and a SVP at Nexstar’s corporate office.
Dow Gains 395, Nasdaq Jumps 255, S&P Rises 59
Wall Street hit a record high Friday following a two-year round trip scarred by inflation.
WJLA today announced the promotion of Scott Thuman to evening anchor of 7News On Your Side. He joins the award winning team of Michelle Marsh, First Alert Chief Meteorologist Veronica […]
Fair, pictured, spent 50 years with ABC Owned Television Stations, 20 of them at WPVI in Philadelphia and the last 30 at KABC. (Image courtesy ABC)
The new hire, pictured, previously served in the same role at Buzzfeed Inc. (Image: Nielsen)
The tech industry group NetChoice is suing to block an Ohio law that requires a wide swath of platforms — including Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Threads, X and YouTube — to obtain parental consent before allowing access to minors under 16. In a federal complaint filed late last week in the Southern District of Ohio, NetChoice says the law violates the First Amendment for several reasons, including that it wrongly restricts minors’ rights to express themselves and access others’ speech, and only applies to certain social platforms.
Drive audience engagement with streaming weather
Broadcasters launching 24/7 streaming channels devoted to weather, or to news with weather updates, are finding their content strategies differ vastly from what they air in their linear newscasts. Here’s what the research and early experience are showing. Pictured: Ethan Dreilinger, client solutions engineer at The Weather Company, spoke with TVNewsCheck Publisher Kathy Haley about what broadcasters are learning from their weather OTT channels, during a fireside chat at TV2025: Monetizing the Future, a TVNewsCheck conference presented at NAB Show New York.
This year, TVNewsCheck reported on the deaths of outstanding people who shaped television as actors, lawmakers, producers, business people, journalists, on-air personalities and more. Here’s a look back at some of those influencers, each linked to their obituary.