Mike Davis: The rules governing local TV are older than the internet. That's insane

Outdated broadcast rules give Big Tech unfair advantage over local news stations, while Google and cable networks face no ...
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Civil rights groups urge FCC to block TV station acquisitions

A coalition of civil rights groups urged the FCC to block broadcast station deals by Nexstar, Gray Media and Sinclair, citing ...

Local TV stations are losing viewers. A new ‘survival guide’ urges a digital-first pivot.

The guide from Northeastern urges stations to hire a digital content creator to spearhead digital strategy and coach their peers on how to bring their reporting to audiences online.
TV Technology

Local TV Has Lost More than Half of Its Media Spending Market Share Since 2017

As broadcasters push to end ownership caps that they contend has hurt their competitive position, new data from Guideline provides some depressing details on just how much the local TV ad spend has ...
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Nexstar and Sinclair bring Jimmy Kimmel’s show back to local TV stations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for ...
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TV Q&A: Stations darned if they do, darned if they don’t interrupt programming

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen answers reader questions every Wednesday at TribLive.com in a column that also appears in the Sunday Tribune-Review. Q: Horrible news out of Clairton on Aug. 11 ...
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Nexstar Media Group joined Sinclair Broadcast Group in bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show back to its local TV stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities ...
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NBCUniversal Blasts Idea of Two-Tiered Station Ownership Rules

WASHINGTON—NBCUniversal has told the Federal Communications Commission that it should not establish different ownership requirements for stations owned by companies who own broadcast networks, such as ...
Albuquerque Journal

Candidate Darren White alleges rebroadcast of Keller speech puts TV stations in legal trouble

Though the annual State of the City speech has run on broadcast airwaves for several years, it’s now come under fire as temperatures rise in the upcoming mayoral race. Mayoral candidate and former ...
The Hollywood Reporter

There Goes the Jimmy Kimmel Boycott: Nexstar, Sinclair Fold as Late Night Show Returns

The local TV giants backed away from opting to preempt the show on their ABC stations, which impacted nearly one quarter of the country. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Sinclair said it made the decision ...
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Sinclair, Nexstar restore Jimmy Kimmel’s show to dozens of local TV stations

NEW YORK — Sinclair Broadcast Group and Nexstar are bringing Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night show back to ABC affiliate stations on Friday night, ending a dayslong TV blackout for dozens of cities across ...