KELOLAND To Host S.D. Republican Gubernatorial Debate
KELOLAND Media Group will host the South Dakota Republican Gubernatorial Debate Tuesday, March 31, live at 4 p.m. CT. KELOLANDs Dan Santella and Lauren Soulek will moderate the conversation. The …
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Nexstar Closes $6.2B Tegna Acquisition
Nexstar said on Thursday evening that it had closed its acquisition of Tegna following approvals from the FCC and the Justice Department. The $6.2 billion merger, which will create a broadcast station giant, was given the greenlight by the FCCs Media Bureau in an announcement on Thursday evening. Also: FCC Approves Merger Of Nexstar & Tegna As Two Lawsuits Seek To Block It (Associated Press)
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:57 PM
Meta To Rely More Heavily On AI For Content Moderation
Over the next few years, Meta plans to deploy more advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems across its family of apps that will reduce the tech giants reliance on third-party vendors for content moderation.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:33 PM
CBS News Plans To Imminently Cut Dozens Of Employees
The network plans to announce the layoffs imminently, according to a source with direct knowledge.
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Longtime Mets Radio Broadcaster Howie Rose Says Hes Retiring After This Season
NEW YORK (AP) — Longtime New York Mets broadcaster Howie Rose announced Thursday he is planning to retire at the end of the season after spending four decades with the …
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Carrs Pressures Aside, Americas 250th Offers Promise For Broadcasters
The countrys 250 th birthday celebration gives us the opportunity to celebrate our republic and broadcastings part in recording our history. Many groups already had a jump on it before the FCC chairman weighed in.
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Study: Broadcasters Rebuild Live Operations Around IP
The shift comes as satellite use declines and C-band spectrum is being auctioned off and reallocated, according to Caretta Research.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:38 PM
Walt Disney Studios Promotes Erin Barrier To SVP Communications
Effective immediately, Erin Barrier has been raised to SVP of communications for the Walt Disney Studios. She was previously VP of comms at Walt Disney Studios.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:32 PM
FCC Approves Merger Of Nexstar & Tegna As Two Lawsuits Seek To Block It
Nexstar said last August that it would buy Tegna for $6.2 billion. The deal would create a company that owns 265 television stations in 44 states and the District of Columbia, most of them local affiliates of ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the company had agreed to divest itself of six of those stations.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:55 PM
The Trump administration cant stop complaining about the media
Here we go again. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had another combative press conference on Thursday, this time calling the media “dishonest” and saying they had Trump Derangement Syndrome. Since the […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:49:09 PM
CBS News shutters its storied radio news service after nearly a century, ending an era
The change is part of a round of layoffs at CBS News. When the radio service began operation in September 1927, it was a precursor to the entire CBS network. Today its top-of-the-hour news roundups are delivered to about 700 stations across the U.S.
NPR News at Friday, March 20, 2026 4:02:42 PM
Nielsen Blind Spot Gets A Little Blinder, Will Cease Monitoring Many TV Markets
Nielsen late last week began informing clients that, effective March 31, it will discontinue monitoring ads on TV in 137 markets. Those are in are so-called “RPD+” markets relying on return path data from cable and satellite TV providers(Dish, DirecTV, Comcast and Charter) for measuring viewers in what generally are smaller TV markets.
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Delayed Nielsen Data Will Show Traditional TV Back On Top (For Now)
For a moment, it seemed like streaming had finally overtaken television. But Februarys numbers on viewing time — using a new demographic data source — say not so fast.
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Abby Haymond Joins WBRC Birmingham News
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Chyron Names Eric Wolff Director Of Venues Sales
Chyron on Friday appointed Eric Wolff as director of venues sales, North America. Wolff joins Chyron with experience having been director of broadcast operations and media production for T-Mobile Arena. …
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WTAE Reporter Paul Van Osdol To Retire After 26 Years
Investigative reporter Paul Van Osdol is retiring from WTAE, Hearst Televisions Pittsburgh ABC affiliate, at the end of March after 26 years at the station. His final day will be …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:35 PM
CBS News Starts Another Round Of Layoffs
CBS News announced a new round of layoffs on Friday in a memo to employees from CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski. They did not give the extent of the cuts in their note, but it is said to represent about 6% of the workforce, according to a source familiar with the plans. That would represent around 60-70 employees in a workforce of about 1,100.
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Streaming Ratings: Night Agent Returns At No. 1 With Season 3 Premiere
NBCs The Hunting Party gets a Netflix bump for its first season.
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Jeff Bezos In Talks To Raise $100 Billion For AI Manufacturing Fund
The Amazon.com founder has traveled to the Middle East and Singapore in a fundraising effort linked to the Project Prometheus AI startup. ( Evan Agostini/Invision/AP )
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CBS News cuts radio division amid layoffs
CBS News executives informed staff Friday that they were eliminating CBS News Radio as part of broader layoffs at the company. Roughly 6% of staff, or nearly 60 individuals, were […]
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Saturday Night Live UK Extended To Eight Episodes On Sky
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ABC Pulls The Bachelorette After Taylor Frankie Paul Drama
Disney is canceling this season of The Bachelorette . “In light of the newly released video just surfaced today, we have made the decision to not move forward with the new season of The Bachelorette at this time, and our focus is on supporting the family,” Disney noted in a statement. It comes after star Taylor Frankie Paul has been engulfed in a domestic assault investigation.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:49:00 PM
Gray Media & Atlanta Braves To Simulcast 2026 Home Opener On BravesVision & Braves On Gray Stations
Gray Media and the Atlanta Braves announced today that the Braves 2026 home opener against the Kansas City Royals on Friday, March 27, will simulcast on BravesVision and Braves on …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:40 PM
A year after Trump administration cuts, Voice of America and its sister outlets are mostly shadows o
Begum Donmez Ersoz was in the hospital for high blood pressure, 29 weeks pregnant with twins, when she got her first termination letter from Voice of America. For nearly seven […]
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Avid: Vast Majority Of Oscar-Winning Films Used Its Editing & Sound Tools
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:54 PM
David Ellison Sends Letter to Calif. Lawmakers Outlining Plan To Keep Hollywood Jobs Local
In a letter to Sen. Adam Schiff and Rep. Laura Friedman, the Paramount and soon-to-be Warner Bros. studio chief argued that keeping key aspects of the historic studios separate will help workers and L.A.
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Why ABC Had To Scrap The Bachelorette
Disney/ABC executives first saw the video of Taylor Frankie Paul's February 2023 domestic violence incident the same time as you. Also: ABC Will Lose Tens Of Millions Of Dollars If Taylor Frankie Pauls The Bachelorette Doesnt Air (Variety)
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NESN To Air 145 Red Sox Games With New Graphics Package
NESN will broadcast 145 Boston Red Sox games during the 2026 season, featuring a redesigned on-air look and an expanded roster of analysts. The networks coverage begins March 26 when …
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Neighbors Lands Season 2 Renewal At HBO
The unscripted show from directors Dylan Redford and Harrison Fishman and A24 has drawn a solid audience.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:49:07 PM
FCC approves merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna as two lawsuits seek to block it
The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said it had approved the merger of local television giants Nexstar Media Group and rival Tegna, the same day that two lawsuits trying to block the deal were announced.
NPR News at Friday, March 20, 2026 12:48:07 AM
Tubi Teams With TikTok To Find Creators For Long-Form Original Series
Fox-owned Tubi is teaming with TikTok in the free streamers latest push to bring creator-led content to its AVOD platform. Announced Thursday, Tubi and TikToks Creatorverse Incubator program will select and support creators on the short-form social video giant to develop long-form original shows for Tubi.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:46 PM
FCC chair threatens broadcasters' licenses over negative coverage of the war in Iran
President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and FCC Chair Brendan Carr have assailed the media over coverage of the war in Iran. Carr now threatens broadcast license owners with repercussions.
NPR News at Tuesday, March 17, 2026 7:34:32 AM
Hollywood Studios Back GOP Effort To Dismantle Canadas Online Streaming Act
The Motion Picture Association, which reps all major studios, is supporting the Republican-led Protecting American Streaming and Innovation Act, which could lead to new tariffs on Canadian exports.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:36 PM
CNBC Taps Morgan Brennan To Revive Morning Call
Once known as a show that ran in mid-mornings and was anchored by personalities ranging from Ted David, Liz Claman and Dylan Ratigan to Trish Regan, a new edition of the program will air starting at 5 a.m., whetting investor appetites for the long-running Squawk Box .
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Amagi Launches AI Artwork Engine For Global Streaming
Amagi, a provider of cloud-native SaaS platforms for broadcast and streaming TV, has unveiled AI-driven artwork generation and transformation capabilities as part of its Amagi NOW ingest-to-monetization platform. The new technology allows …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:41 PM
CBS News Radio To Shutter Amid News Division Cuts
CBS News Radio, with origins that trace back to the founding of the network nearly a century ago, will be shut down on May 22. CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss and CBS News President Tom Cibrowski announced the closure of the unit today.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:43 PM
Dow Drops 204, Nasdaq Sinks 72, S&P 500 Loses 18
Brent crude briefly topped $119 per barrel Thursday, before receding, and shook stock markets worldwide.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:59 PM
Candace Owens takes on Erika Kirk in 'The Bride of Charlie'
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Slate staff writer Molly Olmstead about The Bride of Charlie, a series by conservative pundit Candace Owens that takes on Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk.
NPR News at Wednesday, March 11, 2026 6:18:38 PM
Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran Voice of America, mass layoffs void
A federal judge has ruled that Kari Lake does not have legal standing to oversee the Voice of America and its parent agency, and nullified her actions, including mass layoffs.
NPR News at Wednesday, March 11, 2026 6:18:39 PM
Matt Conrad Acquires DSC Labs
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Ed Bernard, Actor On Police Woman & The White Shadow, Dies At 86
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WBC Title Game Draws Record 10.8M U.S. Viewers
An event that started as a preseason curiosity has become a massive draw. ( Lynne Sladky/AP )
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:50 PM
ABC Faces $30 Million-Plus Loss From Scrapped Bachelorette Season
The show was pulled after video surfaced of a domestic violence incident involving star Taylor Frankie Paul.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:37 PM
FCC approves the merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna
The FCC has approved the sale of Tegna television stations to rival Nexstar Media Group Thursday. The deal would create a company that owns 259 television stations in 44 states.
NPR News at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:25 PM
Daytime Emmys Reveal Rule Changes, Eliminated Category, New Logo
Submissions are now open for the 53rd Daytime Emmy Awards, which are set to take place on Oct. 30, the East Coast-based National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced on Thursday. As part of the news, NATAS unveiled a new design scheme for all of its Emmy ceremonies, including the Daytime event.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:49:05 PM
Pentagon tightens controls over Stars and Stripes after calling it woke
The new rules for the independent military newspaper are the Defense Department's latest effort to put extraordinary restrictions on journalists covering the agency.
NPR News at Saturday, March 14, 2026 5:18:02 PM
Noah Eagle, Michael Grady, Zora Stephenson To Call WNBA On NBC
As NBC Sports prepares to return to WNBA coverage, the networks broadcast teams are taking shape.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:49:03 PM
Nexstars $6.2 billion Tegna deal wins approval despite antitrust challenge
One day after eight states filed an antitrust lawsuit to stop it, federal regulators approved Nexstars $6.2 billion takeover of Tegna — a deal that will create the largest owner […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:49:08 PM
Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake
A federal judge has ordered more than a thousand Voice of America staffers back to work by Monday. It's a major defeat for the Trump administration's effort to cut the news outlet to the bones.
NPR News at Tuesday, March 17, 2026 6:46:08 PM
How philanthropy moved money at the speed of news during Minnesotas immigration surge
When federal immigration agents flooded the Twin Cities earlier this year as part of “Operation Metro Surge,” local newsrooms scrambled to cover what was unfolding. It was a moment when […]
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Jury finds Elon Musk misled investors during Twitter purchase
A jury has found Elon Musk liable for misleading investors by deliberately driving down Twitter's stock price in the tumultuous months leading up to his 2022 acquisition of the social media company for $44 billion. But it absolved him of some fraud allegations.
NPR News at Friday, March 20, 2026 5:30:28 PM
WordPress.com Now Lets AI Agents Write And Publish Posts, And More
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Chuck Norris, Walker, Texas Ranger Star & Martial Arts Master, Dies At 86
In 1993, he took on his most famed role, as a crime-fighting lawman in TV's Walker, Texas Ranger. The show ran for nine seasons, and in 2010, then-Gov. Rick Perry awarded him the title of honorary Texas Ranger. The Texas Senate later named him an honorary Texan. ( Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP )
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Naked & Afraid Lands Another Spinoff At Discovery As Part Of New Slate
The WBD-owned cable network has greenlit a number of new shows including a new Alcatraz investigation and a series fronted by TikTok star Michael McWhorter.
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Canela.TV To Debut El Quinto Partido Original Series
Canela Media is launching a new original docuseries, El Quinto Partido (The Fifth Match), on its free streaming platform Canela.TV on May 15. Co-produced by Latin Sports and hosted by Julián Gil, …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 20, 2026 9:48:41 PM
MLB Makes Multiyear Prediction-Market Deal With Polymarket
Polymarket has yet another new big-league partner in MLB, following deals with the NHL, MLS and UFC.
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Can Jonah Peretti Save BuzzFeed From Extinction?
Facing financial straits, the founder is betting on a skunkworks for AI experiments.
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Inside The Mighty Production Engine Behind The NCAA Mens Basketball Tournaments First Week
CBS Sports Jason Cohen and TNT Sports Chris Brown lead the charge on nine-city operational plan to deliver equitable coverage across the entire bracket.
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U.S. judge rules against Pentagon restrictions on press coverage
The policy required media organizations to pledge not to gather information unless Defense officials formally authorized its release. A U.S. judge said the rules are at odds with the First Amendment.
NPR News at Friday, March 20, 2026 8:11:02 PM
A Vegas Gambler, A Hollywood Power Player And The Legal Fight Roiling Paramount
A self-professed fixer sued Paramounts Jeff Shell for breach of verbal contract and fraud. Shell and the company are fighting back.
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