The Streaming Revolution No One Talks About: Viewers Are Getting Older
It's not just The Boroughs .
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 2:03:26 AM
When does a president deserve prime-time television?
President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the nation tonight at 9 p.m. Eastern. But its still unclear which networks will actually televise his speech. Thats because of reports that […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 16, 2026 6:32:18 AM
Ronald David Comings, Longtime Television News Director, Dies At 77
Ronald David Comings, a television news leader whose four-decade career included news director posts in major U.S. markets and helped shape generations of journalists, died June 30, 2026. He was …
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 4:03:13 AM
The writing lesson hidden inside The Odyssey
Editor’s note: This essay was originally published in 2012 and has been lightly edited. With “The Odyssey” back in the cultural conversation ahead of Christopher Nolans star-studded adaptation, opening July […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 6:03:58 AM
Fandango To Be Overhauled In Bid To Rival Free Streamers Like Tubi & Pluto
The Versant-owned media company is adding content, changing the brand name and adding new features to grab marketshare free ad-supported streaming space.
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 2:03:25 AM
Dow Adds 150, Nasdaq Climbs 162, S&P 500 Rises 29
U.S. stocks rose within 0.5% of their record on Wednesday, even as oil prices kept climbing.
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 4:03:13 AM
YouTube Premium Subscribers Claim Ad-Free Service Actually Has Ads
YouTube Premium does not offer an 'ad-free' and 'uninterrupted' experience, California residents William Fleming and Devin Rose allege in a class-action complaint filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 6:03:08 AM
ATSC Updates Industry Audio Loudness Guidance
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 2:03:26 AM
Hubbard, Broadcasters Foundation To Host Joint Morning Show Boot Camp Pre-Party
Hubbard and the Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) will co-host the Morning Show Boot Camp Pre-Game Party on Aug. 5. The event, set for 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at …
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 2:03:28 AM
The internet says Mitch McConnells hospital photo is fake. The evidence says otherwise.
Amid growing speculation about Mitch McConnells health after he spent weeks out of the public eye following a hospitalization, the Republican Kentucky senators office released a statement and image July […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
What Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean for news and TV
NPR's David Folkenflik asks former CBS executive vice president and former CNN/U.S. president Jonathan Klein about the recently approved merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery.
NPR News at Tuesday, July 14, 2026 8:00:56 AM
DOJ subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting
New York Times journalists reported on security concerns of the Qatar-donated Air Force One plane that President Trump has used. The administration responded by issuing subpoenas for the journalists.
NPR News at Monday, July 13, 2026 4:01:11 AM
Sigma Delta Chi Award Honorees Announced
The Society of Professional Journalists unveiled the recipients of the 2025 Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism. Judges chose the winners from entries in categories covering print, radio, television and online. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2025.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, July 14, 2026 1:37:21 PM
The Paramount-Warner Bros. deals new hurdle comes with an asterisk
There was big, breaking news on Monday involving the potential Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery megamerger. Or is it big at all? Honestly, Im having a hard time believing that this so-called […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
OpenAI Shutters Browser Amid Major Changes
Web browsers are becoming obsolete as agentic services kick in and artificial intelligence engines answer long queries. On Thursday, OpenAI announced it would shutter its Atlas browser and move the agentic capabilities into ChatGPT and Codex.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 1:03:31 AM
Will AI really consume more electricity than the US produces?
Every aspect of artificial intelligence, from its economic impact to its societal and cultural consequences, is under a microscope. One topic of growing concern for consumers, local governments and environmental […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
TVs Upfront Market Has Nearly Wrapped, Even If Big TV Wont Say So
Are the results cause for celebration? Judging by the relative silence in the marketplace, perhaps not.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:18 AM
SIMBA Taps Broadpeak Software To Power New Brazilian CDN & CDN-as-a-Service
SIMBA has selected Broadpeaks Advanced CDN software to power a new nationwide content delivery network in Brazil, the companies said Wednesday. The joint-venture CDN will deliver live and on-demand streaming …
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 3:03:31 AM
KDFW Promo Welcomes International Soccer Fans & Players To Dallas
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 2:03:18 AM
Station Trading Roundup: One Deal, $250,000
The purchase of WJTS-CD Evansville, Ind., by Loop Media tops the latest list of TV station transactions submitted to the FCC for its approval, according to BIA Advisory Services.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, July 14, 2026 1:37:24 PM
Subpoenas Issued To NY Times Reporters Seen As Unprecedented Threat To Press Freedom
Reaction in the media world has been swift and severe to the issue of subpoenas to five New York Times journalists who reported on security questions involving the new Qatari-gifted Air Force One — a legal maneuver seen as a troubling escalation of the Trump administrations campaign to control and intimidate independent media outlets. ( Alex Brandon/AP )
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:22 AM
The FCC sets the stage for a showdown over local TV ownership
The Federal Communications Commission will vote Aug. 6 on a proposal that could dramatically reshape local TV ownership by loosening long-standing limits on how many stations a single company can […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 3:32:36 PM
Women journalists – worldwide and here at home – face outsized online attacks
This column is part of the Indianapolis Public Editor project, a pilot program designed to test whether the presence of a public editor who analyzes local coverage can elevate audience […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
Justice Department subpoenas New York Times reporters over Air Force One reporting
The Times says federal agents turned up on the doorsteps of several of its journalists to force grand jury testimony next week over their coverage of the Air Force One plane gifted to Trump by Qatar.
NPR News at Saturday, July 11, 2026 11:35:24 AM
'Steal This Story, Please!' puts journalist Amy Goodman in the spotlight
The independently distributed documentary follows the Democracy Now! journalist's reporting career and the independent media model she built over three decades.
NPR News at Saturday, July 11, 2026 6:43:39 AM
Colorado Wildfires Bring Close Call For Broadcasters
The Aspen Acres wildfire came within several hundred feet of the Camp Jackson tower that contains critical emergency and commercial radio equipment.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:21 AM
Tubi Taps Shannon Olivas As Head Of Communications & Publicity
In her new role, she will lead the global communications strategy across consumer, advertiser, product, entertainment publicity, and corporate communications for the Fox Corp. ad-supported streaming service.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:18 AM
Fox Sets Fall Premiere Dates For Best Medicine, Doc & More
As we head into midsummer, Fox is looking to autumn. The network released its fall schedule for drama, comedy, toon, reality and game shows, starting with the Sept. 21-27 premiere week.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:16 AM
Netflix Among Parties In Early Talks To Buy Letterboxd
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Paramount and Alexis Ohanian are also said to be eyeing the movie social platform.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 1:03:30 AM
Whats going to happen to CNN?
So todays headline — whats going to happen to CNN? — has become the looming question of the summer in media circles. Paramount is wrapping up its acquisition of CNNs […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, July 10, 2026 6:32:14 AM
Inside Restoration News, A Political Nonprofits Newsroom
How a media outlet funded by conservative donors is “waging a permanent campaign to defeat the radical left.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 1:03:29 AM
Poynter Institute to honor The Bulwarks Sarah Longwell and The Atlantics Nicholas Thompson at spec
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 14, 2026) — The Poynter Institute, a global leader in journalism, is proud to announce a special gathering this fall honoring two media leaders whose work […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
The Washington Post joins Trumps growing list of media lawsuit losses
Another media outlet has prevailed in court against President Donald Trump. A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday threw out a $3.8 billion defamation lawsuit filed against the Post […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 9, 2026 6:32:11 AM
States sue to stop Paramount-Warner Bros blockbuster merger
California is among the states suing to block Paramount from buying Warner Bros. Discovery in a Hollywood mega-merger that would unite some of the nation's largest movie studios and TV newsrooms.
NPR News at Monday, July 13, 2026 11:30:12 AM
Vertical Media Takes Its Place Alongside Film & TV As A Powerful Audiovisual Language
The rise of microdramas and vertical media platforms marks the dawn of an audiovisual language that speaks to digital natives.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 1:03:32 AM
WROC Technical Director Retiring After 50 Years: Ive Loved What Ive Done
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TV News Check at Sunday, July 12, 2026 11:03:19 PM
XR Debuts XR ONE, Platform Aiming To Centralize Ad Production & Delivery
XR (Extreme Reach) has launched XR ONE, an AI-powered advertising operations platform that it says gives brands and agencies a single place to manage production, payments and delivery across channels. …
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 2:03:27 AM
How Air Force One became a press freedom story
There was major political news on Sunday with the stunning, sudden death of South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham. Well get to that story in a few moments, but first, […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
TV Stations Create A Thirst For News With These Super Opens
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TV News Check at Tuesday, July 14, 2026 1:35:28 PM
Dow Gains 150, Nasdaq Climbs 75, S&P 500 Rises 32
U.S. stocks rose Friday as Wall Street shows it's still hungry for AI winners.
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 2:03:17 AM
Is the Freedom of Information Act becoming too slow to matter?
Karen Harper, a senior politics reporter at The Dallas Morning News with over 30 years of experience, submitted a public records request to the Department of Justice. Months later, she […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, July 9, 2026 11:04:04 AM
Sophia Beausoleil Named KXAS Dallas Weekend Morning Anchor
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:26 PM
CBS Sacramento Hires Jennifer Stanonis As Chief Meteorologist
CBS-owned KOVR-KMAX (CBS Sacramento) has named Jennifer Stanonis chief meteorologist, returning to her hometown to lead weather coverage for the region. Stanonis will officially join the station on July 27. …
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:26 AM
How BBC Studios CEO Thinks About Mega-Mergers Reshaping The Media Landscape
They mean we're going to have fewer customers, which is troubling. But it may lead to stronger customers, which is good news, says Tom Fussell.
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:19 AM
Is going non-profit the future of local newspapers?
NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Steve Grove, CEO and publisher of the Minnesota Star Tribune, about the future of newspapers and if going non-profit will strengthen them.
NPR News at Tuesday, July 14, 2026 9:01:11 AM
This baseball newsletter is proving that smaller audiences are good business
On June 12, the Milwaukee Brewers Jacob Misiorowski threw the fastest pitch ever recorded by a major league starting pitcher: 104.5 mph. The next morning, more than 1,300 baseball obsessives […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 4:04:00 PM
Adwave Debuts Wavemaker, AI Video Generator For Creators & Marketers
Adwave has launched Wavemaker, a standalone AI video generation platform that turns text prompts, URLs, uploaded files or topics into scripted, voiced and scored videos in roughly two to five …
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TV News Check at Monday, July 13, 2026 1:03:35 AM
SMPTE Launches 110th Anniversary Campaign To Advance Its Vision for The Next Century
SMPTE, the global society for media professionals, technologists, and engineers, has announced the launch of the SMPTE 110th Anniversary Campaign, a fundraising initiative that honors a legacy of achievement while …
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TV News Check at Thursday, July 16, 2026 2:03:27 AM
2026 Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations Revealed
The Young and the Restless leads this year's nominees, followed by Beyond the Gates and General Hospital .
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TV News Check at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 2:03:20 AM
Should networks air Trumps national address live?
Presidential addresses to the nation are usually reserved for major issues — war, national emergencies or significant policy changes on critical topics such as healthcare or the economy. In other […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, July 15, 2026 7:04:06 AM