TV Ratings: Olympics, Nancy Guthrie Case Push Today To Morning Show Lead
The NBC program has had substantial year-over-year growth in recent weeks.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:02 PM
Eric Dane, Greys Anatomy Star And ALS Awareness Advocate, Dies At 53
His representatives said Dane died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, known also as Lou Gehrigs disease, less than a year after he announced his diagnosis. ( Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP )
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:05 PM
Tegna, Seattle Kraken Extend Broadcast Deal
The multi-year deal will provide NHL games for free on OTA broadcasts in the Pacific Northwest.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:04 PM
NAB Urges FCC To Tamp Down Reallocation Plans For Upper C-Band
The trade group knows the FCC is going to reallocate 100 MHz of the upper C-band, which it is legally mandated to do. But the association warns that any clearing beyond that minimum threshold poses a significant risk to the nations critical broadcast infrastructure.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:49 PM
Cobalt Digital Products Receive IPMX Product Certification Following Inaugural Testing Event
Cobalt Digital Inc., a designer and manufacturer of award-winning video and audio conversion, processing, and distribution solutions, and a founder of openGear, has announced that multiple products across its portfolio …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:18 PM
NBCs Fast-Paced Gold Zone Conjures Visions Of Quick-Hit TV Viewing Across Sports, News, Debates
The NBC Sports “whip-around” show takes its cues from the NFLs Red Zone, an hours-long Sunday format that directs fans from one professional football game to another, checking in on crucial plays and riveting scenes. There are many who believe Gold Zone is just the first of a long line of new applications for the concept, in an era when more big media companies are scrambling to connect with younger, digitally savvy viewers eager to see something of interest, and then quickly move on to someth...
TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:15 PM
Newsmax Renews Shows Hosted By Greg Kelly, Carl Higbie
The conservative cable channel says that Higbie's Frontline and Kelly's Greg Kelly Reports will remain stalwarts of its lineup.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:48 PM
Fox Corp. Will Match U.S. Governments $1,000 Contribution To “Trump Accounts” Childrens Retirement
Fox Corp. on Thursday said it will match the U.S. governments one-time $1,000 contribution to the “Trump Accounts” childrens retirement savings account program for eligible U.S. employees. Scheduled to launch …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:08 PM
Canela Media & LiveRamp Make It Easier For Advertisers To Reach U.S. Hispanic Audiences Via OTT
Canela Media, a technology-driven multicultural media company, announced a new strategic partnership with LiveRamp, a provider of data collaboration. Through the scale and interoperability of LiveRamps data collaboration network, “marketers can …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:09 PM
Super Bowl Viewership Revised, Still Falls Short of Record
The introduction of Nielsens Big Data + Panel measurement process hasnt been without occasional hiccups, as revisions for the big game again show.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:56 PM
Gregory Jaimes Joins WRMD Tampa As News Anchor
Telemundo 49 Tampa (WRMD), part of NBCUniversal Locals Telemundo Station Group, has named Gregory Jaimes news anchor for Noticiero Telemundo 49. He will make his on-air debut on Monday, March 9. A veteran journalist …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:10 PM
TAG Video Systems Expands MCS 1.7.0 With New Lens Visualization Too
TAG Video Systems has expanded its Media Control System (MCS) version 1.7.0 release with Lens, a visual service health analysis interface that organizes monitored video feeds into hierarchical groups and displays …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:18 PM
FCC calls for more 'patriotic, pro-America' programming in run-up to 250th anniversary
The Pledge America Campaign urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today.
NPR News at Saturday, February 21, 2026 4:32:48 PM
Media Rights Negotiations Ramping Up For WTGL
Some obvious contenders have already emerged as the women's golf league looks to secure its first media rights deal in advance of a planned launch in November or December.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:57 PM
Senate Democrats Threaten Paramount-Warner Probe
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer — along with Sens. Cory Booker, Dick Durbin, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Warren and Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii — accused Paramount CEO David Ellison Thursday of a “pattern of evasion” and asked the billionaire to preserve all communications involving President Trump, his family members, lobbyists and Justice Department staff related to Paramounts pursuit of Warner Bros.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:14 PM
FCCs Carr Wants Broadcasters To Provide Programming That Promotes Civic Education, National Pride
The chairman urges broadcasters to air patriotic, pro-America programming in support of Americas 250th birthday.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:50 PM
Podcasting Surpasses 50% Reach in U.S., According To Triton Digital Report
Podcasting has officially crossed a major threshold in the United States, now reaching 53% of the population monthly, according to the fourth annual U.S. Podcast Report released Thursday by Triton …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:06 PM
Gomez Slams FCCs Proposed Lifeline Changes
The FCC voted to proceed with reforming the Lifeline subsidy program, despite opposition from Commissioner Anna Gomez on some items, and is investigating providers for potential program enrollment rule violations.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:07 PM
ESPN To Fill Sunday Night Baseball Void With Womens Sports Sundays
ESPN announced on Thursday that it will fill its former Sunday Night Baseball slot with a weekly womens sports showcase.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:13 PM
Rocco Commisso, Who Built Cable Empire From Scraps That Others Shunned, Dies At 76
When the cable industry was consolidating around the nations largest cities, he went small to create one of the biggest cable companies in the U.S.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:43 PM
Media Deals Value Surges To $250B Last Year, Driven by Netflix-Warner Bros., Premium Content
Dealmaking was about quality, not quantity last year, consulting firm KPMG finds, pointing out fewer deals but far bigger swings.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:47 PM
NAB Says NextGen TV Rollout Threatened by Uncertainty, Half-Measures
The current voluntary framework has reached the limits of what it can accomplish the trade group told the FCC.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:03 PM
How Streaming Became Cable TVs Unlikely Life Raft
Charter Communications and other providers are slowing the cord-cutting exodus by bundling the very apps that once threatened their survival.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:44 PM
Paramount Clears A U.S. Antitrust Hurdle In Battle For Warner Bros. Discovery
Paramount has cleared a 10-day waiting period after responding to a second request for information from the DOJ around its unsolicited offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. The company said today that the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act means “there is no statutory impediment in the U.S. to closing” the acquisition.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:52 PM
How A Century-Old Rule Is Scrambling Latenight TV
The FCC is using the “equal time” provision to take aim at hosts like Stephen Colbert. The impact could reshape how talk shows handle politics. ( Yuki Iwamura/AP )
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:54 PM
Streaming Ratings: Landman Wraps Second Season With Another Big Week
Stranger Things reclaims the top overall ranking for the week of Jan. 19-25.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:01 PM
PTZOptics Launches Visual Reasoning Initiative, Partners With Moondream
PTZOptics has introduced its “Visual Reasoning” initiative, a program designed to automate video decision-making by integrating robotic pan-tilt-zoom (PTZ) cameras with artificial intelligence. As part of the launch, PTZOptics is …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:20 PM
A Press Freedom Case In Peril, From A Lawyer Who Helped Write It
Alan Dershowitz was present at the creation of New York Times v. Sullivan . Now he is asking the Supreme Court to revise or destroy it.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:45 PM
Stephen Colbert, Trump & Whats Making Broadcasters Nervous
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr is aggressively reviving dormant equal time rules to pressure networks, moves critics say threaten free speech and target Trump opponents. Legal experts question Carrs authority to enforce the rule but say broadcasters are intimidated by threats to pull their licenses.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:42 PM
Dailymotion Pro & OKAST Partner To Launch Integrated OTT & FAST Platforms
Dailymotion Pro and OKAST have formed a partnership to deliver a new generation of integrated OTT and FAST platforms for media companies, brands and institutions. The collaboration combines Dailymotion Pro’s …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:19 PM
Jerry OConnell Joins Rosanna Scotto On Good Day New York
The weeklong co-hosting stint to serve as a test run for a Fox TV Stations talk show.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:59 PM
Donald Trump Calls On Netflix To Fire Board Member Susan Rice Or Pay The Consequences
On Saturday, Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire one of its board members, Susan Rice, the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and national security adviser, following comments she made about accountability when Democrats return to power. ( AP )
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:40 PM
Chyron Releases PAINT 10.3 With New AI-Driven Graphics & Speedometer Tool
Chyron has introduced PAINT 10.3, an update to its live production graphics software aimed at helping broadcasters turn live sports action into clearer and faster on-air storytelling. PAINT 10.3 features …
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TV News Check at Saturday, February 21, 2026 2:22:46 PM
Missouri Broadcasters Association Awards $25,000 In Scholarships To Eight Students
The Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) announced today that eight Missouri students pursuing careers in broadcasting have been awarded a total of $25,000 in scholarships from the MBA Foundation. The scholarships …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:51 PM
Dow Drops 268, Nasdaq Falls 71, S&P 500 Loses 19
U.S. stocks slipped Thursday as AI fears kept rumbling and oil prices climbed.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:12 PM
Stephen Colberts interview with James Talarico finds massive audience online
Yeah, that interview that CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert did on Monday with Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico that some people didnt want you to see? Well, apparently, a […]
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Poynter Institute at Saturday, February 21, 2026 2:22:47 PM
IAB Tech Lab Opens Public Comment on Live Event Ad Playbook (LEAP)
IAB Tech Lab, a global digital advertising technical standard-setting body, has released the Live Event Ad Playbook (LEAP) Forecasting API for public comment. The proposed specification is designed to help address …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:41 PM
Trump is reshaping how the federal government presents Black history
Its Black History Month — and President Donald Trump has put his stamp on the decades-old commemoration. The White Houses 2026 Black History Month proclamation said Black history “is not distinct from […]
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Poynter Institute at Saturday, February 21, 2026 2:22:47 PM
Omnicom To Sell $2.5B In Non-Strategic, Underperforming Assets
Omnicom issued its fourth quarter and full-year results late Wednesday without providing formal organic growth figures or its outlook for 2026.
The firm said there would be more to come on that at an investor day event in March.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:58 PM
Tariff Reversal Could Trigger More Ad Dollars
Consumer technology and automotive sectors have been cited as having pulled back the most on digital ads, but today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling could remove the immediate cost pressures that prompted companies to make those cuts.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:46 PM
Jennifer Hudson Show Renewed For Season 5 In Syndication
Fox-owned stations will continue as the lead group for the daytime talk show.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:11 PM
Madeleine Dunn Joins KOTV Tulsa News
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:58 PM
Michael Ireland Joining Warner Bros. As President Of Production
The exec left Paramount last year amid the Skydance merger.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:00 PM
After Colbert-CBS Rift, James Talarico Interview Draws 85M Views Across YouTube & Social
An interview by Stephen Colbert with U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico intended for broadcast on CBS but instead posted only online has now drawn 85 million views across YouTube and social media.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:53 PM
CBS Baltimore Launches New AR/VR Studio
The launch at WJZ-TV is the 10th rollout of innovative AR/VR studio technologies for the CBS Stations Group.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:17 PM
Berkshire Hathaway Buys $352M Of New York Times Stock
Warren Buffett sold his newspaper holdings to Lee Enterprises for $140 million in 2020. But printers ink must have rubbed off on people, for his firm Berkshire Hathaway this week bought five million shares of New York Times stock for $352 million.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:55 PM
Sandra Stern Stepping Down From Lionsgate TV After 23 Years
The studios highest ranking woman executive has been vice chair of the TV group since late 2022.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:16 PM
Dow Climbs 231, Nasdaq Rises 203, S&P 500 Adds 48
Wall Street kept calm Friday after the Supreme Court strikes down Trump's tariffs.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:22:41 PM
From Local To National: Scaling The Blueprint For Accountable CTV
Leif Welch: The most advanced experimentation in performance television isnt always occurring at a national scale, but in local markets.
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:08 PM
Witbe Launches Agentic SDK To Automate Video Workflows
Witbe has released Agentic SDK, a new test automation framework designed to help video service providers scale workflows across testing, validation, and monitoring. The framework uses a hybrid model that …
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TV News Check at Sunday, February 22, 2026 12:23:21 PM