CEO Rich Redmond Partners With Alzana Group To Acquire Broadcast Electronics
Broadcast Electronics announced today that it has been acquired by a new ownership group led by CEO Rich Redmond, as well as majority investor The Alzana Group of Boston. The transaction was …
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Trade Desk Reportedly In Ad Talks With Open AI
As it faces potential concerns over its slowing revenue — including that of its connected TV (CTV) business, demand-side platform The Trade Desk has been in talks with OpenAI to sell advertising time on the ChatGPT platform. The Trade Desk's stock spiked 21% on Thursday morning to $30.32 on the news.
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Netflix Acquires InterPositive, Ben Afflecks AI Filmmaking Company
Affleck said Netflixs track record of responsible scaling of technology in art made the acquisition a natural fit.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:04 AM
High Potential, 9-1-1 & 9-1-1: Nashville Renewed At ABC
High Potential was renewed for its third season; 9-1-1 will return for Season 10; and 9-1-1: Nashville will be back for Season 2.
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Anchor Morgan Lentes Moving From New Orleans To Baton Rouge
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Savannah Guthrie Makes Offscreen Visit To Today Show, First Since Her Mother Went Missing
NEW YORK (AP) — Savannah Guthrie made an off-camera appearance Thursday at NBC’s “Today” show studios to thank colleagues for their support since her mother Nancy went missing from her …
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Dow Climbs 238, Nasdaq Adds 291, S&P 500 Rises 53
U.S. stocks rebounded Wednesday after strong economic updates and as oil prices stopped spiking.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:36 AM
Matlock Actor David Del Rios Firing Sparks Legal Battle With CBS Studios
The actor, who was abruptly escorted off the set of the legal drama in October and written off the show, filed an arbitration claim over his termination.
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As the Iran war unfolds, heres how to separate fact from spin
It should go without saying that any statement that comes from either side in the middle of a war aims to manipulate our understanding of the facts on the ground. […]
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Sherry Swensk Leaving KLAS Las Vegas After 32 Years
Sherry Swensk, Good Day weathercaster and co-anchor of 8 News Now at Nexstar CBS affiliate KLAS Las Vegas, is leaving the station after nearly 32 years. Her final day on …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:17 AM
NAB Show: Interra Systems Focusing On Streaming-First QC, Monitoring & Responsible AI Workflows
Interra Systems will showcase its latest advancements in automated quality control (QC), real-time monitoring and captioning at the 2026 NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 18-22, in Booth W2243. The …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:23 AM
Price: Good Night And Good Luck, CNN
The situations not looking good for mutiny-prone CNN staffers if a Paramount acquisition stays on course.
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We partnered with streamers to talk rage bait, toxicity and media literacy. You can, too.
Young people are drowning in news. They are overwhelmed by the volume and unsure what to trust. MediaWise tried an unlikely venue to tackle the glaring media literacy problem: a […]
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Dow Drops 785, Nasdaq Falls 59, S&P 500 Slips 39
Stocks dropped Thursday after oil spiked to its highest price since the summer of 2024.
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Programming Everywhere: Maximizing The Sandbox Power Of FAST
The explosive growth of FAST channels is compelling bold programming experiments. Leaders from Roku, Cox Media Group and Creator Television will share the strategies theyre carving out in a panel at TVNewsCheck s Programming Everywhere conference on April 19 at the NAB Show. Register here .
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:24 AM
NBCU Exec Ben Crompton Named Fremantles New Global Head Of Entertainment
Crompton, formerly VP of international unscripted programming at NBCU, previously ran U.S. operations of Dance Monsters outfit Lime Pictures.
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Luma Launches Luma Agents For End-To-End Creative Collaboration
Luma, a provider of AI-based creative technologies for enterprise organizations and studios, has introduced Luma Agents, a new class of AI collaborators designed to execute creative work across text, image, …
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Remote Production, AI Lead Haivision Report On Broadcaster Tech Priorities For 2026
Broadcasters are prioritizing remote production and bracing for the impact of artificial intelligence as they navigate a mix of legacy and emerging technologies, according to a new study from Haivision, …
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David Ellison: Editorial Independence Will Be Maintained At CNN Once Deal Closes
We want to be in the truth business, we want to be in the trust business, and that's not going to change, the Paramount and future Warner Bros. owner says.
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The Bear Is Ending With Season 5 At FX
The Bear is officially closing its doors. Sources have confirmed that the Jeremy Allen White-led comedy drama will end with its upcoming fifth season.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:37 AM
Canal+ Shutters Loss-Making South African Streamer Showmax
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NAB Show: Riedel To Showcase Simplified Live Production Workflows
Riedel Communications will showcase its latest advancements in integrated control, video and intercom solutions, highlighting how production technology can be simplified for the North American market, at the NAB Show …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:20 AM
Paramount, Bruckheimer & ABC Signature Hit With $8M Defamation Suit
Contestants Jonathan Towns and Ana Towns accuse Paramount, CBS and producers ABC Signature and Jerry Bruckheimer Films of rigging the series and unleashing a “smear strategy so audacious and immoral that would shock the conscience of even the most cynical propagandist.”
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Philo CEO Andrew McCollum Stepping Down; Mike Keyserling To Succeed
Philo CEO Andrew McCollum is stepping away from the role after more than a decade, handing the keys to the wallet-friendly streaming service to Chief Operating Officer Mike Keyserling.
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Frequency & Flightpath Join Forces To Streamline Podcast Monetization
Frequency, an automated ad management and monetization platform, and Flightpath, which helps publishers and networks monetize on-demand media with data, today announced a strategic partnership that lays the foundation for …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:18 AM
Lou Holtz, Who Coached Unbeaten Notre Dame To A Title, Dies At 89
Known for reviving football programs, he led six major colleges to bowl games, winning a national championship in 1989 after restoring the Irish to greatness. After his second retirement from coaching, Holtz was a commentator for ESPN from 2004 to 2014. ( Kevork Djansezian/AP )
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:26 AM
LucidLink Launches Connect For Instant Data Access
LucidLink, a provider of cloud-native file streaming platforms for secure access to large files, has launched LucidLink Connect, a file streaming solution that allows users to access and stream data …
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ITV Reports $4.6B Revenue For 2025 As Sky Sale Talks Continue
U.K. media giant ITV has posted full-year 2025 results the company said beat market expectations, with strong performances from its studios arm and streaming platform ITVX offsetting a decline in linear advertising revenues. Group external revenue rose 1% to £3.511 billion ($4.68 billion) for the 12 months ended Dec. 31, 2025, while total group revenue was broadly flat at £4.121 billion ($5.49 billion).
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Trump Bought Netflix Debt Amid Paramounts Fight for Warner Bros.
New financial disclosures released Wednesday show that the president acquired Netflix bonds as Paramount was trying to pry WBD away from the streaming giant.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:41 AM
Brady Bunch House, Used In Exterior Shots For The Popular Sitcom, Gets L.A. Landmark Status
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heres the story … of how a modest mid-century home became a Los Angeles landmark. The LA city council voted unanimously on Wednesday to designate the …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:33 AM
Can AI Save Local News?
The Philadelphia Inquirer and other regional outlets turn to AI to automate elements of reporting and expand coverage.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:38 AM
The 13-Second Video That Supercharged The McDonalds-Burger King Rivalry
After one CEOs burger bite went viral on social media, millions including his competitors pounced.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:39 AM
Nancy Hall Named U.S. CEO Of WPP Media
Nancy Hall, a media-buying executive who has cultivated a specialty in data and ad tech, has been named CEO of the U.S. operations of WPP Media, putting her at the helm of one of the most influential agencies in the media and entertainment sectors.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:31 AM
Nexstar Launches Tender Offer For Tegna Senior Notes
The move is part of Nexstars pending acquisition of Tegna, which is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:28 AM
CBS Mornings Executive Producer Shawna Thomas To Leave Network
Thomas steps down as the network is expected to be reshaped under Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss and President Tom Cibrowski.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:24 AM
Q&A: This Iranian fact-checker has been working nonstop since the uprisings. Then the war came.
Farhad Souzanchi — an Iranian fact-checker who goes by a pseudonym out of fear for his family’s safety — hasn’t talked to his mother since the war broke out. “I […]
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Do airstrikes alone produce regime change? Experts say history supports Chris Murphys Face the Nat
As President Donald Trump launched air attacks on Iran Feb. 28, skeptics quickly argued that ousting a foreign countrys government — as the U.S. may be pursuing in Iran — […]
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Iranian TV, Social Media Project Defiant & Distorted View Of The War
State media and online propagandists are striking a confident posture, despite heavy losses. Some of the content was generated by artificial intelligence. ( Vahid Salemi/AP )
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:27 AM
NBC Wants To Make NBA Throwback Game Annual Event
Bob Costas, Doug Collins, and Mike Fratello called Tuesday nights game, complete with 90s-era score bugs, graphics and even mics.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:40 AM
NEP Unveils Modernized EU-03 OB Unit
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After Warner Bros. Merger, Changes Are Coming To The Paramount Lot. Heres What To Expect
Paramount Skydance plans to redevelop its historic Hollywood studio as it consolidates the vast Warner Bros. and Paramount real estate empires.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:25 AM
Old and AI-generated videos are fueling misinformation about the Iran strikes
Fake and outdated videos and images are circulating on social media misrepresenting the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Irans counterattacks. At least 500 people have been killed in Iran and deaths have […]
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Covering a police officer killed in the line of duty
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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Layoffs At KPRC Houston News
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Journalists push back against parent companies contracts with ICE
More than 200 journalists at Law360, a legal news outlet, and its sister publications have signed a letter demanding that their parent company RELX drop its contract with the Department […]
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A Broadcast Ownership Exception — Or An Emerging De Facto Rule?
Late last week, the FCCs Media Bureau, acting under delegated authority, finalized a decision that may quietly reshape local television ownership policy. In an order released Friday, the bureau granted a waiver allowing Indianapolis-based Circle City Broadcasting to acquire WRTV, the markets ABC affiliate, in a deal valued at approximately $83 million. The transaction gives Circle City ownership of three full-power television stations in the same Nielsen DMA: WRTV (ABC), WISH (CW) and WNDY (My...
TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:29 AM
NAB Show: BeckTV Launching BeckFlow While Highlighting Design & Integration Projects
At NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 18-22, BeckTV, a broadcast systems integrator, is launching BeckFlow, a web-based schematic documentation platform designed and developed specifically for the media and entertainment …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:22 AM
How Ali Khamenei used numbers, narratives and conspiracy to shape reality in Iran
On the morning of Feb. 28, 2026, Irans Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in an airstrike on his Tehran compound. He was one of the central figures of the […]
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DirecTV, Duke And UNC Turn Lacrosse Goals Into Community Support
DirecTV is expanding its collegiate athletic presence through a new community initiative with Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for the 2026 lacrosse season. The …
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Long live the King: Gayle King signed a new deal to stay on CBS Mornings
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. Turns out, Gayle King isnt going anywhere. Despite […]
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Chyron Releases AXIS Maps 2.0 For Enhanced Storytelling
Chyron, a provider of digital broadcast titling and graphics systems, has introduced AXIS Maps 2.0, a map production suite featuring a new interface and expanded customization tools designed for broadcast …
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Inside The Star Tribunes coverage of the Minneapolis immigration raids
This is The Poynter Report, your daily guide to the news about news. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every weekday. One of the biggest news stories of 2026 […]
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Bob Rosenfarb, Writer-Producer On Whos the Boss? & Step by Step, Dies At 74
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:25 AM
LTN & Mediakind Partner To Deliver Integrated Reliable IP Transport & Edge Processing
LTN and MediaKind today announced a strategic partnership to tightly integrate MediaKinds MK.IO Beam on-premise devices with the LTN Network, combining advanced edge video processing with LTNs global IP transport infrastructure. “The …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:19 AM
NAB Show: Harmonic Accelerates Streaming & Broadcast Transformations
NAB Show in Las Vegas, April 18-22, Harmonic will introduce “significant enhancements” to its video appliances and SaaS solutions, highlighted by a next-generation media server and new AI-driven innovations, designed …
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:16 AM
Live Production Over IP In 2026: Software-Defined Everything
The NAB Show floor will highlight advances in standards, connectivity and hybrid workflows.
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Gary Dontzig, Writer & Emmy Winning Producer On Murphy Brown, Dies At 79
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:31 AM
Frank Biancuzzo To Retire As President, Hearst Media Production Group
His varied career has included multiple aspects of the television industry, including local TV news production and promotion, research, marketing, general management and, ultimately, oversight of a major independent production company.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:21 AM
How The Rookie Embodies The Streaming Era For Network Series
The ABC show gets the biggest lift from streaming and other delayed viewing of any broadcast series.
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TV News Check at Friday, March 6, 2026 1:33:26 AM
NAB Show: Net Insight To Debut Nimbra Live Intelligence
Net Insight is launching Nimbra Live Intelligence, a platform designed to create an open media environment for live production, distribution and protection workflows, at the 2026 NAB Show in Las …
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