Coalition Urges Federal Action To Bring Film & TV Production Home
The Coalition for American Production voices support for legislation that would provide tax incentives to studios and other media production companies.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:28 PM
The CW Plans Holiday Movie & Special Lineup
The CW has announced its holiday programming lineup, which will bring a mix of classic family films, new specials, music programs and college football bowl games to the network from …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:47 PM
APTS Remembers Former WOUB Leader Carolyn Bailey Lewis
Americas Public Television Stations (APTS) is mourning Carolyn Bailey Lewis, the former general manager of WOUB Public Media at Ohio University who also served on the APTS board. Kate Riley, …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:53 PM
Melanie Lawson, Khambrel Marshall & Grace Olivares Are Lone Star Emmy Silver Circle Inductees
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:07 PM
Kevin Delaney Takes Role As NBC News Head Of Digital Content & Subscription
Kevin Delaney, a journalist-turned-digital-entreprenur, has been named head of digital content and subscription at NBC News, a new role that will serve as a bridge between both editorial and business.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:41 PM
Gravity Media Covers Red Bull Rampage With Flypack & RF
Gravity Media deployed a specialist flypack production system and RF camera coverage for Red Bull Rampage 2026, one of the more demanding freeride mountain biking events in the world. Gravity …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:49 PM
Reggie Dinkins Adds 30 Rock Alums Jane Krakowski, Scott Adsit To Season 2
They'll guest star in the NBC comedy along with Jason Mantzoukas, Edi Patterson and Andre De Shields.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:03 PM
Telefónica AMPPs Up Movistar Plus+ Playout With Grass Valley
Spain-based Telefónica Servicios Audiovisuales, a specialist in broadcast, services and audiovisual solutions, has moved the first 20 linear channels of Movistar Plus+ from a hardware-based playout system to Grass Valley‘s …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:50 PM
Dow Adds 146, Nasdaq Climbs 214, S&P 500 Gains 53
Wall Street rose Monday as AI stocks kept swinging.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:13 PM
NSC TV Selects Appear For Satellite-to-IP Migration
NSC TV, a TV Globo affiliate in Brazil, is moving its distribution network in Santa Catarina from satellite to IP with technology from Appear ASA. The deployment connects six locations …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:52 PM
Mellynda Hartel Named President-GM Of Florida Stations
Tegna taps the television station veteran to oversee its stations in Jacksonville and Tampa.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:30 PM
Thunder Rolls In OKC With Griffin Media Deal
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:38 PM
Netflix Taps Former Apple Exec Steve Wilson To Lead Podcast Acquisitions
Wilson had spent 15 years at Apple, where he worked across editorial, partner relations and marketing.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:01 PM
Duchess Meghan Returning To TV With Surprising New Role
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 7:07:21 AM
S&P Global: Broadcasters Face A Pivotal Revenue Reset As Political Dollars Recede In 2027
Justin Nielson, head of Kagan Research at S&P Global Intelligence, told TVNewsCheck s Local TV Strategies conference last week that broadcasters will face a raft of challenges in 2027 before a sharp 2028 rebound.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:10 PM
Georgia Juvelis Leaving As Chief Communications Officer Of AMC Global Media
Her departure comes after 19 years with the company. Her role will not be filled, with the company moving away from centralized communications structure to each business comms team operating on their own while also collaborating with each other.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:20 PM
Susan Saint James, Emmy-Winning Actor Of McMillan & Wife And Kate & Allie, Dies
She earned her biggest fame as Sally McMillan, the plucky wife of Hudson's San Francisco police commissioner Stewart McMillan, in the hit series McMillan & Wife from 1971-76. She received three Emmy nominations for the role. She was 80. ( Evan Agostini/Invision/AP )
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:45 PM
Elizabeth Dinh Exits KOIN Portland News
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:54 PM
How to navigate a toxic newsroom — and know when its time to leave
Newsrooms, like many workplaces, have a history of tolerating abuse and mistreatment. Some cases involve serious allegations of misconduct. Journalists who sexually harass their colleagues. Managers who police the hair […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 7:04:01 AM
Microsoft Will Offer Buyouts To 60,000 Employees
The software giant says buyouts will be available to certain workers in U.S., U.K., Canada and India.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:19 PM
Jay-Z To headline Super Bowl Halftime Show At SoFi Stadium
After days of speculation, Jay-Z is set to return to the stadium where he closed his Jay-Z 30 concerts over the weekend. The run began with three shows at Yankee Stadium in New York, continued in London and ended in Southern California.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:12 PM
Hilary Rosen Named BAFTA Chair
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:02 PM
The NFLs Biggest Dramas This Season Are In The Broadcast Booth
From Troy Aikman to Tony Romo, the on-air talent who function as the gateway to the game have become the story, much to the league's chagrin.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:42 PM
Nikiya Carrero Joins WFAA Dallas News
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:06 PM
If journalists cant explain an election, we havent finished the job
Understanding the American electorate has never been more important or more challenging, especially for journalists. We know the country is polarized and that voters in both parties are angry. But […]
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Poynter Institute at Wednesday, October 21, 2026 7:03:02 AM
With one week until the midterms, PolitiFact is on the lookout for mischief
We are just one week away from the most consequential midterm election in recent history. At stake? Control of the House and the Senate during one of the most divisive […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, October 26, 2026 7:03:22 AM
6 Citizens Sue Trump, Saying Media Ban Deprives Them Of News As Audience Stakeholders
The suit argues that it's not only the rights of news organizations that are violated when Trump bans them from White House premises. Even more fundamentally, the lawsuit argues, such bans violate the public's right to independent reporting about its president and government. ( Nam Y. Huh/AP )
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:55 PM
Voting machines are flipping votes? Heres whats actually happening
Claims about voting machines swapping or “flipping” voters choices are again going viral as early voting continues during the 2026 midterm elections. The claims have surfaced in multiple states. “There […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 6:02:35 AM
ATSC 3.0 Teams Work On Interference Canceling, Signal Reception Scores Win
A July demo in Brazil shows that a signal 37 dB below a stronger signal could be received successfully.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:05 PM
Trump sued the BBC. Now he has to answer its questions.
President Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion over a misleadingly edited quote in a documentary it aired in the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election. The lawsuit […]
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Poynter Institute at Friday, October 23, 2026 7:03:36 AM
MeidasTouch To Launch 24/7 News Channel With Swerve TV
Independent news network MeidasTouch Network is launching a 24/7 news channel in partnership with Swerve TV, bringing its podcasts, live programming, legal analysis and commentary to streaming audiences. The channel …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:53 PM
Lionsgate Finds New Television Group President
After vice chair Sandra Stern stepped down, Kevin Beggs has tapped key deputy Scott Herbst as president, while current programming head Lee Hollin and casting head Marcello Bellisario have new deals.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:44 PM
Anthropic Reveals Skyrocketing Growth and Spending Plans In IPO Filing
Ahead of what could be the largest public listing ever, Anthropic said revenue soared to $16.3 billion in the first half of the year, and it planned to spend $807 billion on AI infrastructure.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:18 PM
I interview authors for KUOW. Now scammers are pretending to be me.
On Aug. 31, a woman called me for the details of an interview scheduled for 1:30 that afternoon. Shed been preparing all morning but was confused about the format the […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, October 26, 2026 6:31:51 AM
Public records delays are wearing journalists down. Im one of them.
This article was originally published in the Student Press Report, a national news desk highlighting the successes and challenges facing college journalism. Government officials have found a trick to keep […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, October 22, 2026 6:32:26 AM
All My Children Actor Alan Dysert Dies At 75 After Battling Rare Cancer
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 7:09:19 AM
Where Have All The Car Commercials Gone?
Automakers are emphasizing streaming and regional TV over the big brand storytelling that long dominated primetime.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:58 PM
Alpha Launches Media Modernization Practice & The Lab
Alpha, a technology integration and solutions partner, has debuted a Media Modernization practice and a new customer-facing environment called The Lab at its Eden Prairie, Minn., headquarters. The company said …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:51 PM
Magid: Broadcasters Must Avoid Indistinctiveness Trap To Connect With Younger Viewers
Magid COO Jaime Spencer challenged broadcasters to rethink brand identity, platform strategy and revenue models as AI reshapes how news is found and consumed in a session at TVNewsCheck s Local TV Strategies last week.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:09 PM
Abbi Bennett Joins CBS Austin KEYE News
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:54 PM
Supernatural Drama Coven Academy Renewed For Season 2 At Disney
Tim Federle created the series, which features a cast including Malina Pauli Weissman, Malachi Barton and Tiffani Thiessen.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:27 PM
Bitcentral Launches Fusion MediaShare For Station Groups
Bitcentral has debuted Fusion MediaShare, a cloud-native discovery and sharing service the company says is designed to help station groups find, share and reuse content across multiple markets. The Newport …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:48 PM
Brendan Carr warns broadcasters about fake polls as a real polling scandal unfolds
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr warned broadcasters Wednesday that airing what he calls “Fake Polls and Suppression Polls” could violate their regulatory obligations, putting the FCC in the middle […]
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Poynter Institute at Thursday, October 22, 2026 7:03:49 AM
KBLR Las Vegas Adds Meteorologist, Multimedia Journalist
KBLR (Telemundo Las Vegas) has hired meteorologist Samanta Rodríguez and multimedia journalist Ana Sofía Román to its news team, with both set to make their debuts on Noticiero Telemundo Las …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:30 PM
Hearst Televisions Gerry McGavick To Retire
The broadcasters vice president of sales, will step down at the end of the year after four decades in advertising and broadcast television.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:15 PM
Skydance Launching Employee Buyout Program As Cost Savings Efforts Begin
The company is also moving all former Warner Bros. Discovery employees to five days per week, aligning with Paramount's return to office plan.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:25 PM
Netskrt Partners With Oracle For More Reliable, Cost-Effective Streaming
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:44 PM
Poynter announces 2026 Power of Diverse Voices cohort, celebrating 10 years of amplified opinion wri
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (October 27, 2026) — The Poynter Institute has selected 16 journalists and storytellers for the 2026 Power of Diverse Voices workshop, an intensive four-day program that helps […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 7:04:01 AM
Bob Woodward Spills His Secrets
In a new memoir, the legendary reporter names a parade of confidential sources who enabled monumental scoops in The Washington Post and his blockbuster books.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:57 PM
General Motors Will Move Its Stock To Nasdaq In Tech-Driven Pivot
After more than 100 years on the New York Stock Exchange, the automaker is shifting its listing to the Nasdaq, which is home to many technology companies.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:39 PM
Kaitoi Opens AI Ad Campaign Workspace To Public
Kaitoi Labs Inc. has opened Kaitoi to the public, a workspace the company says lets media owners build an ad workflow once and reuse it for future campaigns. The platform …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:49 PM
H&I To Present Walter Koenig Star Trek Tribute Nov. 1
Weigel Broadcastings Heroes & Icons will air a five-episode Star Trek: The Original Series tribute to Walter Koenig on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET/PT, following …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:46 PM
Creators who show their sources build trust, survey finds
About one in five U.S. adults regularly gets their news from news creators on social media platforms, but it can be difficult for audiences to suss out which personalities to trust amid an avalanche of misinformation, hot takes, and polarizing content. New research spearheaded by a team of journalists and political scientists shows that giving...
Nieman Labs at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 10:00:48 AM
Buried in Trumps 1,300-word Bill Maher rant was some news about the press
President Donald Trump loves Truth Social. He loves to go on diatribes blasting his supposed enemies, many of whom are in the media. Hardly a day goes by when Trump […]
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Poynter Institute at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 7:04:00 AM
How The B2X Standard Will Advance Interchangeable Networks
ATSC President Madeleine Noland brings some background and context to Broadcast-to-Everything.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:06 PM
Fewer People Are Watching Local ABC, CBS, Fox & NBC But They Still Want More Money
Nielsens monthly Gauge, which tracks how U.S. viewers divide their time across platforms, recorded broadcast television at 25% of all TV watch-time in May 2021. By August 2026 that figure had dropped to 17.5%. At the same time, the money flowing from multichannel video providers to local broadcast stations has kept rising.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:00 PM
Baywatch Reboot Sets January Premiere Date On Fox
Baywatch is bringing sunshine to the winter, as Foxs reboot of the blockbuster beach series will premiere on Jan. 6 at 9 p.m.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:22 PM
Key ESPN Executives Reportedly Take Early Retirement
Longtime NFL and NBA producers Mark Gross and Tim Corrigan are both leaving ESPN, opting into Disney's early retirement package.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:02:38 PM
White House Is Sued Again Over Media Bans As Press Groups Seek Wider Injunction
The new lawsuit says that prohibitions like the ones aimed at CNN, MS NOW and Politico — which a judge has paused — violate the rights of ordinary citizens.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:16 PM
Instagram Tests 90-Minute Horizontal Videos In Major Play For Podcasters & Creators
Select creators in the U.S. can test out the new product, which could make the platform more of a destination for full video podcasts.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, October 27, 2026 3:03:23 PM