Sinclair Launches AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions and AMP Media
It calls the initiatives “a strategic evolution” of its sales and content divisions.”
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:11:07 AM
CNNs Reporting Tactics On Display As Defamation Trial Heads To Jury
The Florida case centers on coverage of a Navy veteran who helped with Afghanistan evacuation, but has broader implications for media industry.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:11:05 AM
Murder In A Small Town Renewed For Second Season On Fox
The drama starring Rossif Sutherland and Kristin Kreuk is based on a series of novels by L.R. Wright.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:10:55 AM
FTC Updates Childrens Privacy, Further Restricts Behavioral Advertising
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday finalized new restrictions on companies' ability to serve behaviorally targeted ads to children under 13. The new rules effectively require operators of websites and apps to obtain opt-in consent from parents at least twice before transferring known children's data to outside companies that facilitate behavioral advertising.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:10:48 AM
How To Download Your Videos & Other Data From TikTok
With a TikTok ban looming in the United States and the apps future unknown, now might be a good time to save your work while you can.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:10:40 AM
Who Is Sean Duffy? Transportation Secretary Nominee Met Wife On Real World
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:21 AM
WMAQ Reveals Uninsured, Uninspected, Duct-Taped Chicago School Buses
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:18 AM
Sale Of KTAS San Luis Obispo To Major Market Broadcasting Closes
The sale of KTAS San Luis Obispo, Calif. from Palazuelos 2023 Revocable Trust to Major Market Broadcasting of California announced in October 2024 for $550,000 has closed. The seller, Palazuelos …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:17 AM
TikTok Shock: Supreme Court Upholds Law, Setting Stage For Ban On U.S. App Stores
After years on the brink, TikToks clock has run out as the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld a lower court ruling that the app owned by Chinas ByteDance must sell itself or be banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19 due to national security concerns.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:14 AM
Female-Led Production Team, All-Female Broadcast Crew To Lead NESNs Telecast Of Dunkin Womens Bea
NESN will broadcast the Dunkin Womens Beanpot championship and third-place games with a female-led production team and an all-female broadcast crew for the second straight year. Scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:12 AM
Optimum Asks MSG Networks To Refund Customers $125M
Optimum has called on MSG Networks to refund customers up to $125 million, which represents the estimated $10 per month per subscriber value MSG Networks attributes to its programming. This demand follows an ongoing blackout of Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and Devils games.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:09 AM
CNN Found Liable For Defaming Security Consultant In Story On Afghan Evacuations
The jury also awarded $5 million in damages. CNN also was found liable for punitive damages, with an amount to be determined in the next phase of the trial.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:07 AM
Jack Pohl Named Evening Co-Anchor Of WDTN News
Nexstar NBC affiliate WDTN Dayton, Ohio, has named Jack Pohl as evening co-anchor of 2 News. Melissa Jones, WDTN-WBDT VP-GM, said: “Jack was born and raised in the Miami Valley, …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:05 AM
Dulce Sloan Leaves The Daily Show After Seven Years
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:09:02 AM
Is Netflix Deliberately Dumbing Down TV So People Can Watch While Scrolling?
Streaming insiders have claimed theyre being made to rewrite scripts for viewers who use their phones while watching. Is this the end of prestige TV? Or pure fiction?
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:59 AM
CBS Owner Paramount Discusses Settling Trump Suit, With Merger Review On Tap
Trump is seeking $10 billion in a suit over a 60 Minutes Harris interview while the incoming FCC signals a tough review of the Paramount merger with Skydance.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:56 AM
Will The Press Fight Like Tigers Against Trump?
From criminal subpoenas to the Espionage Act, the next administration is likely to crack down on journalists. How we respond depends on the courage of media owners.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:54 AM
Dow Gains 335, Nasdaq Jumps 292, S&P 500 Rises 59
Wall Street finished its best week since Trumps election with a rally on Friday.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:51 AM
CNN Reaches Settlement With Security Consultant After Jury Found Network Liable For Defamation
CNN reached a settlement with a security consultant this afternoon, hours after a jury found the network liable for defamation and awarded him $5 million.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:49 AM
Allen Media Preparing To Hub Weather, Cut Local Forecaster Jobs
Multiple sources say that Allen Media Group will begin the process of “hubbing” weather forecasts from the Atlanta facilities of its co-owned Weather Channel. The group, which owns around 36 stations in mid-size to small markets across the country, has already been quietly cutting a variety of jobs in recent days, including managers, anchors and forecasters.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:47 AM
Universities Are Mapping Where Local News Outlets Are Still Thriving — And Where Gaps Persist
Across the country, academics, journalists and researchers are mapping their states news and information ecosystems. Their methodologies differ, but such initiatives seek to make sense of the splintered reality of where people are getting their local news and information.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:44 AM
NAB Publishes Long-Awaited Future Of TV Initiative Report
The 32-page report aims to guide FCC in proceedings to end ATSC 1.0 and complete the transition to ATSC 3.0 or NextGen TV.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:42 AM
Nexstar & Altice Optimum Reach Carriage Agreement After Standoff
The partnership agreement was announced Saturday, and although the terms were not released, programming has already been restored to two million subscribers of Optimum TV, which is owned by the U.S. arm of French telecom giant Altice.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:39 AM
TikTok Goes Dark In U.S.
TikTok has officially shut down in the U.S. ahead of a Sunday deadline but said it hopes to be reinstated when Donald Trump takes office on Monday.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:37 AM
TikTok Says Its In The Process Of Restoring Service To US Users
TikTok thanked President-elect Donald Trump, who on Sunday said he planned to sign an executive order after his inauguration on Monday to give TikToks China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.S.ban.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:35 AM
GOP Control Of The FCC Starts Today
Brendan Carr – seven years a regular commissioner – will step into his new role of FCC chairman after noon ET today. Job one for Carr, 46, is likely to help with restoring the FCC's authority to auction spectrum.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:30 AM
Scripps News Names Liz Landers National Security Correspondent
Emmy-winning journalist Liz Landers will serve as national security correspondent for Scripps News, the national news outlet owned by The E.W. Scripps Co. In this new role, she will lead …
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:27 AM
Frasier Revival Not Moving Forward After Two Seasons On Paramount+
CBS Studios will shop the series, which debuted in October 2023, around to other platforms.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:25 AM
Dan Mason To Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From Broadcasters Foundation Of America
The longtime Westinghouse and CBS Radio executive will be honored with the Edward F. McLaughlin award during the BFOA Golden Mic Award Gala and Fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on Monday, March 10.
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 4:08:22 AM
David Lynch, Twin Peaks And The American Art Of Television
Twin Peaks was his ultimate portrait of a land of terror and beauty. ( Spelling Entertainment )
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 3:10:09 AM
Apple Is Pulling Its AI-Generated Notifications For News After Generating Fake Headlines
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 1:04:08 AM
The Media Needs To Show How The Climate Crisis Is Fueling The L.A. Wildfires
With few exceptions, the news has shied away from showing how the unfolding climate crisis plays a large role in the disaster. ( AP )
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TV News Check at Tuesday, January 21, 2025 12:05:43 AM
PolitiFact kicks off the MAGA-Meter to track Donald Trumps promises
As President Donald Trump prepares to take office for the second time, he brings with him a litany of campaign promises. Over the next four years, PolitiFact will periodically evaluate the […]
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Poynter Institute at Monday, January 20, 2025 8:08:00 PM
Trump taps 19 Fox pundits, personalities and producers for second term
President Trump has proposed 19 former Fox News hosts, journalists and commentators for senior positions in his second White House term.
NPR News at Monday, January 20, 2025 1:31:17 PM
HONOR THE DREAM
TVNewsCheck is honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. today. Our AM and PM newsletters will return tomorrow, Jan. 21.
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TV News Check at Monday, January 20, 2025 10:04:01 AM
Suzanne Stevens Joins KRIS Corpus Christi News
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TV News Check at Monday, January 20, 2025 9:04:07 AM
News site focused on Elon Musk to launch
Musk News, a new twice-weekly news site, will focus on the billionaire and Trump advisor's influence and actions over the course of the new presidency.
NPR News at Monday, January 20, 2025 9:01:47 AM
Prince Harry's case against Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids goes to trial
A trial begins Tuesday over complaints filed by Prince Harry and a senior British lawmaker against Rupert Murdoch's tabloid newspapers. The trial carries high stakes on both sides of the Atlantic.
NPR News at Monday, January 20, 2025 4:00:00 AM
Newsrooms will keep losing their conservative audiences
The hard question isnt how journalists should cover Trump, but how they should relate to Trump voters. Now that the furor of the election has died down, perhaps political coverage might be perceived as a little less partisan. And perhaps theres an opening for conservative audiences to return to the news, if theyre not worried...
Nieman Labs at Monday, January 20, 2025 12:03:39 AM
Local meteorologists could face layoffs amid new initiative with The Weather Channel
The new initiative will be rolled out across 27 stations and feature additional visual storytelling capabilities, Allen Media Group says.
NPR News at Sunday, January 19, 2025 7:24:21 PM
High Potential Returns After Midseason Break To Its Best 7-Day Audience; Will Trent & The Rooki
ABC was quick to get some of its scripted programming back on air after the holidays, and it appears that audiences have thanked them for it. The networks Tuesday drama lineup in back in full force and has put up some strong viewership in the week since, led by the freshman series High Potential.
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 11:05:53 AM
Post-Rosenworcel, FCCs Gomez And Starks Must Stand Up To Censor-In-Chief Carr
Departing FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcels last gesture was a critical stand for the First Amendment. Commissioners Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks must now pick up the mantle.
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 11:05:50 AM
Meta Cuts Workforce And Amps Up AI Investment. Heres What It Means For Media
As Meta slashes 5% of its workforce and doubles down on AI investments, CEO Mark Zuckerberg's strategy to boost performance and innovation sends ripples across industries. Media companies and beyond are closely monitoring this shift as AI continues to reshape the future of work. ( Midjourney / Jon Accarrino )
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 11:05:48 AM
Whatever Happens To TikTok, Big Tech Is Coming For Its Millions Of Creators
Tech giants like Meta and YouTube want to poach TikTokers, with Snapchat, X, Substack and others also planning efforts to coax them to their platforms. ( AP )
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 11:05:44 AM
MSNBCs Project 2025: Rebuilding Itself In The Trump Era
The channel is losing Comcast as its corporate parent — and shield from the Presidents attacks — as it reclaims its Rachel Maddow-centric identity and plans new leadership.
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 11:05:42 AM
Man Charged In Death Of WOIO Cleveland Reporter Bill Safos
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 7:05:36 AM
ABC News Rachel Scott Adds White House Role As Network Sets D.C. Assignments
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 6:03:36 AM
CNN Could Face Backlash Over Potential Move Of Jim Acosta
Depending on who you ask, CNN anchor Jim Acosta is getting a chance to speak to a much broader audience with an assignment at a new and non-traditional time slot, or hes being removed entirely from the usual daily discussion around the news.
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TV News Check at Sunday, January 19, 2025 6:03:36 AM
Conan OBrien To Receive Mark Twain Prize For American Humor
The comedian and former latenight talk show host will be given the Kennedy Centers annual comedy honor at a ceremony in March.
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TV News Check at Saturday, January 18, 2025 7:07:14 PM
Trump Is Said To Consider Executive Order To Circumvent TikTok Ban
The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States.
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TV News Check at Saturday, January 18, 2025 7:07:11 PM