Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Plunges Over 6% On NBA TV Rights Loss
Macquarie Research, which downgraded the stock Thursday, argued that while WBD intends to litigate the decision, its “hard to see an amicable endgame.”
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:55 AM
Rock Entertainment Group & Gray Media Launch Rock Entertainment Sports Network
The new Rock Entertainment Sports Network will be the 24/7 home of local Ohio sports, including the Cleveland Monsters, Cleveland Charge, St. Edward High School and Lake Erie Crushers programming.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:52 AM
WXIA Atlanta Hires Marcus Greaves As Sports Reporter/Anchor
Tegna NBC affiliate WXIA Atlanta says Marcus Greaves will be joining the station as sports reporter/anchor on Aug. 22. He is currently serving in the same role at Tegnas KFMB San …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:50 AM
61% Of CTV Advertisers Plan To Increase Spending
Another reminder of the popularity of ad-supported connected TV comes in a survey by Premion and Advertiser Perceptions which found that 61% of the marketers that advertise on CTV and over-the-top TV plan to increase their spending on those channels by an average of 21%.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:48 AM
Nielsens Gracenote Gets Into Contextual Ad Game
Its Metadata is being used by Cineverse, DirecTV Advertising, Philo, Tastemade and Xumo to target audiences.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:45 AM
Why The Paris Olympics Are Key For Maxs Streaming Growth In Europe
It is a different world showing the Olympics across Europe after the Discovery-WarnerMedia merger, top exec Andrew Georgiou tells reporters.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:43 AM
The Kardashians Renewed For Season 6 At Hulu
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:41 AM
CNN, Nat Geo, PBS Lead News & Doc Emmy Nominations
CNN once again leads all networks when it comes to the News and Documentary Emmys, scoring approximately 39 nominations, as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences revealed this years contenders on Thursday morning.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:41 AM
Ad Market Expands For 15th Month In July, Rises 4.8%
According to the just-updated U.S. Ad Market Tracker, June's expansion was driven primarily from smaller ad categories, as the top 10 only increased their spending 1.3% vs. 9.4% for all other categories.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:38 AM
Aaliyah Demry Joins KTTC Rochester As A.M. Reporter
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:36 AM
Law&Crime Sets New True Crime Podcast Series Karen Launching On Wondery+
Legal and true crime network Law&Crime announces the next installment of its trial-focused podcast slate, Karen, available exclusively on Wondery+. The new series, hosted by Paula Barros of Cold Case Files and The Rise …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:35 AM
Chicago Fire: Dermot Mulroney Joins Season 13 As New Chief
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:33 AM
Jeopardy Champion Charged With Child Pornography
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:32 AM
Paramount, Skydance Deal Draws Shareholder Scrutiny
The first lawsuit arrived Wednesday, three weeks after Paramount board members approved an $8-billion, two-phase deal with tech scion David Ellison and his backers.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:32 AM
FCC Takes First Step In Effort To Require Disclosure Of AI-Generated Content In Political Ads
Disclosure requirements would ensure consumers are fully informed when AI technology is used in political ads on TV and radio; Commissioner Car blasted the idea as “a recipe for chaos.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:30 AM
Dow Rises 81, Nasdaq Drops 161, S&P Falls 28
Wall Street's smallest stocks roared on Thursday, a day after its worst loss since 2022.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:27 AM
MAD Attracts 25,000+ Signatures Seeking FCC Hearing On Foxs WTXF
The Preston Padden-backed nonprofit advocacy group seeking the denial of the license renewal on Thursday submitted a document featuring the signatures of some 25,532 individuals who side with the Media and Democracy Project, and ask for the matter to be considered by the FCCs Administrative Law Judge.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:25 AM
Arson Attacks Paralyze French High-Speed Rail Network Hours Before Start Of Olympics
French officials described the attacks as criminal actions and said they were investigating whether they were linked to the Olympic Games. ( Mark Baker/AP )
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:22 AM
Streaming Ratings: The Bear Hits All-Time High With Season 3 Premiere
The FX-produced Hulu series is one of seven shows to hit the billion-minute mark in viewing time.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:20 AM
ESPN Chief Jimmy Pitaro On How The NBA Deal Fits Into Disneys Streaming Strategy
The executive also addressed the importance of WNBA rights, and how the company has approached different rights packages.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:18 AM
Krapopolis Renewed For Season 4 At Fox
The mythical animated comedy set in ancient Greece has been picked up for a fourth season, creator Dan Harmon revealed on Thursday to fans at Comic-Con International in San Diego.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:15 AM
Now Facing Harris, Trump Backs Off Commitment To September Debate
The former president suggested moving a debate from ABC News to Fox.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:13 AM
Senate Advances Kids Online Safety Bill
Lawmakers in the Senate on Thursday voted to end debate on a bill that would impose broad restrictions on how tech platforms serve content to minors and handle their data. The procedural move paves the way for the Senate to vote on the Kids Online Safety and Privacy Act, which is expected to pass early next week.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:11 AM
OpenAI Is Launching Search Engine, Taking Direct Aim At Google
Built with input from publishers, SearchGPT will summarize real-time information on websites.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:08 AM
SAG-AFTRA Video Game Performers To Strike Over AI Concerns
The move comes after nearly two years of negotiations with gaming giants, including divisions of Activision, Warner Bros. and Walt Disney Co., over a new interactive media agreement.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:06 AM
President Bidens Oval Office Address Watched By Nearly 29M Viewers
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:01 AM
Nexstar Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Announces $1.5B Share Repurchase
Nexstar Media Group announced today that its board of directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.69 per share of its common stock. The dividend is payable on Aug. 23, …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:06:00 AM
Jennifer Sanders Promoted To KXAN Evening Anchor
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:57 AM
KDFW Dallas To Add Newscasts
Starting July 29 the Fox O&O will launch new newscasts at 4-5 p.m. with anchors Heather Hays and Hanna Battah plus meteorologist Ali Turiano and another at 6:30 with anchors Steve Eagar and Heather Hays.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:57 AM
We Might Be Near End Of Inside The NBA — Greatest Sports Studio Show Ever
Mike Freeman: Theres never been a sports show, of any kind, in any medium, that so skillfully explains the guts of that sport, with a combination of humor and strong opinion, all presented without condescension, with the skill that this one does. Nothing comes close.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:55 AM
Warner Bros. Discovery To Sue NBA Over Bid For Broadcast Rights: Source
Warner Bros Discovery will sue the National Basketball Association in New York after the league rejected its matching bid for TV broadcasting rights, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:53 AM
NBC Sports Selects Chyron Live Graphics Platform For Olympics & Paralympics
NBC Sports has selected Chyron to provide live broadcast graphics technology for its production of the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, July 24-Aug. 11, and, Aug. 28-Sept. 8, respectively. NBCUniversals …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:50 AM
Barry Diller Says His Paramount Global Pursuit Is Over Given The Unlimited Resources Of Larry Elli
During an interview in Paris with CNBC before the opening of the Summer Olympics, Diller expressed misgivings about having to step away, but said it came down to financial prudence.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:48 AM
LiveU Delivers UK Election Coverage With 900 Field Units Feeding 18,000 Sessions For Over 180 Broadc
LiveU‘s IP-video EcoSystem played a pivotal role in the real-time, round-the-clock coverage of the recent U.K. election. The company’s field units, cloud production and distribution solutions were used extensively by …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:45 AM
IBC: QuickLink StudioPro 4K Video Production Platform To Debut
QuickLink, a global provider of multi-camera video productions and remote contribution solutions, will present QuickLink StudioPro at IBC 2024 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Sept. 13-16, at Stand 7.A55. …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:43 AM
IBC: Astera To Showcase LunaBulb
Astera, a leading developer of innovative light solutions for film, event and TV markets, will be using its attendance at IBC 2024 in the Amsterdam RAI Convention Center, Sept. 13-16, …
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:40 AM
Alyssa Riggs Joins KWTX Waco Anchor Desk
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:38 AM
NBA Sued By Warner Bros Discovery As TV Rights Battle Goes To Next Level
Turner Broadcasting System and Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. bring this action against the National Basketball Association to enforce TBSs contractual rights to distribute NBA games through the 2035-2036 season,” says the heavily redacted filing Friday in New York state court by Warner Bros Discovery and its TBS subsidiary.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:38 AM
DOJ Tells Appeals Court To Reinstate DirecTVs Antitrust Suit Against Nexstar
A Justice Department amicus brief asks appeals court to correct a district courts definition of price fixing.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:35 AM
Charles Barkley Rips Into NBA Over New TV Rights Deals: It Just Sucks
The Inside the NBA host said that the league wanted to have a deal with a tech company and chose “money over the fans.”
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:32 AM
Charter Loses 393,000 Video Subs In Second Quarter
The cable giant, led by CEO Chris Winfrey, also shed 154,000 broadband customers after the end of government subsidies.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:30 AM
CBS Moves Up Tracker, Equalizer Season Premieres
Both shows were originally scheduled to premiere on Oct. 27 following an NFL doubleheader. Instead, Season 2 of Tracker will now premiere at the beginning of CBS premiere week on Sunday, Oct. 13, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with Equalizer starting on Oct. 20, airing at 9:30 p.m., then moving to its regular 9 p.m. time slot on Nov. 3.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:26 AM
Gina Caranos Disney Mandalorian Lawsuit Appears Headed Toward Trial
Carano sued Disney earlier this year over her termination from the Disney+ series, with Elon Musk backing the effort.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:24 AM
WJAX-WFOX Jacksonville Anchor John Bachman Leaving Local TV
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:21 AM
WNBA Hopes To Cash In On Rising Popularity With Media Rights Reevaluation After 2028 Season
The WNBAs new media rights deal includes a price reevaluation after the 2028 season to account for the leagues rising popularity, according to people familiar with the agreement. The WNBA deal has been negotiated within a broader $77 billion NBA agreement with media partners announced earlier this week. The WNBA-specific contract is worth $2.2 billion for 11 seasons.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:20 AM
Disney+, Hulu, Max Bundle Launches
Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced the launch of their long-awaited premium streaming bundle for the United States. For $16.99 per month, subscribers will get ad-supported versions of Disney+, Hulu and Max; ad-free will cost $29.99 per month, a savings of 38%.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:18 AM
Dow Rallies 654, Nasdaq Climbs 176, S&P Rises 60
Most of Wall Street leapt Friday in a widespread rally, from big stocks to small.
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TV News Check at Saturday, July 27, 2024 2:05:15 AM
MeTV Toons Celebrates Bugs Bunnys Birthday With Special
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TV News Check at Friday, July 26, 2024 1:00:40 PM
Tracie Ann Brennan, EVP At Al Roker Entertainment, Dies At 64
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TV News Check at Friday, July 26, 2024 12:59:22 PM
Ozy Media Ends Lawsuit Against Semafor After NY Fraud Conviction
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TV News Check at Friday, July 26, 2024 5:44:36 AM
NBA signs media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon, leaving TNT behind
The NBA signed its 11-year media rights deal with Disney, NBC and Amazon Prime Video after saying it was not accepting Warner Bros. Discoverys offer to continue its longtime relationship with the league.
NPR News at Wednesday, July 24, 2024 4:47:56 PM
Diplomacy has reduced their numbers, but dozens of Americans are still detained abroad
The number of unjust detentions fell 42% over the last two years, according to the nonprofit Foley Foundation. Despite the progress, nations like Russia continue to pose major risks for U.S. travelers.
NPR News at Wednesday, July 24, 2024 5:00:00 AM
Browser cookies, as unkillable as cockroaches, wont be leaving Google Chrome after all
Good news or bad news? It depends. Are you an internet user who cares about privacy? An internet publisher who cares about making money? Or somewhere in between? On Monday afternoon, Google shocked the online-advertising world by saying that, actually, despite years of promises, it wouldnt be dropping cookies from its world-dominant web browser, Chrome....
Nieman Labs at Tuesday, July 23, 2024 1:06:25 PM
Russian-American journalist sentenced to 6.5 years in rapid, secret trial
Alsu Kurmasheva, a journalist for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, was convicted of spreading false information about the Russian army.
NPR News at Tuesday, July 23, 2024 2:08:05 AM
Hunter Biden drops lawsuit against Fox, while network scores separate court victory
Hunter Biden dropped the lawsuit he had brought against Fox News citing New York state's revenge porn statutes. One day later, a district judge dismissed a disinformation expert's defamation suit against Fox.
NPR News at Monday, July 22, 2024 2:17:32 PM
BREAKING: The ways people hear about big news these days; “into a million pieces,” says source
Its not often that massive political news breaks on a Sunday afternoon — especially one in steamy late July, the leading edge of the Greater August vacation season. But break news Joe Biden most certainly did with this tweet announcing he would not run for reelection this fall. pic.twitter.com/RMIRvlSOYw — Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) July 21,...
Nieman Labs at Monday, July 22, 2024 11:06:55 AM
Longtime 'NYT' food critic reflects on 12 years at the table
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to the New York Times' food critic Pete Wells about his retirement after 12 years at the critic's table.
NPR News at Friday, July 19, 2024 5:00:27 PM
Russian court sentences U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison
A Russian court convicted Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich on charges of espionage Friday, sentencing him to 16 years in a Russian prison colony in a trial the U.S. denounced as a sham.
NPR News at Friday, July 19, 2024 7:24:39 AM
Lou Dobbs, the controversial Fox News host, has died
The longtime Fox contributor was 78 years old.
NPR News at Thursday, July 18, 2024 6:11:14 PM
Nearly all local online newsrooms produce newsletters, a LION report finds
How can local online newsrooms best reach, and keep, their audiences? That question keeps many news publishers up at night. In the inhospitable internet climate of 2024, between the ambivalence-to-antagonism of social media toward news and the looming threat of AI search decimating Google referrals, the need for alternatives to the two sources that were...
Nieman Labs at Thursday, July 18, 2024 3:06:40 PM