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Yahoo Sports Teams Up With Motorsport Network On New Racing Hub

4 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Ray Schultz

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Trump Names Fox News Host Mark Levin to Homeland Security Advisory Council

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Charlie Nash

President Donald Trump appointed Fox News host Mark Levin and former Fox News contributor Bo Dietl to his Homeland Security Advisory Council on Thursday.
Audiences, Data And Interactivity Are Fueling A Content Revolution. Here’s How

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Paige Albiniak

LAS VEGAS — Media companies and content creators are busily building content businesses across a wide range of platforms, each of them applying their own approach. While some things remain the same — viewers are always seeking connection to talent and strong storytelling — the way content is delivered, measured and monetized is changing rapidly and drastically, said panelists at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference here last week.
Hybridity, Interoperability Major Themes For IP Vendors At NAB Show

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Glen Dickson

LAS VEGAS — While most broadcasters have taken a cautious approach to investing in IP routing technology based on the SMPTE 2110 standard, infrastructure vendors at the 2025 NAB Show showed a broad variety of new 2110-compliant products and reported strong growth in the adjacent corporate, stadium and Pro AV markets.
Columbus 'Messenger' Shuts Down After 50 Years

5 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Ray Schultz

While other MediaPost newsletters and articles remain free to all ... our new Research Intelligencer service is reserved for paid subscribers ... Subscribe today to gain access to every Research Intelligencer article we publish as well as the exclusive daily newsletter, full access to The MediaPost Cases, first-look research and daily insights from Joe Mandese, Editor in Chief. Become a subscriber today!If you're already a paid subscriber, please sign-in. Username Password Forgot?
Across TV’s Many Platforms, Original Content Remains The Ultimate Market Differentiator

6 days ago | tvnewscheck.com | Paige Albiniak

LAS VEGAS — As content providers launch literally hundreds of channels of content, everyone is still looking for key pieces of original content that will allow them to break out and find their place in the ever-expanding video ecosystem. The trick is to do that on an ongoing basis while remaining on budget. “The marketplace differentiator is original content.
Veteran LA Broadcaster Ed Arnold Dies at 86

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Kevin Eck

We deliver! Get curated industry news straight to your inbox. Subscribe to Adweek newsletters. Broadcaster Ed Arnold, who worked in Los Angeles radio and TV stations has died for years. He was 86. He suffered from heart disease and died Thursday. Arnold worked at several radio stations in the Los Angeles area before joining KTLA in the late sixties as an announcer. He left the station in 1975 to join KABC until 1986.
How Daytime Television Will Survive

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Paige Albiniak

LAS VEGAS — As the television audience has become deeply fragmented and ratings decline, TV station programmers are having to find “nickels in the couch cushions” to keep shows on the air. Finding and keeping those nickels is forcing them to get creative, a panel of executives said at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show here last week.
In War For Viewers’ Attention, Combatants Rely On More Data Inputs Than Ever

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Paige Albiniak

LAS VEGAS — Media’s challenge today is not in getting audiences to consume media — they are consuming more media than ever before — but in grabbing and holding their attention. Even more challenging? Holding audiences’ attention at scale, which is something that today is done best by major live sporting events like the Super Bowl or March Madness, and live breaking news like the devastating wildfires that ravaged Los Angeles in January.
Local Stations See Upside In Pro Sports, But It’s Still Early Innings

1 week ago | tvnewscheck.com | Glen Dickson

LAS VEGAS — While local broadcasters enjoyed a strong 2024 driven by record political advertising, the call-letter station market continues to be challenged by increased competition from streaming players for viewers and advertising dollars, as well as by rising reverse-compensation payments to networks. However, a growth opportunity has emerged in the form of major league sports rights returning to local stations.