ATSC 3.0 Launches on 7 Portland TV Stations
(Next TV) ATSC 3.0, the next-generation television standard, has planted its flag in Portland, as seven local TV stations have begun broadcasting NextGen TV. Click here to read more.
(Arkansas Business) KARK’s Ketz, Nolan Leaving Little Rock
Little Rock media couple, Ashley Ketz and Aaron Nolan of KARK, are moving to Chicago. Click here to continue reading on Arkansas Business.
Business people: Marni Hughes
(The Journal Gazette) Marni Hughes joined national cable network WGN America and will lead the anchor team that launches a new national newscast, News Nation, set to debut Sept. 1. Hughes’ first job in television was on-air at WKJG. Click here to read more.
As a Teenager, I Hated Johnny Carson. Then Came the Pandemic.
(New York Times) In the last few months, at the end of news-packed days, as the noise of my cooped-up children gives way to the calmer sounds of sirens and fireworks, I have found myself uninterested in seeing any of the current late-night hosts transform the horrors of the world into jokes. I get my […]
Nexstar Nation: Is a national conglomerate the future of local news?
(Columbia Journalism Review) The must-watch TV of the moment is local news. As the spread of the coronavirus and fervent anti-racism demonstrations play out differently in cities, counties, and states across the country, Americans are relying on their local stations to broadcast essential information. Click here to read more.
LHS grad to become anchor for new national news show
(The Observer) The sudden and acute abdominal pain Rudabeh Shahbazi, then a Los Angeles television news reporter, felt was unlike anything she had ever experienced. Click here to read more.
Nexstar Hews To Decentralized News Approach
(TVNewsCheck) Nexstar will launch a new national newscast this fall, drawing in part from its 110 news-producing stations, but individual stations will have the autonomy to chart their own news course, says Susan Tully, SVP of local content development. Click here to read more.
(Media Village) WGN America’s Readies a Fresh Approach to Cable News
In a crowded marketplace, cable network WGN America is preparing to serve up a national newscast without commentary or opinion, and with contributions from local communities. The show will be an anomaly in the cable news lineup, but network research indicated Americans want an unbiased, fact-based nightly news show. That’s the inspiration for News Nation, […]
Nexstar Remains Firmly Atop Station Groups
(TVNewsCheck) It comes out No. 1 on TVNewsCheck-BIA Advisory Services’ annual list of the Top 30 groups ranked by total revenue for the second year in a row. It was a pretty calm 12 months, with little M&A and the top five slots returning unchanged. Click here to read more.
(Variety) WGN America’s ‘News Nation’ Sets Anchor Team for Primetime Pivot
WGN America has set the anchor team for the nightly three-hour newscast that is coming to the primetime lineup of Nexstar Media Group’s cable network as of Sept. 1. Click here to read more.