Nexstar Renews Affiliation Agreements with NBC
(Broadcasting & Cable) Deals cover 21 stations owned by Nexstar and Mission Broadcasting Click here to read more.
Nexstar’s Perry Sook Named To BMI Board Of Directors
(All Access Music Group) BMI has appointed NEXSTAR MEDIA GROUP Chairman/Pres./CEO PERRY SOOK to its Board of Directors, effective JANUARY 1, 2020. Click here to read more.
NATPE Relaunching Iris Awards at Miami Confab
(Broadcasting & Cable) Marcus, Bernstein, Sook O’Brien to be honored Click here to read more.
NATPE Miami To Relaunch Iris Awards
(TVNewsCheck) Soledad O’Brien, Mort Marcus, Ira Bernstein and Perry Sook will be honored at the 2020 show, while Nexstar CEO Perry Sook will keynote the Station Group Summit. Click here to read more.
Nexstar Promotes Lawrence to Run Spartanburg Operations
(Broadcasting & Cable) Nexstar Media Group said it promoted Kenny Lawrence to VP and general manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Spartanburg, S.C. Click here to read more.
Local TV Revives a Bygone Tradition: Airing the National Anthem
(New York Times) Broadcasters bringing back “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a daily feature say they are encouraging unity, but the song can also be a dividing line. Click here to read more.
Top TV Station Owner Nexstar Redefining Ratings In Advertising Deals, Adding Streaming And Mobile To Linear
(Deadline) Nexstar, the No. 1 owner of local TV stations, is making a significant shift in its approach to negotiations with advertisers, ditching traditional ratings in favor of a “cost-per-impression” model. Click here to read more.
Nexstar, Largest U.S. TV Station Owner, Will Back Off TV Ratings for Ad Deals (EXCLUSIVE)
(Variety) The nation’s largest owner of television stations said it intends to drop the use of traditional TV ratings as the basis for advertising deals, and will instead work to tell sponsors about the number of people watching its programs in aggregate, no matter if they use a living-room screen or mobile device. Click here […]
Nexstar Launches New Facility For WMBB
(TVNewsCheck) One year after Hurricane Michael, the Panama City ABC affiliate is operating from a nearly $3 million renovated, state-of-the-art building. Immediately after the storm, WMBB staff broadcast from the parking lot, now they have new digital broadcast capabilities, including the newsroom above. Click here to read more.
New Beginnings With Susan Tully and Nexstar | The News Director’s Office
(KTLA-TV) In 2019, Nexstar Media Group completed acquisition of Tribune Media, creating the nation’s largest local television broadcaster, and making KTLA part of the “Nexstar Nation” family. Joining Jason and Bobby in the Office is Susan Tully, Nexstar’s Senior Vice President of Local Content Development. Susan explains Nexstar’s core beliefs and their commitment to serving […]