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Nexstar to buy Tribune Media

Posted on December 2, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

DFW-area company to buy Chicago-based broadcaster for record price (Editor’s Note: This post has been updated with new information.) Nexstar Broadcasting is purchasing Chicago-based Tribune Media for $4.1 [..]

Various 21st Century Fox, Byron Allen, Champaign, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Decatur, KDAF, KRON, KTLA, Man Of The People (WGN), Nexstar, Pat Tomasulo, Rockford, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, Tribune Media, WCIA, WGN-AM, WGN-TV, WPIX, WQRF, WTVO

DMA Report: Chicago continues to lose ground, but less so

Posted on October 10, 2018 by Terence | Permalink 0

Most top markets lose TV homes as streaming, other alternatives take hold New York, Miami, Orlando only markets in top twenty to post gains while last year’s big [..]

Various Atlanta, Austin TX, Boston, Champaign, Grand Rapids, KansasCity, Memphis, Miami, Paducah KY, Peoria, Providence, Rockford, Tampa-St. Petersburg, West Palm Beach

T Dog Media’s Notepad: “24: Legacy canceled”

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

And… other news of note To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Fox has pulled the plug on 24: Legacy after one season. The series was left off the fall [..]

Various 24, 24: Legacy, 24: Live Another Day, APB, Bachelor In Paradise, Canal 5, CBS 2, Champaign, Corey Hawkins, Cumulus, Erin Kennedy, Faith Hill, Fox, Gala TV, iHeartMedia, KFMB, KGTV, Kiefer Sutherland, KNSD., KSWB, Marissa Bailey, Mix 92.9, Nashville, Nashville Predators, New World, Peoria, Robbie Rist, San Diego, Telemundo, Televisa, The Brady Bunch, The CW, The Insider, Tijuana MX, Tim McGraw, WBBM-TV, WCIA, WJXA-FM, WMBD, WSIX-FM, WSM-AM, WSM-FM, XHAS

Sinclair, Tribune merger afoot?

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Potential mega mergers could be on the horizon – and Sinclair-Tribune may be first The worst-case scenario many in the TV industry fearing could come true. Several reports surfaced [..]

Various Ajit Pai, Champaign, CLTV, Comet (digital subchannel), Donald Trump, FCC, Fisher, Indianapolis, KOMO, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York City, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, Tom Wheeler, Tribune Media, Washington D.C., WGN Radio, WGN-AM, WGN-TV, WICD, WICS, WJLA, WPIX, WTTV, WUCW, WXIN

WLS-TV suspends Mark Giangreco for anti-Trump tweet

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Terence | Permalink 0

Second incident in a week where as someone in the media is disciplined for tweeting As first reported by Robert Feder Thursday evening, WLS-TV sports anchor and director [..]

FCC/Politics/Government, Journalism, Sports, Television ABC 7, Champaign, Donald Trump, FCC, Grand Rapids, Mark Giangreco, Nexstar, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, Toronto Star, Tribune Media, WICD, WICS, WLS-TV, WWMT

Media Notepad: Blackhawks renew pact with WGN Radio

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Terence | Permalink 0

Also: WGN Radio renews Chicago Blackhawks pact through 2024; Paternity Court renewed two more years -WGN Radio has extended its pact with the Chicago Blackhawks through the 2023-24 [..]

Chicago Media, Radio, Sports, Syndication, Television Al Jazzera America, Anne Sweeney, Champaign, Chicago Blackhawks, Heroes: Reborn, Jim Conway, Kris Kelley, Lee Abrams, Media General, MGM, Nexstar, Paternity Court, Sinclair Broadcasting, Tim Kring, Touchvision, WCIA, WCIU, WGN Radio

T Dog’s Media Notepad: White Sox sink into the ratings abyss

Posted on October 6, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

The White Sox may not have the worst record in MLB for 2015, but earned an even-worse honor. According to Sports Business Journal, the South Siders again finished [..]

Cable, Chicago Media, Local TV (Chicago), Sports, Television ABC Family, CBN, Champaign, Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, CSN Chicago, Demetrius Ivory, Empire, Freeform, Hawk Harrelson, Houston Astros, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis, Kansas City Royals, Ken Harrelson, Los Angeles Dodgers, Media General, Nexstar, Ratings, Root Sports, St. Louis Cadinals, Tom Skilling, WCIA, WCKG, WGN-TV, WISH, WLS-TV, WMAQ, WNDY, WPWR

Think Tank Express: Rauner’s Super PAC-MEN chomps up spots

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

Illinois broadcasters take the quick cash. But are they driving viewers away from live TV? If you thought 2015 would be free of political advertising – think again. Illinois [..]

Advertising, FCC/Politics/Government Bruce Rauner, Champaign, Chicago Tribune, Dish Nation, Dr. Phil, GTCR, Jeopardy, John Cullerton, Merlin Media, Michael Madigan, NCIS, Randy Michaels, Sam ell, The Big Bang Theory, The CW, The Price Is Right, The Real, TMZ, WCIA, Wheel of Fortune, WLS-TV, WMAQ, WMBD, WYZZ

T Dog’s Grab Bag: “Monopoly Millionaires'” heads to WGN

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

Sinclair realigns newscasts downstate; talent shows to hit syndication; No one is “asking America” – Remember back in October when yours truly asked if new weekly hour-long game show [..]

Various Andrew Dice Clay, Bill Bellamy, Billy Gardell, CBS Television Distribution, CBS-Owned Stations, Champaign, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Decatur, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Hot Bench, Houston, Indianapolis, KDAF, KDOC, Kevin Pereira, KIAH, King World, KTLA, Let's Ask America, Los Angeles, MGM, Mike & Molly, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Monopoly (1990 TV Show), Monopoly Millionaires Club, New York City, Peter Tomarken, Scripps, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, Star Makers, Tara Reid, The Big Big Show, Tom Green, Tribune Media, U Too, WBBM-TV, WCCU, WCIA, WCIU, WICD, WICS, WITI, WKBD, WLNY, WPIX, WRSP, WUCW, WXIN, WXMI

Cubs, White Sox invade Indianapolis TV

Posted on March 22, 2015 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

Deal with WGN sends selected Cubs and White Sox games to former CBS affiliate; nine other Midwestern markets also cleared In order to fill a programming void left by CBS, [..]

Sports, Syndication, Television Bloomington, Cedar Rapids, Champaign, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Decatur, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Colts, Peoria, Quad Cities, Quincy IL, Rockford, South Bend, Springfield IL, Waterloo IA, WGN America, WGN-TV, WISH, WLWI, WLWT, WTHR, WTTV

T Dog’s Grab Bag: Harry Teinowitz out at ESPN 1000

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

– I guess he ain’t “winning” anymore: Harry Teinowitz is out as afternoon co-host at ESPN 1000 (WMVP). Teinowitz, who was paired up with John “Jurko” Jurkovic and [..]

Chicago Media, Local TV (Outside Chicago), Radio, Sports, Television 1600 Penn, Academy Awards, Andy Griffith, Atlanta, Atlanta Braves, Barrington, Brooke Spectorsky, Carmen DeFalco, CBS Television Distribution, Champaign, Chesapeake TV, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland, Cleveland Plain Dealer, CSN Chicago, Dan Bernstein, ESPN 1000, Fox Sports South, Gannett, Harry Teinowitz, John Jurkovic, KHQA, KMOV, KSDK, KYW, Law & Order: SVU, Matlock, Meredith, Multimedia, NBC, NBC-Owned Stations, Ohio Media Watch, Oscars, Peachtree TV, Phil Donahue, Philadelphia, Radio, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, St. Louis, Steven Pruitt, Syndication, Terry Boers, The Office, Univision, Viacom, WAGA, WGCL, WGN-TV, WHOI, WICD, WICS, WKYC, WMVP, WPCH, WTBS, WTCG, WYZZ

T Dog’s Grab Bag: Julian Nieh exits B96

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Terence | Permalink 2

Another all-local edition of the Grab Bag… including an item on a possible sale of some downstate TV stations: – Julian Nieh, one half of the duo of [..]

Chicago Media, Local TV (Chicago), Radio, Television B96, Barrington, Bozo's Circus, Brotha Fred, Champaign, Dancing With The Stars, Detroit, Eddie & JoBo, ESPN 1000, J Niice and Julian, Jamar McNeil, Julian Nieh, K-Hits 104.3, KHQA, KISS Chicago, Miami, Nexstar, Oklahoma City, Peoria, Power 92, Radio, Ratings, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, The Lite, The Score, V103, WBBM-AM, WBBM-FM, WCIA, WCIX, WCIX (Champaign TV station), WEEK, WFOR, WGCI, WGN Radio, WGN-TV, WHOI, WICD, WICS, WIQI, WJMK, WKSC, WLIT, WLS-AM, WLS-FM, WMBD, WMVP, WOJO, WPPN, WPWX, WQRF, WSCR, WVAZ, WYZZ

The Grab Bag: “Rosie” canceled; “Dancing” takes on “The Voice”

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

Rosie is over and out; Canadian media consolidates further; and other items of note A lot of items to cover in this week’s Grab bag: In a move [..]

Broadcast Networks, Cable, Chicago Media, FCC/Politics/Government, Journalism, Radio, Sports, Television ABC, Astral Media, Bell Media, Canada, CFTO, Champaign, CIVT, Crain's Chicago Business, CTV, Dancing With The Stars, Ed Sherman, Mancow, NBC, Nexstar, OWN, Pat Cassidy, Peoria, Ratings, Rosie O'Donnell, Sinclair Broadcasting, Springfield IL, The Rosie Show, The Voice, Toronto, TSN, WICD, WICS, Windsor, WLIT, WYZZ

Life After Oprah

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

Anderson Cooper’s new syndicated talk show began on Monday. Welcome to Life… After Oprah. Monday marked a new era in [..]

Syndication, Television 'Til Death, 5th Grader, America Now!, Anderson, Anderson Cooper, Bill Rancic, Blind Date, Brad Garrett, CBS Television Distribution, Champaign, Chicago, ciliving.tv, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Deadliest Catch, Don't Forget The Lyrics, Dr. Drew’s Lifechangers, Entertainment Studios, Excused, Geek Meets Girl, George Lopez, Gloria Allred, ION, Jeremy Kyle, Judge Jeanne Pirro, Leeza Gibbons, My Wife & Kids, Raycom, Reno 911!, Smash Cuts, Sony Pictures Television, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Syndication, The CW, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Real Housewives, Trifecta Entertainment, Warner Bros., WCIA, WCIU, We The People, WFLD, Who Wants To Date A Comedian, Windy City Live, WLS-TV, WMAQ, WOIO, WXIX

Illinois’ other Arbitron books released

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Terence | Permalink Comments Off

Here are the Arbitron rating books for other markets in Illinois, plus South Bend-Elkhart. Quad Cities – Clear Channel’s country outlet (WLLR-FM) dominated the market, with a share [..]

Radio Bloomington, Champaign, Clear Channel, Cumulus, Decatur, ESPN 1000, LaSalle-Peru, Maverick Media, NextMedia, Peoria, Quad Cities, Radio, Regent, Rockford, Schurz Communications, South Bend, WALS-FM, WBWN-FM, WBYT-FM, WDWS, WGFB, WGN Radio, WKGL, WLLR-FM, WLS-AM, WMVP, WNSN, WSOY, WSWT, WWLV-AM, WZOK

Tag Archives: Champaign

Nexstar to buy Tribune Media

DMA Report: Chicago continues to lose ground, but less so

T Dog Media’s Notepad: “24: Legacy canceled”

Sinclair, Tribune merger afoot?

WLS-TV suspends Mark Giangreco for anti-Trump tweet

Media Notepad: Blackhawks renew pact with WGN Radio

T Dog’s Media Notepad: White Sox sink into the ratings abyss

Think Tank Express: Rauner’s Super PAC-MEN chomps up spots

T Dog’s Grab Bag: “Monopoly Millionaires'” heads to WGN

Cubs, White Sox invade Indianapolis TV

T Dog’s Grab Bag: Harry Teinowitz out at ESPN 1000

T Dog’s Grab Bag: Julian Nieh exits B96

The Grab Bag: “Rosie” canceled; “Dancing” takes on “The Voice”

Life After Oprah

Illinois’ other Arbitron books released

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