Tenure rocked by controversies, poor play-by-play announcing He gone. After speculation surfaced here and elsewhere about Chicago White Sox play-by-play announcer John Schriffen’s job not being secure, the team made it official Monday as the team announced it was not picking up his option for a fourth year. “John has been a true professional throughout his three seasons with the […]
Stations fear revenue losses as Disney offers several ways to watch game Once again, ABC and its affiliates are clashing over network programming. But this time, its about how one of the biggest television and sports events of the year is being distributed. Disney – which is the parent company of broadcast network ABC – is taking a multiplatform approach […]
Is Netflix in another rut? That seems to be the case as execs are fired, growth slowed Back in April 2022, this space reported that the honeymoon for Netflix was over, as the bloom fell off the rose for the streaming giant. After a failed attempt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, in which Netflix was outwitted and outplayed by Skydance’s […]
Huge ratings jump for CHSN this year Three years ago, this space unfavorably compared the Chicago White Sox to CBS Chicago, with both dead last in their respective measurement sticks after years of complete, total mismanagement. Today, there has been ownership modifications in both. Justin Ishbia now owns a stake in the White Sox, in which he will take over […]
Also: Sasha-Ann Simons exits WBEZ; Disney letting you watch Super Bowl LXI in a variety of ways Chicago Bears fans (me included) are mourning the loss of “Da Coach”, Mike Ditka, who led the team for eleven seasons and helped guide the team to its only Super Bowl title in the 1985 season, clinched at the Louisiana Superdome in New […]
Plus: Tony Romo out at CBS; Paramount and Warner now under the Skydance umbrella With the Chicago White Sox rebounding from a disastrous 41-121 season in 2024 and winning the Wild Card playoff round against the Houston Astros to advance to the Divisional Round, another “long running national nightmare” could come to an end as well. According to Front Office […]
Comes after California AG reverses course; WGA also settles In an unexpected development, the twelve states attorney generals who were suing to stop the merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, have come to a settlement, requiring concessions that don’t really amount to much. California AG Rob Bonta’s momentum to take the case to trial evaporated quickly as California Governor […]
A look back at what’s changed in media and what to look forward to After 4,385 posts, T Dog Media has reached the age of 20. And it’s been a long, strange trip to get here. The last time an anniversary landed in a “0”, I wrote a rather crabby, dystopian post, one where media’s future would be one giant […]
Joins other NBC-owned stations in expanding local programming With Access Hollywood ending Friday, NBC-owned WMAQ-TV (NBC 5) made official on Wednesday news that was speculated for weeks – the station was launching a new, weeknight local prime access (6:30 p.m.) show on Monday – and it features the newly-hired Lou Canellis. Titled Tonight With Lou Canellis with an auto manufacturer […]
Reports differ on how she was released Fox Business’ move to dump longtime host Maria Bartiromo means viewers who were spending Mornings With Maria will now .&on Thursday after twelve-and-a-half years at the helm of her morning show. “We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter,” […]
WFLD continues to overhaul its newsroom With the midterms and Chicago mayoral race looming in the next six months, Fox-owned WFLD announced Wednesday the hiring of Brandon Pope as the station’s new political editor. “Chicago politics has plenty of power players. I want to focus on the people impacted by them,” Pope told Axios, which first reported this story. “I’m […]
Targets gamers, who are among the most prominent cord-cutters In a first, a gaming console will have a built-in portal to access free advertising supported streaming television (FAST) channels – and you don’t have to even download an app. Starting Monday (August 31), Sony’s PlayStation 5 – or PS5 for short, is introducing Live TV on PS5 for game console […]
He’ll sit opposite David Haugh; Payton left WGN-TV last month As speculated this weekend, David Haugh’s new co-host in morning drive on Audacy-owned 104.3 The Score (WSCR) is Jarrett Payton, the former WGN-TV sportscaster who departed the Nexstar-owned station nearly four weeks ago. Payton replaces Mike Mulligan, who was fired last Friday after more than a decade at the station. […]
Station plans to announce a new co-host Monday for David Haugh Audacy sports talk 104.3 The Score has dropped longtime host Mike Mulligan and Marshall Harris in what appears to be a cost-cutting move. Mulligan had been WSCR since 2008, and co-hosted AM drive with David Haugh since 2018, who replaced Brian Hanley in the role. Mulligan is a former […]
The latest chapter in dramatic saga Disney laid down the gauntlet like Thor against the FCC Tuesday as the company has filed a First Amendment lawsuit against the agency over its broadcast licenses of its eight ABC-owned stations, stating its regulatory actions and investigations are “retaliatory”. In the lawsuit, Disney stated that “[A]cting through the Federal Communications Commission, the [Trump] […]
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