Separation to be completed next year Fifteen years after buying NBCUniversal, Comcast Corp. announced Monday it was separating its businesses, spinning off NBCUniversal into its own, publicly-traded company. This comes at a time when streaming is becoming a dominant force in how viewers watch television, and amid growing pressure from rivals such as Netflix and Amazon. The split, which […]
ABC 7 takes fight with the agency to the public The fight between The Walt Disney Co.’s ABC and the FCC escalated Monday, with the network urging to write and contact the FCC in support of The View and its eight owned-and-operated stations, including ABC 7 Chicago (WLS-TV) here. Two issues are in play: whether or not The View is […]
Highest numbers seen in years – with an assist from Nielsen changes This year’s Stanley Cup and NBA Finals were big winners this year – with a little help from Nielsen adjusting its methodology. This year, Nielsen made some adjustments in how it measures TV audiences – since 2020, the company started adding out-of-home viewing to its totals and […]
Curtain comes down on long-running institution after Rogers moved all of their games to cable… in 2026 [Editor’s Note: The wrong draft was posted here Wednesday morning and featured numerous spelling and grammatical errors. This article has since been corrected. T Dog Media apologizes for the errors.] After 74 years of being a Saturday night television tradition north of the […]
Streaming power play would elevate Fox into the top five of most-streamed media distributors Fox Corporation made a major streaming play on Monday, acquiring Roku, Inc. for $22 billion, or $160 per share in a stock-and-cash transaction, expected to close in the first quarter of 2027. “This is a defining moment for FOX, and a natural extension of the deliberate […]
The display will be on exhibit this summer If you want to experience being on a late-night TV show set, well, here’s your chance. The recently relocated and re-opened Museum Of Broadcast Communications is putting the Late Show With Stephen Colbert set on display beginning later this summer, with a date yet to be announced. Donated by CBS, the entire […]
Concludes more than thirty years as an on-air anchor After eighteen years as a sports and general news anchor at CBS-owned WBBM-TV, Ryan Baker is stepping down and exiting broadcasting to take a new role at a local non-profit. The news was first reported at Newsblues, and later confirmed by the station. His final day on the air ins June […]
Helped bring Chicago three NBA Championships and was a standout during Bulls telecasts as color commentator Chicago sports fans and media are mourning the loss of Stacey King, who died suddenly Sunday at the age of 59. His death has sent Shockwaves throughout the city as King was a beloved analyst for the Chicago Bulls for Chicago Sports Network and […]
Also: Planned iHeart/SiriusXM merger shelved; Scripps and DirecTV engage in TV’s latest feud The stadium saga continues: The Chicago Bears announced Friday they are moving forward with a move to Hammond, Ind., right across the state line from Chicago – or so they say. Despite being at Soldier Field for more than fifty years and the stadium being renovated in […]
The latest 60 Minutes correspondent to depart [This post was updated at 11:43 a.m.] If you are seeing CBS News collapse right before your eyes, you’re not mistaken. The ship is sinking faster than the Titanic. Longtime 60 Minutes correspondent and one-time CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley was fired Tuesday evening by the show’s new executive producer Nick Bilton, […]
Also: Cubs-White Sox series a hit for The U and CHSN; FCC and Disney drop the gloves over licenses As expected, few viewers turned in last Friday night (May 22) to watch Stephen Colbert’s replacement as Byron Allen’s Comics Unleashed took over The Late Show’s old time slot, which ended the night before. According to Nielsen figures, Unleashed in its […]
Most viewership since premiere, with a weird ending The series finale of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert went out with a bang for CBS Thursday night – and in a manner you would not expect. Looking at preliminary numbers, Colbert drew 6.74 million viewers from live plus same-day viewing, nearly tripling his season average (2.69 million) and the highest […]
Move takes place after CBS News shutters Friday It’s going to be off-putting to hear ABC News Radio broadcasts instead of the familiar ding and five-note chime Chicago listeners were used to hearing from CBS News for decades at the top of the hour on WBBM Newsradio. Audacy-owned WBBM-AM and WCFS-FM quietly began airing ABC News Radio newscasts at the […]
Look for lots of NFL as streaming labels the broadcast networks almost irrelevant If anything can be said about the upfronts in recent years, it’s three letters: N.F.L. The league took over the traditional presentations, especially Disney’s as the company had commissioner Roger Goodell as their special guest, promoting ESPN’s first-ever Super Bowl telecast (which is being simulcast on ABC.) […]
Dies at 87, CNN founder reshaped TV Ted Turner, who reshaped television and changed journalism with his groundbreaking launch of CNN, died Wednesday at the age of 87. Though a cause of death has yet to be determined, Turner suffered from Lew Body’s Disease, the same kind of ailment Casey Kasem was diagnosed with as he passed away in June […]
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