Shifts affiliation to a KMOV subchannel; KDNL becomes an independent This post was updated on September 1. Just hours after Nexstar announced it was dropping CBS from six of its stations comes word that ABC is looking to make an affiliation change in St. Louis as the network agreed to take over the 32.1 channel of CBS affiliate KMOV (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 […]
Approved despite lawsuits by states, DirecTV In a historic move, the Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice approved the $6.2 billion merger between Irving, Tex.-based Nexstar and McLean, Va.-based Tegna, despite a lawsuit filed by eight state attorneys general and DirecTV. The deal officially closed Thursday night. The FCC granted waivers to Nexstar despite the national ownership cap […]
Ryan Seacrest-hosted show adds Windy City After years of substandard New Year’s Eve celebrations, Chicago has finally landed the biggest one of the planet. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest will host a Central Time Zone countdown in Chicago for the first time this year, as Dick Clark’s Productions is working with ABC-owned WLS-TV (ABC 7 Chicago) […]
But not without a defense of taking the show off the air Sinclair and Nexstar decided to return Jimmy Kimmel Live! to the airwaves Friday, after over a week off the air due to the host’s comments about the person who assassinated Charlie Kirk. Both parties were “engaged in discussions” with the network after ABC reinstated Kimmel on Tuesday night. […]
Sinclair and Nexstar stand their ground; they won’t air show [Editor’s Note: This post was updated at 8:45 p.m. on September 22 and at 1:30 p.m. on September 23.] Disney-owned ABC announced Monday it is returning Jimmy Kimmel Live to its regular late-night time slot on Tuesday night, after the network forced him to sit out a week due to […]
Network makes move after Nexstar, Sinclair drops show indefinitely, and comes after FCC chair threatens ABC In a bold move, ABC has put late-night show Jimmy Kimmel Live on hiatus after FCC Chairman Brendan Carr threatened ABC and Disney after Kimmel committed on Charlie Kirk’s assassination Monday night. Kimmel mistakenly said that suspect Tyler Robinson was a Trump supporter (he […]
The “late fringe” daypart of being relevant is over. How did we get to this point? If one were to look at the late-night landscape in the 1970s, it was quite a different world: NBC’s The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson ruled all, while CBS and ABC aired off-network series and movies It’s an era we could be heading back […]
Florida repeats while OKC wins their first title, but the world was either at the beach or festivals [Editor’s Note: This article was updated on June 25 to update ratings numbers.] Summer’s here and the time is right – we’re dancing in the streets and not at home watching championship basketball or hockey. The NBA and NHL playoffs have […]
Network stands pat with a few changes ABC released its 2025-26 schedule on Tuesday, and like the other broadcast networks (except NBC), familiarity and stability are the key. There is only one new show debuting on the schedule this fall, an indication of the lessening power linear TV has in today’s media space, and was indicated at the Disney upfront […]
WSVN to stay with Fox as ABC shifts to a 7.2; First major affiliation switch in the market since ’95 Affiliation switches are rare nowadays, but when they happen, it’s big news – even in the streaming era. WPLG Miami-Ft. Lauderdale announced on Thursday that it is ending its 64-year relationship with ABC to become an independent station. Sunbeam’s WSVN […]
Sock ’em robots match a hit with viewers [Editor’s Note: This piece does contain profanity. Reader discretion is advised.] Remember when some guy named Terence initially dismissed the 4 Four Nations Face-Off as a quick money grab and would flop hard on the ice? I have never made such a miscalculation in the 19-year run of T Dog Media […]
Comes after Venu collapse Just days after the planned Disney-Fox-Warner Bros. Discovery joint venture Venu fell through, one of the principals that helped bring down the effort is releasing its own “skinny bundle”. DirecTV announced Tuesday it was launching MySports, a new sports streaming service available at launch in seventeen of the top twenty markets including Chicago, and includes local […]
Dish and DirecTV objections and Fubo offering a similar package led to the demise The Venu is closed before it even opens. Despite a settlement reached in a lawsuit settled by Disney and Fubo due to the latter agreeing to sell itself to them, the joint venture between Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery to launch a new affordable skinny […]
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