Local meteorologists who belong to 27 news stations under the Allen Media Group are now facing layoffs. Allen Media, which acquired The Weather Channel for $300 million in March 2018, said in a press ...
Across the country, the kinds of budget cuts that have decimated newspapers over the years are now slicing into local TV news stations. A trend of TV news layoffs “is only just the beginning,” one ...
Handing out pink slips to dozens of beloved small-market local TV news weathercasters would be ill-advised even in the best of times. But to do it right as unpredictable and dangerous weather ...
Allen Media Group recently announced a new initiative that will see meteorologists at The Weather Channel delivering forecasts for their local stations Meteorologists at stations across the U.S. have ...
As broadcasters push to end ownership caps that they contend has hurt their competitive position, new data from Guideline provides some depressing details on just how much the local TV ad spend has ...
Nexstar had been in talks with smaller rival Tegna to merge its local TV stations amid the continuing consolidation of the U.S. broadcast sector. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Leading local TV ...
Gone are the days when you could only watch TV by adjusting the "bunny ears" antenna to pick up your local stations. Now, with all the digital streaming services and subscriptions, it's easy to assume ...
As Nexstar and Tegna gobble up more stations, broadcasters don't want to sit on the sidelines. Will the FCC let the Big Four jump in? By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Are the big broadcast networks ...
One of my favorite Nieman Lab predictions in recent years came from Nik Usher, associate professor of communication studies at the University of San Diego. The prediction, “The future-of-journalism ...
NEW YORK—Consumers of local broadcast news continue to deem it as a valuable source of information—whether it’s political races, local sports teams or weather—regardless of accessing it on their TVs ...
Over the course of the last couple of decades, streaming has transformed from a relatively fringe extravagance to the preferred way for many to watch movies and television shows at home. In turn, the ...
“Kevin and I have come into your homes for decades — nearly 37 years for me,” Patrece Dayton, a news anchor in Terre Haute, ...