View Post Digital | ShopTalk | TV Trends Has it Begun? AI Anchor Starts Working at Station in India By Kevin Eck on Mar. 30, 2023 - 1:07 PM Sana has been called a “bright, gorgeous, ageless, tireless” robot.
View Post Digital | TV Trends NBC Locals and Telemundo Stations Now Available on Fire TV By Kevin Eck on Nov. 4, 2021 - 8:41 AM Viewers can access content produced by 11 NBC-owned stations, 23 Telemundo-owned stations and New England Cable News (NECN).
View Post TV Biz | TV Trends Hearst Names Head of Station Group to Lead New Original Programming Unit By Kevin Eck on Sep. 8, 2021 - 11:10 AM Frank Biancuzzo will serve as president of the newly formed group.
View Post CBS Affiliates | ShopTalk | Social Media | TV Trends Former WRBL Studio Crew Member Buys Local News Station By Kevin Eck on Jul. 7, 2021 - 5:24 PM April Ross thanked WRBL evening anchor Teresa Whitaker for encouraging her and helping train her.
View Post ABC Affiliates | CBS Affiliates | CW Affiliates | FOX Affiliates | NBC Affiliates | TV Trends Amazon Fire TV Adds More Local Markets to Free App By Kevin Eck on Mar. 18, 2021 - 3:05 PM Amazon launched the ad supported service for 12 local markets in December.
View Post NBC Affiliates | TV Biz | TV Trends NBC Stations to Move Away from Ratings in April By Kevin Eck on Feb. 25, 2021 - 2:45 PM “Utilizing impressions puts local TV on a level playing field with digital,” said Frank Comerford, chief revenue officer for local sales at NBCU.
View Post CBS Affiliates | Sports | TV Trends Kansas City and Boston Top Local Super Bowl Ratings By Kevin Eck on Feb. 9, 2021 - 11:59 AM It was Boston's second-highest rated Super Bowl since Tom Brady led the Patriots to victory in 2015.
View Post TV Trends | Viral Uplifting Twitter Thread Aimed at Motivating Journalists Goes Viral By Stephanie Tsoflias Siegel on Jan. 15, 2021 - 8:46 AM Hundreds of broadcasters, students and journalism supporters have chimed in.
View Post TV Trends RTDNA Tells Local Broadcasters ‘Your Work Matters’ By Kevin Eck on Dec. 31, 2020 - 9:01 AM "You've fought every day to get the latest critical information to your community, despite facing a growing "fake news" troll army with just facts and your microphone," reads the awards page.
View Post TV Trends Local News Sees Ratings Growth in Unlikely Demos By A.J. Katz on Mar. 25, 2020 - 1:56 PM More in-home learning may present new programming opportunities for local stations, which very rarely attract kids.