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NEW YORK—New data from Nielsen’s The Gauge, shows that broadcast viewership came roaring back in September as football drove an unprecedented monthly spike in viewing of broadcast programming. Time ...

As Hollywood’s historic double strike rages on, major TV broadcasters are entering the fall with adjusted schedules, leaning on everything from international acquisitions to unscripted and sports as ...

The companies ultimately cut last-minute deals, but cable operators want action from Congress. Mediacom CEO Rocco Commisso wrote a letter to Kerry, asserting the program contract system is “broken.” ...

Sports are back on local broadcast, opening the field for a range of new possibilities and deals. Leaders from three groups at the vanguard of local TV’s new sports era will tackle its most important ...

Long time East Central Illinois residents remember when we were lucky to receive two of the three television networks. If you’re a relative newcomer, check out Doug Quick’s “Pictures on the Prairie,” ...

Disney and YouTube TV have settled their differences. Now, in a twist on the old who-pulled-what-network negotiation fight, the streamer Fubo TV, ironically owned by Disney, has pulled the NBC ...

A leader in the news and entertainment sector with experience in commercial media and public radio, LoCurto will join NPR on June 6 In a note to staff Senior Vice President for Programming and ...

Thursday’s primetime January 6 House select committee’s public hearing is prompting some programming shifts by the broadcast networks. CBS has moved Thursday’s eviction episode of Big Brother, ...

All Elite Wrestling fans in Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific Islands will be able to watch new AEW matches on ESPN weekly, with both companies announcing on Thursday that ESPN had secured the ...

As the Russian war against Ukraine continues, so do broadcasts of what critics decry as Kremlin-funded propaganda on KCXL, a radio station in Liberty, Missouri. Pressure is mounting for KCXL to end ...