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The owner of radio stations heard from Westchester County, N.Y., through the Adirondack Region and neighboring Vermont has named an Executive Director of Operations and Programming.

SiliconDust wants the FCC to confront "the DRM problem as it relates to ATSC 3.0 video gateway devices" by presenting two possible solutions. That's the company that sells a NEXTGEN TV gateway device which is whiffing with consumers due to a Huawei component that won't work.

Dan Slentz shows how an Ohio LPFM harnessed an "invasion" on Facebook

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Many date back at least 40 years and mean little for radio stations today

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In mid-2023, he formally retired from Hearst Television as SVP of Technology and Information Services. That didn't stop this television industry veteran from fully saying goodbye to the business. As of August 1, he's the new MASC Chair.

While many are bracing for what could be a massive reduction-in-force tied with the $8 billion merger's closing, others are wondering who will be in the combined executive leadership mix at Paramount following its acquisition by Skydance Media. We now have the answer, with David Ellison at the top as CEO.

Nexstar Media Group is putting the final preparations on its second quarter earnings results, scheduled for a Thursday morning release. Ahead of the Q2 fiscal report card and the company's conference call for shareholders and analysts, Nexstar's board declared a quarterly cash dividend.

After nearly 69 years as an ABC affiliate serving viewers across South Florida and all of the Bahamas, Berkshire Hathaway-controlled WPLG-10 in Miami is no longer linked with the network owned by The Walt Disney Co. That's because it has moved to a subchannel of WSVN-TV in Miami and a leased LPTV property.

It is a newly created role that unifies the company’s global content distribution, platform relationships, corporate development, and international growth initiatives. We now know who is filling the post, reporting to CEO Daniel Alegre from its offices in the media and cultural hub of Mexico. 

Metro Video Productions has brought to life a second low-power television station serving the Fort Wayne, Ind. market, and thanks to digital multicast capabilities is providing eight different programming options to local viewers.