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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
“Kevin and I have come into your homes for decades — nearly 37 years for me,” Patrece Dayton, a news anchor in Terre Haute, ...
After spending more than $1 billion in the last six years to amass a total of 28 television stations in 21 markets, Allen Media Group founder Byron Allen is putting up a for-sale sign, tapping veteran ...
Aspiring media mogul Byron Allen sold off 10 local TV stations for $171 million as his struggling company unwinds its portfolio. Allen Media Group — which owns The Weather Channel — sold its ABC, NBC, ...
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