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At some point, the game of chicken between networks and station ownership groups will end in a non-amicable way, leading to a major shift in how a network distributes programming in some areas. Do I believe it is imminent? I have no idea. The incoming FCC chair's comments about station group and network affiliation negotiations might make a network hesitant to rip off that band-aid right now. That said, NBC has shown in the past that it will cut off an affiliate it is frustrated with (WHDH) and terminate relationships with stations that threaten even a tiny bit of exclusivity for its O&Os (WHAG, WMGM). They have the infrastructure in Peacock for streaming and Comcast ownership to potentially fill some coverage gaps for linear distribution. NBC's broadcast operations are just one piece of Comcast's revenue pie chart. ABC has a streaming infrastructure and ownership with diverse assets. CBS is in a world of uncertainty. FOX is small but also has a history of trying new things. Stay tuned... or... I guess streaming now?

The only thing that video created was fear, uncertainty and doubt and it felt oddly personal to the GM as he probably has the same spiel for WYOU but they can just sub CBS/P+ in there. You don't tell an audience you could lose your affiliation without warning. They're lucky this was on a New Year's Eve broadcast barely anybody watched and that WNEP eats their lunch and dinner. If this was 16 the Talkback line would no longer know peace.

Have a station get rid of their on-air branding while providing coverage to a national network? Yeah no.

It seemed rogue... I don't believe any other of Nexstar's NBC affiliates produced anything like that. From a negotiations standpoint, nothing productive could come from airing that. Right up there with the affiliates saying that DirecTv/Dish/Comcast et al. are taking their quality local programming away when there's a retransmission dispute.

Seeing Shirleen Alicot anchor the New Year's Eve broadcast was nice. When Bill inevitably retires, I could see her being a future 11 p.m. anchor; she has the poise and presence. Maybe Mike and Shirleen in the evenings?

The fact this video just vanished is... something. I have no idea what that something is. But most likely, Nexstar legal didn't want that dirty laundry to be aired publicly.

Interesting, this is from 2 days ago. So what happened, now that it is Jan. 2?

Not sure what thread this would fit in, but for those in Northeastern/Central, PA, you may want to look at this. Has it even been resolved yet?

It looks as though TheGrio is dead. Long live TheGrio. FTV Live reported it today, and the website backs it up: Program listings are gone. Never thought I would say this, but Byron Allen is officially the biggest broadcast grifter of the century.

Nice to see that ABC finally cut in. Woke up (About 8am Central), saw the news, CBS and NBC were both well into Special Report mode. ABC came back from commercial with the GMA staff, "Portions Recorded" showing in the top left corner of the screen and Stephanopoulos openly stating that the show was pre-recorded. The ball dropped on ABC at midnight- didn't know that was the visual representation on how they were going to operate in 2025.

Today's staffing is going to be different (on every channel), like all other years due to the holiday and allowing many anchors and staff to be home with their families. I would not use today as a reason to question about regular assignments.

If we believe a recent Newsday article (paywalled, https://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/maurice-dubois-wcbs-evening-news-ddsu762j) this is what was written: So he will likely remain a "contributor" at channel 2 but not an anchor anymore. If the rumor about moving towards solo anchors is true, there will be no need for a replacement at 11pm (and possibly 6pm).

52 years in television news (mostly in Buffalo) ended today for Don Postles. He's now off to retirement.

Not to invalidate his claims, but he's making some pretty serious accusations. Sounds like he wasn't happy in his role (which I'm guessing was as a morning reporter??) and wanted to move up. Anchor slots (or even anchor fill-in roles) often go to station vets and/or those with a lot more experience than he has. If he was looking to move up the ladder, WGN was the wrong station for him.

Bring back Jill Nicolini

Its official and it will happen on New Year's Day. First gone was the historic news/talk format which led to a lackluster sports betting format. Now, the call letters are going away with it after nearly 101 years. 560 will be KZAC. https://www.insideradio.com/free/so-long-kgo-historic-call-letters-to-vanish-from-bay-area-radio-dial/article_4f902a52-c6fa-11ef-be92-4bcc08318652.html