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On 4/28/2021 at 3:46 PM, noggi said:
Something for you NewsNation haters to read and enjoy:
It wasn't quite the takedown the screaming headline implied. It was more nuanced than I expected.
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Roku devices are very appealing to consumers, but users don't see what goes on behind the scenes. As the 800 pound gorilla in the streaming space, Roku can leverage their market share to extract usurious terms from content providers. It's no coincidence that it's the biggest players that are fighting back. Hopefully in time consumers will get wise to this, but they have a lot to learn.
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We (meaning Portland, ME) lost Antenna TV on cable when Tribune had its dispute with Spectrum and it never came back. After a while as an OTA-only channel Antenna TV got dropped in favor of one of Tegna's in-house multicast channels.
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Former WCVB anchor reportedly received $15 million in embezzled funds
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The elephant in the room in the Tegna/racism situation is Standard General's ongoing proxy fight. It behooves them to depress Tegna's stock price and make it more vulnerable for acquisition. Fearful stakeholders may be more receptive to Standard's offer as the situation escalates.
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WFXT anchor/reporter Malini Basu is leaving for a gig in her home market
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On 3/12/2021 at 5:35 PM, channel2 said:
Can't believe Weigel lost ground to themselves...
Different networks targeting different demographics regardless of sharing a distributor.
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41 minutes ago, Jakob said:
I'm not sure if this was mentioned already, but WVAH is now a affiliate of Decades. Fox programing moved to WCHS DT-2. According to Wikipedia (I know there not a reliable source) Sinclair didn't give a reason for the change at all. This happened in the beginning of February.
Interesting. Decades has lost ground to newer netlets like StartTV which replaced Decades on the CBS O&Os. Maybe there's hope for Decades after all!
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12 hours ago, Yankees4life said:
Hmmm....this is rather tame tho. In the end, that actually helped solved that situation so I give it a pass.
Perhaps the outcome colors perception of the ethics of the situation, but it things had ended badly for the hostages...meanwhile, the media chin-stroking continues...
https://www.pressherald.com/2021/03/11/police-posed-as-reporter-in-phone-call-with-hostage-taker/-
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Portland, Maine's Sinclair station found itself in an ethical dilemma when it allowed a police negotiator to pose as a WGME reporter in a hostage situation
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6 hours ago, Newsjunkie24 said:
Usually the spokesman for any law enforcement agency is an officer themselves so this is different.
She's married to a Portland police officer so she has a degree of familiarity with cop life. Her predecessor in the gig (notwithstanding the current interim spokesperson) was also an ex-broadcaster and served in the position for 32 years.
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WCSH reporter Shannon Moss will become the next spokesperson for the Maine State Police
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The RSNs were definitely the cause for Sinclair's woes - their timing couldn't have been worse. That said, the RSNs should in time recover and begin making a positive contribution to their bottom line once in-person attendance at sporting events returns to pre-pandemic levels. The fines are a rounding error on their bottom line by comparison.
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16 hours ago, CLETVFan said:
Turmoil at WOIO in Cleveland!
https://www.ftvlive.com/sqsp-test/2021/2/10/another-cleveland-station-staffer-is-arrested
One of those stations, like WGCL, which are seemingly built on Indian burial ground.
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The latest FHRITP victim is WBZ's Tiffany Chan (3:12) You'd think this would have been played out by now...
https://www.cbsnews.com/live/cbsn-local-bos/video/20210206231633-wbz-news-at-6pm-a/ -
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On 1/6/2021 at 7:39 PM, JCB4TV said:
In wonder whether Portland, Maine is also an all hands on deck market with Hearst in the market along with Tegna and Sinclair along with the possibility that FOX moves from WPFO to WGME?
I'm in the market, and Sinclair-owned Dielectric is headquartered here. You'd think our market would be an ideal test bed, but nope. I hope we finally start to see some action on ATSC 3.0. WPFO has moved its TL to the Raymond WGME stick (it was previously in Litchfield, co-located with Maine Public's WCBB.)
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More info on the Sinclair Seattle radio station simulcast
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38 minutes ago, MorningNews said:
Even if his health were not a factor, in what works is Llamas a suitable replacement for Brokaw?
Exactly. Brokaw was only an occasional contributor, and his last commentary was prerecorded.
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2 minutes ago, Gavin said:
But he's been in remission for some time now right!!!
For health reasons, his appearances have been more sporadic lately.
https://apnews.com/article/ronald-reagan-television-brian-williams-richard-nixon-journalism-b6a6f9dee555f378c2a54d089aeeffbb -
4 hours ago, Liugrad2020 said:
Perhaps this is why Tom Brokaw is being let go to make room for Tom Liamas.
Brokaw's retirement is health-related (he has multiple myeloma, an incurable cancer.)
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Quiz show, children's TV host Sonny Fox has died at 95.
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1 hour ago, Nelson R. said:
According to TV Passport WJZY’s noon and 4pm newscasts launch February 1.
What are the odds of WJZY making any inroads in those time slots?
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Five WMTW employees have the 'rona...
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Sports Director Tom Leyden out at Boston 25 as part of sweeping cutbacks at the struggling
ApolloCox stationhttps://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2021/09/13/boston-25-news-staffers-report-staff-cuts-newscas.html