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Gene Simmons dropped in on a weather segment Thursday: https://deadline.com/2025/03/gene-simmons-weather-forecast-los-angeles-video-1236327349/

They finally determined what the channel was.

Nexstar insists that the network will become profitable in 2026, as affiliation deals covering "more than two-thirds of The CW’s subscriber base" expire this fall: https://deadline.com/2025/02/the-cw-broadcast-tv-network-profit-2026-nexstar-sports-1236303664/

MCA Media (the Miracle Channel) is bringing what is described as "a version" (presumably including Canadian-produced shows) of the channel to Canada: https://thedesk.net/2025/02/dr-phil-ending-cbs-syndication-merit-street/

Paramount and Google have reached a new carriage deal: https://deadline.com/2025/02/paramount-youtube-tv-carriage-deal-cbs-1236288766/

Sony has just unilaterally claimed worldwide distribution rights to the series starting with the episodes scheduled to air next Monday (CBS is seeking an injuction): https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/sony-jeopardy-wheel-of-fortune-syndication-cbs-1236126022/ Update: CBS got their injunction, and will continue to distribute the programs as the legal process moves.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has asked the CEOs of NPR and PBS to testify at an upcoming House hearing on "news bias": https://deadline.com/2025/02/pbs-npr-news-bias-house-hearing-1236277262/

Remember, RAV shows convicted felon Steve Bannon.

Actually the suburb of Arlington, VA.

This rule only involves the bigger markets, right? Because there are already smaller markets that have major affiliations on their .2s.

The FCC has renewed WTXF's license, swatting down Media and Democracy Project's challenge with ease: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-25-57A1.txt The upside is that the settlement in the Smartmatic case can't be considered because it doesn't rise to the level of a criminal conviction, and even if it did, lying on cable news isn't severe enough to affect broadcast license ownership as per the 1st Amendment. (The FCC refused to due MAD's homework in combing over the WTXF archives for objectionable material.)

Back when Imagicomm first bought these stations, there was debate here over what their play was: ATSC 3.0 or an OTA feed of INSP. Whatever it was (if there even was one), it won't get to come to fruition.

KTLA's coverage included an on-the-scene interview with Steve Guttenberg, who the reporter did not recognize: https://ktla.com/entertainment/actor-steve-guttenberg-helping-fire-crews-by-moving-cars-near-pacific-palisades-brush-fire/

Starting next year, ESPN is sharing the National Championship Game with the network, so that should help.

Carr will seek to alter the equilibrium between stations and networks along with opening up ownership rules: https://deadline.com/2024/12/fcc-donald-trump-broadcast-tv-local-stations-brendan-carr-1236196688