Broadcasting & Cable News

Gray's KWTX Preempts CW for ABC's

April 12, 2020

KWTX-TV, the Gray Television station in Killeen, Texas, is giving over a big chunk of airtime on its CW-programmed digital subchannel to distance learning programming during the COVID-19 pandemic. The station is partnering with the local school district to carry lessons from KISD-TV, the school ...

Primetime Ratings: ABC Scores With Potent ‘Grey’s’ Finale

April 12, 2020

ABC had the top score in Thursday ratings, with the Grey’s Anatomy finale leading the net to a 1.1 in viewers 18-49. That topped the 0.7 put up by CBS. Fox and NBC both got a 0.5 and The CW did a 0.1. Overnight ratings for Telemundo and Univision are not available. Neither are networks’ overnight ...

House Telehealth Bill Introduced

April 12, 2020

Reps. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.) and Don Young (R-Ark.) have introduced the Health Care Broadband Expansion During COVID-19 Act, which would broaden the reach of FCC telehealth funds to COVID-19-related pop-up clinics and hospitals. The bill would expand the FCC's rural healthcare program, ...

Disney Cable Networks Set Friday Movie Nights

April 12, 2020

The Walt Disney Co. is planning a Friday Night Movie franchise on its cable networks while viewers are home and unable to do many things, including going to theaters. The film series starts Friday night and runs through May 1 and includes ESPN, Freeform and FX. Among the films featured are ...

AMC Debuts Quarantine Talk Show with Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Hilarie Burton Morgan

April 12, 2020

AMC is launching weekly series Friday Night In with The Morgans, a half-hour video-chat show hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan of The Walking Dead and his wife Hilarie Burton Morgan. The couple hosts from their farm in upstate New York. It begins April 17. Guests include Christian Serratos, Sarah Wayne ...

Fox Stations Bringing Viewers Easter Services

April 12, 2020

With many viewers unable to go to church on Easter Sunday because of the coronavirus crisis, the Fox Television Stations are bringing services to viewers. Many Fox-owned stations are getting national programming from Fox Soul and Trinity Broadcast Network, and some will also be airing local ...

John Lewis Named VP/General Manager at Nexstar’s WNCN Raleigh

April 12, 2020

John Lewis has been named VP and general manager of WNCN Raleigh, which is owned by Nexstar. He starts immediately and reports to Doug Davis, senior VP and regional manager at Nexstar. WNCN is a CBS affiliate. Lewis had been VP and general manager at Nexstar’s WNCT in Greenville, North Carolina, a ...

Gray Stations Launch Free Directory for Local Businesses

April 12, 2020

Gray Television launched a campaign to promote local businesses that remain open during the coronavirus crisis. The campaign is built around a free online directory of businesses that provides hours and other vital information for consumers. About four dozen Gray stations have launched their own ...

Tech Company Using ATSC 3.0 to Challenge Cable, Satellite

April 05, 2020

A Boise company is using the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast technology to launch a new challenge to cable and satellite at a time when consumers are cutting the cord. Edge Networks said its Evoca service will provide more than 80 news and sports and local channels for less than $50 a month. Evoca also lets ...