Month: February 2025

WBMA chief meteorologist James Spann has voiced his support of the National Weather Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Spann’s post comes in response to Trump’s promise to cut the budget at the NOAA, which could undermine the agency’s ability to provide critical weather forecasts, thereby affecting people’s safety. “This post is not…

The TV news-and-commentary landscape is undergoing changes in the new era of Trump, some related to his ascendance and some not.

Veteran KEYE reporter Fred Cantu will retire at the end of March after 53 years in local TV. Cantu began his broadcasting career in 1972 when he was 17 and has worked in the Austin market for 45 years. He joined CBS Austin in 2002 after working at Fox 7 and KVUE. “Being in this…

The debut of One Nation with Brian Kilmeade on Sunday nights at 10 p.m. ET produced big numbers for Fox News, as it finished as the top show of the night in the Adults 25-44 demo across all three cable networks. However, One Nation was not FNC’s top show in total viewers–that honor went to…

Paul Randall has joined creative agency VML in the new position of chief delivery officer (CDO) for North America, leading its program delivery organization. He spent nearly three years as vp and managing director, program management, product experiences U.S. for the Google account at R/GA. Prior to that, he was with Huge for more than…

Can you imagine being immersed in a party in a cottage in the countryside with your dream dinner guests? Thanks to Allbirds and Stanley Tucci, that dream is becoming a reality. Today, Allbirds premiered Cards on the Table, a four-part series where actor and host Stanley Tucci throws a dream dinner party with various notable…

Sports isn’t going anywhere. Today, Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, released new research that shows global subscription video-on-demand services (SVODs), including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+, Netflix, and Paramount+, have significantly grown their sports programming over the last quarter. According to the Gracenote Data Hub, which provides a snapshot of global…

The debut of Fox News’ new 9 p.m. ET show My View with Lara Trump easily won the night in total viewers and the Adults 25-54 demo. It was also FNC’s most-watched 9 p.m. hour on a Saturday since the first assassination attempt against President Donald Trump in July 2024. MSNBC saw its biggest total…

This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the rise in sports-related content across streaming services as ESPN surrenders some sports rights.

• Streaming’s moneyball era
• YouTube’s subscription-lite plan, Disney’s and Warner Bros. Discovery’s bundle boost and more

Streaming’s moneyball era

Bleh. It’s definitely trite to describe the state of streaming businesses as being in the “moneyball” era. But it’s true (and I couldn’t think of a more original framing device).

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