Broadcast News Audience Getting Smaller, States LA Times
ABC and NBC claimed ratings crowns for their news programs in the 2016-17 TV season, but their kingdom of viewers is still getting smaller, states the Los Angeles Times,…
Area Updates: The Post Adds Clancy Ryan as Head of Technology Sales, WTTG-TV/WDCA-TV to Relocate and Motion Video Moves its Headquarters From Fairfax to Richmond
The Washington Post named Clancy Ryan the Head of Technology Sales where, said The Post, he will drive revenue growth for Arc Publishing, The…
Buzz in Baltimore: Early Light Media Hires Malley; New GM at WJZ; Warschawski Adds Two Clients
Executive producer Angela Malley has joined Early Light Media’s award-winning video production team. Malley’s role will include pitching story ideas, identifying…
Study Finds Growth in Broadcast-Only Homes
Ion Media commissioned Nielsen to study the growth of broadcast-only television households and their overall impact in the marketplace, reports TVNewsCheck, which added…
Maryland Updates: News from Storyfarm, A. Bright Idea, Warschawski, Sinclair and Mindgrub
A. Bright Idea Advertising and Public Relations in Bel Air announced the addition of three communications professionals. The recent hires, including Kelly Holmes as…
Jay Newman, WJZ-TV President and GM to Retire
Veteran television executive Jay Newman will retire as President and General Manager of WJZ-TV, the CBS-owned station in Baltimore, as of September…
National News Developments Result in “Whopping” Increase in Ad Spending on Cable and Broadcast
Driven by the unprecedented news cycle coming out of D.C., ad spend around news jumped a whopping 13.5% across both cable and…
AARP Launches TV for Grownups®
AARP has launched TV for Grownups®. Following in the footsteps of Movies for Grownups®, TV for Grownups® aims to connect 50-plus viewers with…
Number of TVs in Homes is Dropping
Advertisers take note: After years of steady increases, the number of TVs in homes shrank to an average of 2.3 in 2015, down…
Jim Vance: The End of an Era
By Laura Evans There are few journalists in this world who could leave a mark on their city the way Jim Vance has on…
Changes Abound in Baltimore Broadcasting
The Baltimore broadcast media has seen a significant number of changes recently. According to dcrtv.com, here’s a quick overview of updates and…
Fox News Anchor Sean Hannity Takes Aim at Advertisers of MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Program
Fox News anchor Sean Hannity promoted a campaign that takes aim at advertisers of Rachel Maddow’s MSNBC show after facing a recent similar…
Survey on Broadcast News Directors Released by RTNDA
A survey by RTNDA finds that the typical TV news director is in her/her upper mid-40s. According to the survey, the average…
BET Exits D.C. for NYC
BET Network will close its D.C. office and relocate its headquarters to New York, Chairman and CEO Debra Lee said in a memo…
Sinclair Broadcast Group Buys Tribune Media Co.
Sinclair Broadcast Group, based in Hunt Valley, Md, is buying Tribune Media for about $3.9 billion, a deal made possible after the U.…
