The CW has switched three of its affiliation agreements to Nexstar-owned stations, including in Chicago, the No. 3 U.S. TV market. Affiliate deals in Chicago, Norfolk, VA (the No. 43 U.S. market) and Lafayette, LA (No. 125) will all shift as of September 1, the company announced. Nexstar’s ownership of the largest portfolio of CW … Read more
The CW has opted not to renew affiliations with E.W. Scripps-owned stations in seven markets. Nexstar Media Group, the broadcast network’s corporate parent, says it is “confident” that replacement deals will keep The CW on the air across the U.S. Affected markets include Detroit, Miami, Tucson, AZ; Corpus Christi, TX; San Luis Obispo, CA; Norfolk, … Read more
The Federal Communications Commission has determined that local TV giant Nexstar Media Group‘s takeover of WPIX-TV in New York in 2020 violated federal limits on station ownership. In a ruling issued Thursday, the regulatory agency ordered Mission Broadcasting, Nexstar’s partner in WPIX, to sell the station. Failing that, Nexstar could put the station under its … Read more
As a sports fan, “you want to pull your hair out” when trying to toggle between streaming and linear TV, in the view of Nexstar President and COO Mike Biard. That “less-than-ideal” user experience helps explain why 60% of viewership for occurs on broadcast stations in team markets rather than on Prime Video, the exec … Read more
Layoffs have hit the ad sales ranks in the CBS owned-and-operated TV station portfolio as a long-term restructuring effort takes effect. Tuesday’s cuts come after new ad sales staffers were hired over the past three months. The exact number of employees affected could not be determined, but sources told Deadline the net number of departures … Read more
