Leaders from NBCUniversal Local, Tegna and Cox Media Group will unpack how they’re working toward creative, efficient programming solutions in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies conference on Oct.

Local TV accounted for only 6% of total media spending through June 2025, down from 13% in 2017, according to Guideline

Commissioner Rob Manfred said he anticipates MLB controlling all 30 teams’ broadcast rights by 2028. That would have massive implications for baseball’s economic model and competitive balance.

The nation’s largest group of ABC affiliates, said Kimmel’s on-air remarks about Kirk’s assassination were “inappropriate and deeply insensitive.”

Jimmy Kimmel’s show will return Tuesday night after being taken off the air over his Charlie Kirk comments, but President Donald Trump’s local ABC affiliate won’t be showing it.

A storm over late-night TV comedy has given local station owners a chance to curry favor with the Republican-controlled Federal Communications Commission, which must ultimately bless any of their merger plans and approve regulatory reforms they’re seeking.

Somerville has faced a series of personal and legal challenges since 2021, including a suspension from KTVU, rehabilitation for alcoholism, legal issues related to DUI and domestic disputes, and eventual departure from KTVU when his contract was not renewed in 2022.

Donald Trump’s federal communications boss has doubled down on Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension, suggesting local TV stations should have more power to decide who gets to stay on air. In comments made hours before Kimmel’s much-anticipated return on Tuesday night,