Tag: Gray Television
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Multiple Fox, NBC & CW Stations Are Getting New Owners
Gray Media, Inc. has taken a bold step to strengthen its Midwest footprint by agreeing to purchase Block Communications, Inc.’s television stations for $80 million. This acquisition is poised to create a new Big Four duopoly in one market and will bring top-ranked local news outlets in two additional Midwestern regions under Gray’s umbrella The…
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Another NBA Team is Expanding Free TV Coverage Across the Region
Fans in the Carolinas will have a new way to watch the Charlotte Hornets this season. It was reported last week that the Charlotte Hornets are returning to free TV for the first time in 17 years for five games. In partnership with Gray Media, Capitol Broadcasting, and FanDuel Sports Southeast, the team will distribute…
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Gray Television’s InvestigateTV+ Launches in Spanish in February As a Free OTA TV Channel
Gray Television has two shows building off its news program InvestigateTV+ that will bring Spanish news content to dozens of new markets throughout the U.S. InvestigateTV+ en Español will be available weekdays in 26 markets starting February 26, while InvestigateTV en Español will air on weekends starting March 2. Theier English counterpart already airs in…
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Two Local Gray Television Stations in Wyoming and Nebraska Have New Owners
Local TV viewers in the Cheyenne-Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and Casper, Wyoming are in for a shake up as the parent company of the two stations, Gray Television, has sold them to a rival broadcaster in an asset swap. Gray will sell KGWN Scottsbluff, known as NBC Nebraska, and KCWY, a local station in Casper known as…
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Gray Television Strikes Deal To Extend and Renew All of Its NBC Network Affiliates
Gray Television on Wednesday said it reached “an agreement in principle” with the NBC Network to extend and renew all of its NBC affiliates. This comes as Gray’s previous agreement with Comcast-owned NBC was set to expire at the end of the year. The new deal throws a lifeline to Gray’s NBC-affiliated stations which operate…
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The Recap: Disney Spills Hulu-Disney+ and ESPN Plans, More Bally Sports Drama, and More
Earnings season trucks on, but Walt Disney took the spotlight based on just how much it spilled this week. We got updates on its efforts to integrate Disney+ and Hulu, as well as ESPN, and even its password-sharing crackdown plans. DISH likewise offered a lot of nuggets of info in its earnings. Bally Sports, meanwhile,…
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Local News Live Launches 24/7 Streaming Service For Free Across 500 Stations
Gray Television said its streaming news network, Local News Live, is now available on more than 500 Gray station websites, connected TV apps, and mobile apps. Local News Live offers community coverage from Gray’s 113 television markets. “Our viewers value both local news and the unique, local perspectives on national stories Local News Live provides,”…
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Peachtree Sports Network Will Broadcast Local Atlanta Games and Launch for Free OTA on Sunday
Gray Television on Monday said that it’s newest channel, Peachtree Sports Network, will launch this Sunday and be home to a myriad of Georgia high school and local games. Peachtree Sports will offer coverage of the College Park Skyhawks of the NBA G-League, high school football through Score Atlanta, hockey from the Atlanta Gladiators and…
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Gray Television Acquires 17 Meredith Local Channels for $2.7 Billion
Gray Television announced Monday that it has acquired Meredith’s Local Media Group. The deal for 17 stations cost Gray $2.7 billion. WGCL (CBS) / WPCH (Independent), Atlanta, Georgia (DMA 7) KPHO (CBS) / KTVK (Independent), Phoenix, Arizona (DMA 11) KPTV (FOX) / KPDX (MyNetwork), Portland, Oregon (DMA 21) KMOV (CBS), St. Louis, Missouri (DMA 23)…
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The DOJ Just Approved a Merger Between Two of the Biggest Broadcast TV Companies in the United States
This week the Department of Justice approved a merger between Gray Television and Raycom with a few stipulations: they need to sell a few stations. With the acquisition, Raycom Media Gray Television will become the third-largest owner of broadcast TV stations in the United States. The new company will own 142 full-power television stations in…