Tag: Gray Television
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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…
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Your Local TV Station May Have a New Owner Today as Gray & Raycom Merge
Today Gray Television announced a deal to acquire Raycom Media to become the 3rd largest owners of broadcast TV stations. With this deal, the new company will own 142 full-power television stations in 92 markets. The deal is worth $3.46 billion and Wells Fargo will finance $2.525 billion of the deal. “Today we announce the…
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Cord Cutting Is Getting Easier as 56 Locals Start Streaming Online for Free
Want your local programming streamed for free online? This week 56 locals started to stream their programming including local news for free online. A few weeks ago, Gray Television announced a deal to stream their 93 local stations online. Now Gray Television has started to roll out these new apps on devices like the Fire…
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93 Local Stations Just Started Streaming Free Online
This week Gray Television announced that they have teamed up with SBTV to stream their 93 local stations online. With this deal Gray Television affiliates will be able to stream their local programming and a host of other content for free through their apps, website, the SBTV app, and a host of live TV streaming…