Tag: The CW
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The CW & NewsNation is Coming to An Airport & Hotel Near You
Today, Nexstar Media Group announced a deal with ReachTV that will see them add The CW and NewsNation. ReachTV offers streaming TV to 500,000 hotel rooms and 2,500+ airport TV screens in more than 90 major aiprots across the United States. “Nexstar always looks for ways to extend the distribution of NewsNation and The CW…
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The CW Is Growing Its Free Streaming Service in Partnership With FilmRise
Today, FilmRise and The CW announced a deal to bring over 1,500 hours of content to The CW’s free streaming service on the CW App. This comes as Nexstar the owner of The CW, is hoping to grow its free ad-supported streaming service. The two companies said this deal will include 429 episodes across 11…
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YouTube TV is Adding More The CW Affiliates
Recently, in a handful of markets, new The CW affiliates launched in places like Atlanta. Now YouTube TV has started to add some of these affiliates, including the new Atlanta The CW WPCH. No word yet on the other The CW, but we have reached out to Google for comment. These new CW affiliates join…
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The CW Will Air Its First College Football Game This Weekend With a Big 12 vs ACC Match Up
Recently Nexstar announced that it will air 50 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football and basketball games as part of a new contract. This contract will start this fall on September 9th and is a major win for CW Sports, a growing player in the world of sports. In total, there will be 13 college football…
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CW May Air LeVar Burton’s Trivial Pursuit Game Show As Scripted Programming Dries Up With Strike
The CW is finalizing a deal to secure the rights to Trivial Pursuit hosted by LeVar Burton, according to Deadline. While the deal isn’t sealed yet, the series has been in the works for quite some time. Two years ago, LeVar Burton (Reading Rainbow, Star Trek: The Next Generation) signed on to host a game…
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DIRECTV & DIRECTV STREAM Will Bring Back The CW In 21 Markets Tomorrow
Today, DIRECTV announced that it will be bring back The CW in 21 markets tomorrow. This comes as Sinclair reached a new deal with Nexstar for The CW. This comes as back in July 2023, DIRECTV and DIRECTV STREAM lost access to Sinclair-owned The CW affiliates after Nexstar blocked their access. Now, with the new…
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Nexstar & Gray Television Extend Their CW Partnership & Launch a New The CW Channel in Atlanta
Today, Nexstar the owners of The CW, announced a new deal with Gray Television to expand and extend their partnership to offer The CW. With this deal, Gray Television will renew its deals to offer The CW in 42 markets. In total, Gray Television will offer The CW in 55 markets, 13 of them are…
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The CW is Getting a New OTA Home Station in Pittsburgh
The CW will have a new home in Pittsburgh starting next month. The network will change from WPCW-TV’s Channel 19 to its new affiliate station, WPNT-TV Channel 22.1, according to TribLive. The change has yet to be officially announced, but a statement is tentatively expected to be released by next week. WPNT-TV Channel 22.1 declined…
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Nexstar Agrees To Keep The CW Network’s Current Leadership
Today Nexstar, the largest owner, and operator of local TV stations, has announced a deal to keep The CW’s President on for an additional year. This contract will see Dennis Miller remaining as President of The CW through 2027. “Dennis has done an outstanding job since taking leadership of The CW,” said Perry Sook, Nexstar’s…
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The CW & Hearst Reach a Deal to Keep 6 Locals The CW Affiliates & Add a 7th
With all the talk of blackouts recently today, there was some good news as Nexstar and Hearst reached a deal to renew Hearst’s owned The CW affiliates. This deal will also see Hearst add a 7th CW affiliate in Sacramento, CA, with the addition of KQCA-TV. This new affiliate will go live on September 1st,…