Broadcast industry news from NewscastStudio including news, sports & entertainment on cable and streaming, with coverage of staff changes, programming, syndication, local news and the business of broadcast.
Broadcast Industry News

Nexstar cuts jobs at New York, Los Angeles stations
Local News

Nexstar lays off at least 9 at WGN Chicago
Streaming

Comcast: Peacock Super Bowl stream averaged 17 seconds of latency on Xfinity
News Feed
Olympics

NBC announces Savannah Guthrie’s replacement for Opening Ceremony, says Craig Melvin will remain in U.S.
Local News

NBCU Chicago announces Black History Month programming for NBC 5, Telemundo
Local News

Spectrum News acquires New England Cable News from NBCUniversal

Savannah Guthrie’s mother reported missing, ‘very concerning’ scene reported at her Arizona home

NBC Chicago replaces Dolinsky with a new ‘Food Guy’
Broadcast Business News

Scripps unveils strategic plan to drive cost savings and revenue growth

News Promos and Sports Promos

NewsNation promotes ‘America’s new prime-time’
Broadcast Industry News

Bari Weiss adds contributors, encourages talent to become their own ‘brands’
People

Former CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota joins Scripps News
Streaming

Substack launches standalone TV app

Broadcast Management Group unveils scalable live production services model

CES 2026: Whale TV expands smart TV reach in Europe, Brazil and Australia

Broadcast industry under pressure amid AI shift and consolidation concerns, 2026 NCS survey finds

CES 2026: ATSC highlights next-gen broadcast technology

Fox News Media schedules three-hour New Year’s Eve special for 2026

Policy

Major broadcasters push FCC to scrap local TV ownership limits
Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Streaming gains in share of TV viewing in December, Nielsen reports
Network Branding

NBC updates promo, snipe design with new take on feather shape, a bit less color
Market Research Reports & Industry Analysis

Local broadcast stations generate $1.19 trillion in GDP, report finds

2026 Calendar: Key trade shows, conferences and events in the year ahead

Sinclair’s unsolicited bid for Scripps unanimously declined by board

NFL drives surge in TV viewership across platforms during November

PBS News to debut two weekend programs in January

AP launches AP Verify to support digital content authentication in newsrooms