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.
Ratings

’60 Minutes’ ratings fall 41% without NFL lead-in as Lesley Stahl report sparks controversy
Streaming

Netflix cuts 1,000 jobs as streaming competition intensifies and growth slows
People

KPRC meteorologist Daji Aswad takes temporary assignment at sister station WSLS
News Feed
Graphics

NBC News Now special showcases broader look at ‘Decision 2026’ graphics package
Streaming

Apple unveils new Apple TV 4K with AI-powered Siri, faster streaming and implications for broadcasters
Broadcast Business News

U.K. government considers intervention in $2.1 billion Sky-ITV deal over media plurality concerns

WRC anchor Jim Handly to retire after 35 years at NBC Washington

Weather-related technical problems disrupt WHNT newscasts
Broadcast Business News

Henry Siegel, television syndication pioneer behind ‘Baywatch’ and ‘Family Feud,’ dies at 85

Streaming

France 24 expands U.S. streaming distribution through PBS partnership
People

Boston Fox station welcomes one anchor back, adds another
Network Branding

NBC updates ‘curtain raiser’ sequence with glassy 3D look
People

Randy Klein named news director at KCEN

Jerrita Patterson leaves WREG after seven years for Shelby County Sheriff’s Office

Indiana forecaster’s retirement sparks weather department shuffle

Sinclair launching digital news brand The National Press on Substack, YouTube

Sioux City names Beth Warden to lead newsroom

Ellison indicates Paramount+, HBO Max will be merged

Broadcast Business News

BBC staff challenge leadership over job cuts as director general outlines digital overhaul
Elections

Telemundo launches ‘Decisión 2026’ multiplatform midterm election coverage
People

WTVD president and general manager Rob Elmore to retire after 45-year career
Streaming

Disney+ to stream ESPN’s first Super Bowl broadcast in 2027

WBD-Paramount megamerger closes

Former TV news anchor sentenced to life in prison for mother’s murder

Karoline Leavitt joins Fox as contributor

Missouri forecaster returns to Columbia station after stint in Kentucky

Arizona duopoly hire creates historic Native American anchor team