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MLB Helps NBC Grow As Third Player In ESPN-Fox Sports Rights War
Sports rights conversations have focused primarily around Fox and ESPN in recent years, but NBC has quietly made itself into a power player on the back of premium events.
A Sinclair-Scripps Deal Reality Check
Any implied or proposed Sinclair–Scripps merger runs headlong into the realities of the regulatory framework that exists today.
Tube Trends: How Kohl’s Is Using YouTube For Head Start On Holidays
With holiday shopping season already in full swing, Kohl’s is showing how to succeed early by using social video (and specifically, YouTube).
How Korea Became The World's Hottest Content Factory
Korean language content is now more popular than Spanish. A look at what makes K-Content so special, from K-Pop to K-Dramas to K-FAST.
Comscore’s Jon Carpenter On Why Local TV’s Real Challenge Isn’t Fragmentation
In the latest Innovator Spotlight from our Local TV report, Comscore’s Jon Carpenter explains that the real challenge isn’t fragmentation, but proving local broadcasters’ full cross-platform audience value to advertisers.
Hot List: For Every Answer, More Questions
PLUS: Alan Wolk takes on the death of the sitcom, hear from LG’s Keith Norman, and don’t forget to download our new local TV report
The Death Of The Sitcom Is Bad For TV
Why killing off the sitcom was a multi-billion dollar mistake that alienated advertisers and shattered Hollywood’s middle class.
MLS Season Pass Elminated, Ushers In New Apple TV Era
MLS matches will now be included in Apple TV subscriptions, as the service adjusts how it’s positioning itself in the market.
LG Ad Solutions’ Dave Rudnick On Why AI Is About Amplifying Experts, Not Replacing Them
AI is already helping make TV advertising more efficient and user friendly. LG Ads’ Dave Rudnick looks at what’s next.
The Local TV Reckoning: How Pay TV “Singularity” Threatens American Broadcasting’s Last Mile
The U.S. pay TV market is nearing a tipping point where traditional cable and broadcast television can no longer deliver reliable mass reach for advertisers — a shift that could upend the economic foundation of local and national TV advertising alike.
Tube Trends: The Math For Brands Behind YouTube Shorts, ‘Longs’
Should brands be investing in Longs? Data reveals it’s an uphill battle on YouTube — but so is the overcrowded Shorts space.
LG’s Keith Norman On How Local TV Can Still Matter In An Audience-First World
In the second Innovator Spotlight from our new Special Report on Local TV, LG’s Keith Norman explains how local broadcasters are navigating the streaming era, especially around political advertising.
Hot List: YouTubeTV’s Fumble And Paramount’s Comeback
PLUS: TVREV’s new report on local, Alan Wolk on polling and the brand conundrum, hear from Premion’s Daniel Spinosa and Comscore’s Melinda Gladnick
Polling And The Brand Lift Conundrum, Disney Gets Bundled Down By YouTube
What faulty political polling tells us about the brand lift surveys so many advertisers rely on. Plus a scorecard for the DIsney-YouTube dispute.
Tube Trends: 2025 World Series Goes Global On YouTube
The World Series was a global affair this fall, in part fueled by impressive performance for international videos on YouTube.
A Second Chance To Get Digital TV Right
Without enforceable accountability, the move to ATSC 3.0 risks becoming ATSC 1.0 “2.0” — another costly cycle of broken promises, obsolescence, and squandered public value.
Comscore’s Melinda Gladnick On Why True Cross-Platform Measurement Is Still Harder Than It Looks
Comscore’s Melinda Gladnick talks about the messy reality of cross-platform measurement and why bringing every screen together means rethinking how the entire industry works.
The Industrialisation Of Netflix
In a new Marconi, Kauser Kanji looks at how Netflix has refined its internal processes so that they keep the profits flowing.
PREMION’s Daniel Spinosa On How Streaming Is Letting Local TV Be Local Again
In the first Innovator Spotlight from our new Special Report on Local TV, PREMION’s Daniel Spinosa explains how streaming can be local TV’s salvation.
Hot List: AI Creators, Amazon’s Attack on TTD, YouTube wins Late Night
TVREV’s new report on local, Alan Wolk on Paramount, AI creators, and more.

