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TVREV’s new report on local, Alan Wolk on Paramount, AI creators, and more.

Automation and AI together threaten to replace human journalists, hollow out local newsrooms, and erode the trust and civic value audiences rely on.

Smartphones, streaming, creators, and AI aren’t existential threats — they’re the raw materials for a next-generation local news model.

The Jimmy Kimmel spectacle may have grabbed headlines, but it was a sideshow compared to the real story: the accelerating obsolescence of the broadcast TV model itself.

Eliminating support for public media will ensure that millions of Americans — especially those in less populated, less profitable zip codes — will be more disconnected, unheard, and unseen.

The fast-disappearing local forecast - a lament for TV meteorologists and community connection.

Until broadcasters recognize the value of nurturing their free-to-air audience, OTA viewing will remain a niche option rather than a mainstream alternative to paid services.

As FASTs increasingly skew local, the case for live sports grows stronger. Brandon Katz unpacks.