The Desk on MSN

Sinclair to expand The National News Desk on local TV stations

Sinclair, Inc. is expanding the availability of its national news program "The National News Desk" on a handful of its stations across the country.— This story first appears at TheDesk.net, a premium ...
Rolling Out

Comcast and Scripps clash as local TV goes dark

Late Tuesday evening, Comcast pulled more than 40 local television stations owned by the E.W. Scripps Company from its Xfinity TV service after the two companies failed to reach a new distribution ...
rtdna.org

Some gains for journalists of color in local TV news … but declines for women

The overall women's TV news workforce fell sharply to 39.1% from 44.5% the year before, and women news directors dropped to 33.8% from a 2024 high of 41.8%. Women general managers also declined to ...
NPR

FCC scraps cap on TV ownership. Critics worry it gives corporations too much power

Federal regulators voted to lift a cap meant to preserve competition among local TV stations. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr says the move will help local news survive. Not everyone agrees. Major local TV ...
MediaPost

Local TV Station Owners Push For 50% Coverage

Local TV stations might temper expectations for big national growth -- a bit. But in the future? Mull over this longtime loaded media word: network. Current FCC regulations dictate TV stations cannot ...