Fox Exec Michael Biard Jumps to Nexstar as President and COO
Nexstar is shaking up its top executive ranks. The local TV giant and CW owner has hired Michael Biard to be its new president and COO, effective Aug. 21. Biard succeeds Tom Carter, who will transition...
View ArticleThe CW Extends Contract for President Dennis Miller Through 2027
The CW Network has extended the contract of president Dennis Miller through 2027. Miller has been with the CW since October 2022, when the network was acquired by Nexstar Media Group. Since the...
View ArticleThe CW Loses $78M As Owner Nexstar Pursues ‘Moneyball’ Approach to Programming
The CW continues to lose money, with a net loss of $78 million in the second quarter, however its finances are improving, as executives at Nexstar appear increasingly confident in their strategy to...
View ArticleDirecTV and Nexstar Reach Multiyear Agreement Ending More Than 75 Day Blackout
DirecTV and Nexstar Media Group have reached a multi-year retransmission consent and licensing agreement that keeps Nexstar broadcast stations within the DirecTV, DirecTV stream and U-verse lineups....
View ArticleDan Abrams Re-ups With Nexstar’s NewsNation
Dan Abrams is sticking with NewsNation. The Nexstar-owned cable news channel has signed the anchor to a new multi-year deal, locking him as its 9 p.m. host for the foreseeable future. Abrams has hosted...
View ArticleDan Abrams and Ashleigh Banfield Try to Reach the “Marginalized Moderate...
A year ago NewsNation — the Nexstar-owned cable news channel — rebooted its primetime lineup, bringing Chris Cuomo to 8 p.m., leading into Dan Abrams at 9 p.m. and Ashleigh Banfield at 10 p.m. The idea...
View ArticleThe CW Loses $60M in Latest Quarter As Nexstar Ad Sales Fall
Nexstar’s third-quarter earnings reflected the soft TV advertising market, with political ad revenue down 85 percent from last year, and so-called “core” advertising revenue down 2.3 percent....
View ArticleNexstar CEO Says The CW Will Be at Breakeven by “End of 2025”
The CW-parent Nexstar Media Group has applauded the recently-struck new carriage agreement between the Walt Disney Co. and Charter Communications as a positive for future content deals for Disney and...
View ArticleNewsNation Taps Chris Stirewalt for New Sunday Show
NewsNation is making a play in the crowded and competitive Sunday public affairs show space. The upstart cable news channel — owned by the local TV giant Nexstar — will launch The Hill Sunday beginning...
View ArticleNew CW Regime Defends Its Radical Shift in Focus
“We’re ready for people to stop writing about the Big Four networks and start writing the Big Five,” announced Brad Schwartz, The CW’s president of entertainment, at the top of a Thursday morning...
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