A comprehensive report on the opportunities for local TV in an evolving media landscape was released by trade groups TVB and CIMM. (Photo by Katherine Frey/The Washington Post via Getty Images) Last ...

Carr says a rule preventing a company from owning too many stations is holding journalism back.

When I was a kid, my dad ran a small local business. Like countless owners, he depended on local broadcast media to reach customers, build trust in the community and keep the lights on to support our ...

NEW YORK—Consumers of local broadcast news continue to deem it as a valuable source of information—whether it’s political races, local sports teams or weather—regardless of accessing it on their TVs ...

Across the country, the kinds of budget cuts that have decimated newspapers over the years are now slicing into local TV news stations. A trend of TV news layoffs “is only just the beginning,” one ...

Major local TV station owner Sinclair Inc. says it has been conducting merger talks for several months with rival E.W. Scripps. In an SEC filing, the company said it had acquired 8% of Scripps Class A ...

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