B&C Today: Gray to Buy WCAX Burlington; Great Big Story Customizes for Apple News

Broadcasting & Cable Newsletter   May 5, 2017     The best of BroadcastingCable.com delivered to your inbox daily     Top Stories       Gray Strikes Deal to Buy WCAX Burlington for $29M Vermont's first TV station has been owned by the same family for more than six decades READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: Gray in 2017 has already added five other stations to its portfolio—CBS, Fox and NBC affiliates in Fairbanks, Ala., an ABC affiliate in Green Bay, Wisc., and an NBC affiliate covering the Illinois and Iowa region in the Quad Cities market.   Apple News Is the New Story for Great Big Story CNN unit launching Hispanic programming READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: For Apple News, Great Big Story has customized its content to fit the fast-rising mobile platform and is pitching advertisers to come along.   Scripps Networks Interactive's Results Affected By Network Stake Sale Domestic ad revenues up 5.1% READ MORE » WHY THIS MATTERS: The prior year results include the sale of an investment in Fox Sports South to Fox. Adjusted net income was up 20%.   More Top Stories       AMC Networks Net Income Up After Year-Ago Charge YouTube CEO Apologizes for Bad Ad Placements Accounting for Radio Deal Swings CBS to Q1 Loss Epix Cast Enables One-Touch Streaming on Connected TVs Gray Hits Record $203.5M in Q1 Revenue Bravo's 'WWHL' Plans Week of Live Activity on Social Nets Scripps Networks Sees Q2 Resurgence for Scatter Market Hopkins: Hulu Live TV Will Make Money Julie Foudy Signs Multi-Year Deal to Remain With ESPN Hearst Launching Viral Food Show on FYI more headlines »   Blog Of Note     Robust Advertising on Affordable Care Act Expected to Continue By Diana Marszalek Regardless of Thursday's house vote, the debate over repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act could be a boon to local TV for much of 2017, according to ad firm Deep Root Analytics. "There is going to be an evergreen presence of healthcare advertising at the local level," managing director Luke Frans said. READ MORE » more blogs »   Departments       Programming: Food Network Orders Giada De Laurentiis Series Washington: Budget Bill Preserves CPB, NEA Funding Distribution: Maureen FitzPatrick Named Senior EP of Tegna's 'Daily Blast Live' Currency: TV and Media Company Stocks in Broad Decline Technology: DirecTV Now Streams to LeEco Smart TVs   Events     VIDWeek June 12-16, 2017 Learn More The Programmatic Summit June 12-13 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Next TV Summit June 14, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More Emerging Video Tech Summit June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Social TV Conference June 15, 2017 | Convene Conference Center, NYC Learn More Next Wave Of Leaders June 16, 2017 | The Stewart Hotel, NYC Learn More The Digital Media Tech Leadership Summit June 20-21, 2017 | Tampa Airport Marriott, FL Learn More more events »   Jobs     Creative Director Fox Networks Group – Los Angeles, CA, United States   Creative Services Director KCCI-TV – Des Moines, IA, United States   Creative Services Director KPRC - TV – Houston, TX, United States   Chief Engineer WROC-TV – Rochester, NY, United States   more jobs » News Blogs Events People TV Careers   Advertise Contact Us Send this to a friend       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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