Mastodawn

For some reason, maybe because it keeps coming up as a ballot issue, I've amassed more than a few #localtv news promos on my showreel that deal with the topic of legalizing gambling (and what happens even when it isn't legalized). This installment of Infinite Sheep brings you just three of them. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lX22AosbNhc

George Feola 5d ago

Your Audience Uses Both. Your Strategy Should Too.

#marketing #CTV #localtv

Steph Banatte Apr 5

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8gJCBVS/

it just me, or is it ridiculous that the biggest games of the year are being hidden behind cable walls? 📺 College Basketball Final Four belongs on CBS, not buried on TBS or truTV.

The Indiana vs. Miami CFPlayoffs was play on ESPN instead of ABC Local TV? Stop making fans pay extra just to watch the games that used to be free on local TV! 😤

#MarchMadness #CollegeFootball #LocalTV #broadcasting #FinalFour

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The Hollywood Reporter Mar 19

Nexstar Closes $6.2 Billion Tegna Merger, Creating Local TV Giant
#TV #TVNews #Localtv #Nexstar #Tegna

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nexstar-closes-tegna-deal-creating-local-tv-giant-1236541636/

Nexstar Closes $6.2 Billion Tegna Merger, Creating Local TV Giant

The megadeal is being challenged by eight states, but DOJ and FCC approval Thursday allowed the deal to close.

The Hollywood Reporter

Earl Green Mar 7

A rundown of the evolving branding of (now extinct) Fort Smith, Arkansas UPN affiliate KFDF, with the odd logo that was adopted early at the end of 1996. (As weird as that sentence reads, every word is in the right place.) This installment of Infinite Sheep gets a little bent out of shape. #localtv could be weird, y'all. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoyBT9MCsh8

The Hollywood Reporter Feb 17

Hearst CEO Is “On the Lookout” for Deals to Give Its TV Businesses More Scale
#Business #BusinessNews #AEGlobalMedia #Hearst #Localtv

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hearst-deals-local-tv-ae-global-media-ai-disruption-1236507755/

Hearst CEO Is “On the Lookout” for Deals to Give Its TV Businesses More Scale

"We are watching carefully as the television world moves toward greater consolidation, as the battle for Warner Bros. Discovery illustrates," Steve Swartz told staff Tuesday.

The Hollywood Reporter

Deadline Jan 9

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Rips Some Local TV Stations As “Mouthpieces” For National Networks
#News #BrendanCarr #BroadcastNetworks #CES #FCC #LocalTV

https://deadline.com/2026/01/fcc-brendan-carr-ces-local-tv-stations-national-networks-1236676553/

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Rips Some Local TV Stations As “Mouthpieces” For National Networks

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr reiterated his view that the "balance of power" has shifted away from local TV affiliates and toward national broadcast networks.

Deadline

George Feola Dec 31

Television hasn’t disappeared — it’s evolved. People still watch the big screen in their living rooms, but instead of flipping through channels, they often navigate apps. Local TV remains the home for community news and weather. Connected TV (CTV) is where on-demand entertainment lives — Netflix, Hulu, YouTube TV, Prime Video. Same big screen. Two different entry points. https://georgefeola.io/why-ctv-local-tv-advertising-matters-for-local-businesses/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=ctv_local_tv_article
#marketingstrategy #LocalTV #DigitalAdvertising

Why CTV + Local TV Advertising Matters for Local Businesses - georgefeola.io

Local TV establishes legitimacy, CTV reinforces it. Viewers may notice a message during the news, then later encounter the same brand card inside streaming.

georgefeola.io - Innovate - Influence

Deadline Dec 16

Sinclair Takeover Proposal Rebuffed By E.W. Scripps Board
#News #EWScripps #LocalTV #Mergersandacquisitions #Sinclair

https://deadline.com/2025/12/sinclair-takeover-proposal-rebuffed-by-scripps-board-1236650659/