Hearst moves John Soapes, the general sales manager of its WKCF Orlando, to replace Michael Hayes as head of the NBC affiliate in Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville, S.C.
He is Jonathan Sumber, who will join the TV station group from Time Inc., where he was manager of digital accounts and business development for its Media Network Inc. unit and involved in local digital media.
Hearst Budgeted For Upgrades, HD, Mobile
Hearst TV VP of Engineering Marty Faubell has a little extra money for tech projects this year, but plenty to do, including finishing the upgrade of all master controls for HD, the introduction of HD news in four more markets and and the completion of the Next-Generation Newsroom initiative. He’s also looking for ways to comply with the letter and spirit of closed captioning and loudness regulations.
Stations’ Mobile Apps Showing Promise
TV stations are rolling out apps for smart phones and tablets with the support of technology and software vendors, hoping that the apps will eventually provide a substantial, new source of advertising revenue. Although advertising is the most common way of monetizing apps, some are also experimenting with modest monthly subscription fees.
Barrett: U.S. Shouldn’t Scrap Local TV
A pair of broadcast executives made a pitch in Washington Thursday night for the value of local broadcasting in the face of government calls for them to give up spectrum for wireless broadband. “The work that local stations do in this country is extraordinary and should not be taken for granted,” said David Barrett, president of Hearst TV, which owns 29 TV stations. In addition, Raycom News VP Susana Schuler said broadcasters are best positioned to feed growing news appetite.
The group broadcaster taps Michael Hayes, the GM of its WTFF Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., to succeed the retiring Rick Henry as head of its ABC affil in Pittsburgh.
Exclusives
The president-general manager of Hearst’s ABC affiliate, is retiring after almost nine years in the post and more than 40 years with Hearst. Henry, who said it was time, will step down in early March.
Hearst Television has named Brad Ginsberg assistant news director for its KHBS (ABC) and KHOG (CW) duopoly in Fort Smith-Fayetteville, Ark. (DMA 100). Ginsberg joins the stations from the Hearst’s […]
Hearst Television taps the general sales manager of its WXII Winston-Salem/Greensboro, N.C., to succeed Jordan Wertlieb as head of its Baltimore NBC affiliate.
The general manager of Hearst’s WBAL Baltimore Joins the group owner’s corporate staff in New York.
Hearst Television announced Thursday afternoon that a new carriage agreement was reached Wednesday with DirecTV. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Hearst’s 29 stations have been notifying viewers for three weeks that negotiations were underway with DirecTV for renewal of the existing carriage agreement that expires Dec. 31.
Hearst’s ABC affiliate in Milwaukee will debut a 30-minute longer 10 p.m. newscast on Jan. 24.
Jay Plyburn joins Hearst Television’s KHBS (ABC)-KHOG (CW) Fort Smith, Ark. (DMA 100), as anchor/reporter. Plyburn will anchor the stations’ news at 5:30, 6 and 10 p.m. on weekends and […]
The Hearst CBS affiliate in Des Moines, Iowa, is adding two hours on Saturday and Sunday starting at 5 o’clock. It also adds long-time KCCI Anchor Steve Karlin to its weekday morning team.
The SVP of marketing and creative services at BBC America returns to Hawaii to succeed the retiring Michael Rosenberg as head of Hearst’s Honolulu ABC affiliate.
