See full videos from all the sessions at TVNewsCheck’s inaugural Programming Everywhere event at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, including panels on syndication’s changing business model, fresh approaches to news content, the future of sports on broadcast TV and where FAST channels are directing the evolution of broadcasting. This content, which previously was limited to TVN premium members, is now available to all.
For Broadcasters, Multiplatform Distribution Gets More Expansive
Executives from Nexstar, Cox Media Group, Gray Television and ABC Owned Stations shared how their content businesses are evolving into 24/7 news networks, diginets, FAST channels, hyperlocal offerings and more at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at NAB in Las Vegas last week. Pictured (l-r): Brad Wall, LTN Global; Adrianne Anderson, ABC Owned Stations; Steve Pruett, Cox Media Group; Sean Compton, Nexstar Media; and Pat LaPlatney, Gray Television. (Alyssa Wesley photo)
Embracing Collaboration, News Groups Push Past Conventions
Executives from Telemundo, Scripps News, CBS News and Stations, Gray Television and SciLine shared the collaborations they’re undertaking and the places they’re taking news content beyond the conventional newscast in a panel at last week’s Programming Everywhere event at the NAB Show.
Syndication, While Challenged, Remains Essential To TV Stations
Station groups and syndicators are looking to collaborate more in an effort to make new shows work for everyone.
Broadcasters Thinking Out Of The Box To Attract Next Generation
Technology such as multicast, FAST, AVOD gives producers of popular genre programming lots of toys to play with. Even a show that’s in its 43rd season, as CBS’s Entertainment Tonight is, is constantly thinking about how to push its brand past its traditional boundaries to meet new viewers.
Ensuring the flow of local and on-brand content is only one of the challenges FAST channels present — innovation to aid in discoverability remains critical, experts advise.
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Broadcasters, Leagues And Teams Eye Hybrid Models While Rethinking Regional Sports
RSNs carried by pay TV services are struggling in the face of cord-cutting and are looking for new ways to reach fans old and new. Pictured (l-r): Adam Wiener, Dan Marshall, Ed Desser, Kerry Bubolz, Lee H. Berke and Brian Lawlor. (Alyssa Wesley photo)
For Anthony Zuiker, Passion Is Key To Broadcasting Success
The creator of CSI, who’s now working with Sinclair Broadcast Group to develop a slate of new shows, says his litmus test for whether television is good is whether he feels it in his heart and mind, and whether it raises the hairs on the back of his neck. (Sinclair Broadcast Group photo)
Top executives from Cox Media Group, Nexstar, Gray Television and ABC Owned Stations frame up how they’re building content everywhere lineups, then branding and promoting them locally and beyond in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere event addresses the programming challenges local TV stations face to fill hours of openings in their schedule with content. TV marketers on site will “get stimulated with lots of concrete ideas to bring back and implement at their stations,” says Michael Depp, TVNewsCheck editor and a moderator at the conference.
Executives from Fox News, The Weather Channel, Capitol Broadcasting and Bitcentral will explain how they’ve delved into their archives to unearth content for new shows and lucrative licensing opportunities in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
Executives from the Las Vegas Golden Knights NHL franchise, Scripps Sports and leading sports rights analysts will weigh in on the leagues’ TV future in a highly fluid rights environment in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
TV marketing executives who attend Programming Everywhere will see what TV station groups are planning to reinvent local news and extend content on streaming media, and how marketing will lead the way.
Executives from Scripps News, CBS News and Stations, Telemundo and Gray Television will share video and discuss their experiments with news formats and group-wide collaborations in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
Anthony Zuiker will discuss how genres like talk, game shows, documentaries and even news can find new energy and creativity during a special session at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere event at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
How Are Programming Leaders Rethinking Genres For A Multiplatform World?
Content producers and executives from Entertainment Tonight, Fox First Run, Hearst Television and NBCUniversal Local will discuss how they’re bringing fresh approaches to talk, game, travel and magazine shows, both nationally and locally, at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere conference at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
Executives from Sinclair, NBCUniversal Local, Cox Media Group, Nexstar’s The Hill, Samsung and Frequency will explore the programming opportunities presented by the rise of FAST channels in the streaming ecosystem at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere event at the NAB Show in Las Vegas on April 16. Register here.
Industry leaders from Fox Television Stations, Debmar-Mercury, E.W. Scripps, Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sony Pictures Television will unpack business challenges and programming opportunities in a panel at TVNewsCheck’s Programming Everywhere event at the NAB Show on April 16. Register here.
The day-long event, to be held on April 16 at the NAB Show in Las Vegas, will explore the critical need for more programming across linear, syndication and streaming channels and how station groups and content producers are rising to the challenge with creative and adaptable solutions.
