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After 58 years of service to the American public, the Board of Directors has formally voted to dissolve the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The decision follows Congress’s decision to rescind all federal funding at the behest of President Trump.

Gray Media claims the nation's TV networks are engaged in bargaining tactics that result in them retaining sole authority over the affiliates’ relationship with vMVPDs – either de facto or de jure. As such, "they are a method of undue interference with a local broadcaster’s right to control distribution of its signal."

Board cited risk of "political manipulation" if CPB remained open without funding

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Tim Schwieger retires from the company after 44 years

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With a focus on high-impact and investigative reporting, the awards honor work from television stations, networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and other print publications.

She's been associated with Beasley Media Group in a key revenue-focused C-Suite role. Now, she's working alongside Connoisseur Media head Jeff Warshaw as a Senior Vice President for the Western Region, taking a particular focus on the privately held company's Northern California broadcast assets.

Since February 2014, she has served as President/GM of NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises’ WNJU-TV, the New York broadcast property branded as "Telemundo 47." As of today, she is no longer in the role.

“This is a meaningful win for Xfinity subscribers, and we look forward to welcoming even more fans into the world of MeTV Toons, a television destination unlike any other,” said Weigel Vice Chairman Neal Sabin.

MediaCo Holding Inc.-owned Estrella TV has struck a strategic content collaboration with a 12-year-old news organization founded by journalists who fled the regime of the late Hugo Chavez. The move gives the Spanish-language broadcast TV network direct access to expanded coverage of Venezuela.

The new year has brought a whole new crop of advertisers to the top of the brand activity report for Spot TV as determined by iHeartMedia-owned Media Monitors. On top? A P&G brand since 1985 it acquired in order to prevent rival Unilever from plucking it themselves.