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The individual who most recently served as Senior VP of AVOD Streaming and Digital for NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has been named EVP of Sports. He succeeds Eli Velazquez, who is leaving the company at the end of the month.

A U.S. District Court Judge in Grand Rapids, Mich., has said no to a legal request from the nation's No. 1 owner of broadcast television stations to dismiss a complaint filed by a former WOOD-8 News Director and his assistant — a move that keeps their defamation suit alive.

Dish has submitted a request for monetary sanctions against Soo Kim and his Standard General, calling his lawsuit against the FCC for alleged civil rights violations — a legal action that includes Dish and head Charlie Ergen as non-government defendants — a costly response from "an entitled entrepreneur" who simply didn't get what he wanted.

Featuring an interview with Manny Centeno, the new head of IPAWS

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For nearly a decade, he's been the Sales Manager for the FOX affiliate serving the Kansas City market. Now, he's heading to Augusta, Ga., where he will serve as General Manager for that market's FOX affiliate — owned by Lockwood Broadcast Group.

Fans of the Penn State University Nittany Lions men's basketball and football teams will be able to continue tuning in to the team's audio coverage on a heritage AM radio station serving the Delaware Valley from Audacy Inc.'s global headquarters.

The company will highlight its “just add audio” software-based air chain

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After three years, the Portland Trail Blazers left ROOT Sports in a decision announced in August. Now, the NBA franchise has revealed that its games, like those of a growing number of pro sports teams, will be heading to a free over-the-air broadcast scheme. Interestingly, it is Diamond Sports Group parent Sinclair Inc. that secured the Blazers.

Connected TV has presented myriad opportunities for addressable advertising, and an advertising experience that marketers today are eager to tap into. This makes a new report from Wurl a must-read for broadcast TV station ownership groups, as the funnel continues to grow for Connected TV and digital platforms while core advertising for linear television remains a key blemish for many station owners.

In Portland, Ore., low-power FM radio stations dot the landscape. Among them are a pair of facilities known as "XRAYFM." After a decade, the operators are converting a lease for an FM translator that rebroadcasts a Class D FM into a wholly owned property, thanks to listener donations.