A Paramount purchase means HBO Max, cult-favorite titles like “Harry Potter” and CNN could soon find themselves under the same roof with CBS, “Top Gun” and the Paramount+ streaming service.
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In an emergency temporary restraining order, the judge noted the merger would make Nexstar the owner of two or even three of the “Big Four” local affiliates in at least 30 local television markets — including Indianapolis.
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DuJuan McCoy, owner and CEO of Circle City Broadcasting, told IBJ that Tuesday’s personnel cuts did not affect all WRTV employees, but declined to say how many were retained.
The closure of the $83M deal appears to mean a major personnel shakeup at WRTV, with numerous people losing their jobs, possibly most of the staff, according to reports.
The Indiana Fever great is looking forward to calling games for USA Network, which signed a multiyear deal with the WNBA that will run through 2036.
DirecTV said the merger would create a triopoly in Indianapolis, affecting more than 1.2 million “TV homes.”
Brice Bowman adds the finishing touches to features that take viewers “up close and personal” to Olympic athletes.
If you have access to ESPN through cable or a streaming platform, you’ll have more than a dozen choices for how you watch and who brings you the game.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the deal struck by Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the size of the combined market share.
The acquisition would bring two of the industry’s biggest players in film and TV under one roof and alter the entertainment industry landscape.
Sanchez has been off the air since the Oct. 4 incident at the Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.
The rollercoaster ride of Tyrese Haliburton’s 2024-25 season dominates the preview of Netflix’s “Starting 5,” the second season of which debuts later this month.
Democratic senators introduced a bill Monday that would rewrite a 1961 law prohibiting college sports conferences from banding together to sell their media rights.
Executives, team officials and industry experts told IBJ they believe the Fox investment will help IndyCar better compete for fans in an increasingly crowded sports landscape.
The league and ESPN still have to negotiate a final agreement and get approval from NFL owners. The agreement will also have to undergo regulatory approvals.
The proposed move comes as ESPN is expected to soon launch its direct-to-consumer service, likely before the end of August.
The approval ends a more than 250-day-long review process marked by controversy and accusations of inappropriate political pressure.
Ahead of the November debut of the fifth and final season of “Stranger Things,” the team will don black jerseys inspired by the hit Netflix show for seven games.
Indiana Public Broadcasting News is in peril after the Indiana Legislature removed millions of dollars earmarked to support public stations.
The seven games of the series were the most-watched television broadcasts since the first week of May.
The deal extends the network’s existing three-year deal reached in 2023 to broadcast regular-season games and host a weekly studio show.
Fox Sports, which launched in 1994 with an entertaining approach to broadcasting NFL games, will carry the race for the first time as part of a multiyear contract with the NTT IndyCar Series.
