Talking TV

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and Janet Stilson discuss sports betting's meteoric rise in spot TV, what's accelerating the trend and the patterns it's tending to follow in DMAs following its legalization.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Stu Weiss, founder of Studio City/PXL about daytime television's best ongoing value proposition — the longstanding relationships viewers forge with its offerings.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Brian Weiss, president and GM of Tegna's multicast networks, about diginets' younger skewing audience, and with Evan Moore, VP of commerce partnerships at NBCUniversal, about the growing phenomenon of shoppable TV.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and writer Paige Albiniak look at Facebook's ongoing primacy for TV station groups in their social media efforts, though the relationship has evolved and monetization hopes tempered.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Hadassa Gerber, TVB’s chief research officer, about its latest media comparisons research study and with Harry Jessell, TVN's editor-at-large, about a broadcast investment alternative to paying dividends along with the clarifying picture about sports rights negotiations.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Byron Harmon, VP of news at Fox-owned WNYW New York, about what the post-pandemic major market newsroom will look like, how the past year has impacted his management approach and the vital role of HBCUs in furthering industry diversity.

TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and Harry Jessell look at TV's M&A prospects this year following Gray's acquisition of Quincy and discuss the major moves at Nexstar's NewsNation.

TVNewsCheck's Editor Michael Depp and writer John Consoli look at sports advertising's gangbuster pandemic performance, even while sports viewership is down, and how prospects are looking for the trend to hold steady.