Digital TV News: Nexstar Media

Broadcasters form JV to offer ATSC 3.0 data services in the US
Jan 7, 2025 – E.W. Scripps, Gray Media, Nexstar Media, and Sinclair have formed EdgeBeam Wireless, a JV created to provide wireless data services, based on ATSC 3.0, to businesses and industries in the U.S.
News categories: Sinclair, E.W. Scripps, Gray Media, Nexstar Media, Chris Ripley, Adam Symson, Hilton Howell, Perry Sook, ATSC 3, CES2025, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Bell Media and Shopsense AI bring shoppable TV to Canada
Dec 18, 2024 – Bell Media has partnered with Shopsense AI to bring second-screen shopping experiences to Canadian viewers. The partnership will debut on CTV's daily shows The Good Stuff with Mary Berg and Etalk.
News categories: Shopsense, Bell Media, Glenn Fishback, Stewart Johnston, Advertising, Canada, Digital TV, UX

Comscore and Nexstar agree audience measurement deal
Jan 23, 2024 – Comscore (NASDAQ: SCOR) has reached an agreement with Nexstar (NASDAQ: NXST) to provide audience measurement metrics across Nexstar's local TV, broadcast, network and digital businesses.
News categories: Comscore, Nexstar, Jon Carpenter, Michael Biard, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

The CW taps iSpot as measurement provider for LIV Golf League
Mar 8, 2023 – The CW has selected iSpot to measure cross-platform premium video campaigns and sponsorships associated with the 2023 LIV Golf Tournament across linear and digital properties.
News categories: iSpot, Nexstar Media, The CW, Stuart Schwartzapfel, Michael Strober, Advertising, Big Data, Digital TV, USA

Six New Orleans television stations launch NEXTGEN TV
Dec 15, 2022 – New Orleans viewers can now find six channels OTA with NEXTGEN TV: WUPL (MyNetwork; channel 54), WWL (CBS, channel 4), WVUE (FOX, channel 8), WDSU (NBC, channel 6), WGNO (ABC, channel 26) and WNOL (CW, channel 38).
News categories: Pearl TV, Anne Schelle, Digital TV

NEXTGEN TV begins broadcasting in Honolulu
Nov 8, 2022 – Six television stations serving the Honolulu market have begun broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV. The launch includes KITV (ABC), KGMB (CBS), KHON-TV (Fox), KHNL (NBC), KHII (MyNet) and KIKU (Independent).
News categories: Bitpath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

NextGen TV broadcasting begins in Green Bay, WI
Jan 25, 2022 – Television stations in Green Bay, Wisconsin have begun broadcasting with NextGen TV, powered by ATSC 3.0. The launch includes WBAY-TV (ABC), WFRV-TV (CBS), WLUK-TV (FOX), WGBA-TV (NBC) and WCWF (CW).
News categories: BitPath, Scripps, Nexstar, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Nexstar Media launches NEXTGEN TV at WHTM-TV in Harrisburg, PA
Dec 21, 2021 – Nexstar Media Group (Nasdaq: NXST) has announced that WHTM-TV, the Nexstar TV station serving Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has begun broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV. Harrisburg is Nexstar’s 17th market to begin broadcasting with ATSC 3.0 in 2021.
News categories: Nexstar Media, Brett Jenkins, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

NEXTGEN TV begins on four local TV stations in Springfield, MO
Dec 20, 2021 – Springfield, Missouri television stations have begun broadcasting with NEXTGEN TV. The launch includes KOLR (CBS), KSPR (ABC), KRBK (Fox), and KOZL-TV (MyNet). BitPath led the planning process and deployment efforts.
News categories: BitPath, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA