TVNewsCheck Launches Weekly ‘Marketing Monday’ Newsletter
June 9th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyTVNewsCheck announces the launch of Marketing Monday, a free weekly newsletter that features the best of Market Share and other marketing articles, delivered to your email inbox every Monday.
WTVO’s High School Quiz Show Wins By Every Measure
June 7th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWTVO in Rockford, Ill., just completed the seventh season of its high school quiz show, Bergstrom Stateline Quiz Bowl. The station has aired 230 episodes so far. “It has been just hugely successful,” says David Rydell, chairman of the Bergstrom Manufacturing company, the show’s title sponsor.
KTTV’s ‘Rising Up’ Docuseries Traces LA’s Social Justice Movement
May 24th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyKTTV Los Angeles is airing Rising Up, a five-part docuseries, all this week in place of its normal 6 p.m. newscast. The series weaves together more than 25 interviews with activists, thought-leaders, law enforcement, politicians, journalists and protesters to tell the stories of the social justice movement in Los Angeles.
Sales Leader Opening For TVNewsCheck
May 3rd, 2021 by Paul GreeleyAre you organized, entrepreneurial and completely committed to consultative selling? If so, we’d like to meet with you to see if you will fit into our small, highly accomplished team.
Magis Media’s Election Tool Repurposed For Vaccines
May 3rd, 2021 by Paul GreeleyTV stations that used Magis Media’s election mapping software say a new version that tracks COVID vaccine data is much like the election display — easy to use and visually dynamic for better storytelling.
Sales AEs Star In KVVU’s Campaign For Meredith Las Vegas
April 26th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyWhen KVVU, Meredith’s Fox affiliate in Las Vegas, put its sales account execs on camera to sell the merits of Meredith Las Vegas, the results were dramatic.
WDIV’s Haddad Becomes Detroit’s ‘Vaccine Hunter’
April 19th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyKen Haddad says he began the “Vaccine Hunter” project when he noticed a huge influx of emails and viewer feedback to the Graham Media NBC affiliate from people having trouble finding vaccines. “It is a once in a lifetime opportunity to offer life-saving information to our viewers,” he says.
AEs Embrace Ready-Made Ready Spots
April 12th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyTV account executives are turning to Ready Spots, a service offering pre-produced commercials in a wide range of categories, as a quick-turnaround way to get quality spots to clients.
Promotions Manager And Producer Openings
April 12th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyNew jobs listed on TVNewsCheck’s Media Job Center include openings for a promotion manager in Lincoln, Neb., and a promotions producer in Nashville.
For KMSP, Gavel-To-Gavel Chauvin Trial Coverage
March 29th, 2021 by Paul GreeleyThe trial of Derek Chauvin, the ex-cop accused in the death of George Floyd, will be televised live in its entirety by KMSP, the Fox-owned affiliate in Minneapolis, the first time in the history of Minnesota that cameras are being allowed to show the entire live proceedings in a criminal trial.