WOOD Wakes Up Morning News Viewers In New Campaign
December 4th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyTV stations across the country may be looking at their morning news ratings and wondering where the viewers went. WOOD Grand Rapids, Mich., did and came up with a campaign that tied its morning news into NBC’s Today.
WFTV Reveals 100 Year-Old Massacre Over Voting
November 13th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyIt’s been described as the single bloodiest day in modern American political history, yet it’s also a story held back from most history books. Until now.
How Gray’s WCJB Got Its Groove Back
July 10th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyWCJB, a legacy station in Gainesville, Fla., was losing news viewers and revenue three years ago. This May, its 11 o’clock news ratings was up 48% in adults 25-54. See how the ABC affiliate turned itself around.
How TV Stations Drive Audience By Polling Viewers
June 30th, 2020 by Paul GreeleyHow people think and feel about what’s in the news, politics and other issues like the pandemic and racism, is being used by some local stations to hold news viewers deeper into newscasts and in some cases, drive them to upcomng newscasts. And what people care about is also being used to drive them to stations’ websites, apps and other social media platforms.
Holding Pandemic News Viewers Long-Term With Weather
June 2nd, 2020 by Paul GreeleyThursday at 1 ET, join a TVNewsCheck webinar, Turn a Viewership Bump into a Long-Term Trend. Gather your tribe, order lunch in, and prepare to take notes as two station meteorologists and a senior strategist at The Weather Company share their strategies about how to make your news app the go-to-digital site for younger viewers.
WDIV Scores Big On Kids Choir’s National Story
September 26th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyOn Tuesday, September 17th, 52 members of the Detroit Youth Choir took the stage on the NBC hit show, America’s Got Talent. WDIV, Detroit’s NBC affiliate, turned the appearance into a ratings and social media winner. “We were so happy to use the power of TV and digital to rally the community and put a spotlight on Detroit’s kids,” said Marla Drutz, WDIV’s general manager.
WSFL’s Custom Promos Push Ratings For Syndicated Shows
April 2nd, 2019 by Paul GreeleyWSFL, Tribune’s CW affiliate in Miami, created some custom promos in-house that yielded some impressive ratings growth for various time periods.
WBTV Tells Its February Ratings Story
March 13th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyRobby Thomas, WBTV’s marketing director, said the station went into the February sweep with a strategic plan. However, said Thomas, that plan changed when an investigation helped expose issues that undermined the public’s confidence in an election.
Chicago’s WGN Tells Its February Sweeps Story
March 6th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyIn February, WGN Chicago said it ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in almost every weekday newscast in adults 25-54. And the WGN Morning News just celebrated its eighth year as the top-rated morning news in Chicago. “From hard-hitting investigative pieces to light-hearted morning news banter, our goal is to inform, update and entertain,” said Jennifer Lyons, WGN’s news director.
KING’s ‘Truth’ Campaign Helps February Ratings
March 4th, 2019 by Paul GreeleyKING launched a refined brand messaging campaign prior to the February sweeps period, reinforcing the mission of KING: finding the truth for all Northwest communities. “Our organization conducted brand workshops to find our strengths and truly define how we cover news and what we’re passionate about,” said Jay Yovanovich, KING’s marketing director.