A new initiative at Loyola University is bringing professional television producers to campus to coach students eyeing a career in the industry. The university is partnering with Atlanta-based Gray Television on a “Producer Incubator Lab,” where producers from the company’s TV stations around the country will visit the campus to educate students on how broadcasts are produced. The company will send one visiting professional per week for 10 consecutive weeks during the Spring 2019 semester to spend two days in the classroom and lab. They’ll discuss all aspects of daily newscasts, including generating stories, vetting sources and streaming news. This is the latest offering in Loyola’s Department of Mass Communication. Its Digital Communications Lab allows students to work with HD cameras to record interviews, conduct live shots via Skype and work in a TV production studio. Gray Television is a publicly traded TV broadcast company that operates in 57 markets. … [Read more...] about Loyola, Gray Television create lab to coach aspiring producers
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Cox Enterprises Considers Sale of 14 Television Stations
Cox Enterprises Inc., a private company behind such media names as the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, is considering the sale of 14 television stations. The Atlanta-based company said Tuesday it is looking into options for the broadcast stations, part of Cox Media Group, which could include a partnership or merger into a larger television company. The stations, located in nine states, include markets such as Atlanta, Boston, Seattle and Jacksonville. ... … [Read more...] about Cox Enterprises Considers Sale of 14 Television Stations
Cox Enterprises explores options for Cox Media Group’s television stations
By Jim Bebbington ATLANTA — Cox Enterprises Inc. announced today that it is exploring strategic options for its ownership or other interest in 14 TV stations, including WHIO-TV, Channel 7. Those strategic options include the possibility of partnering or merging these stations with other larger TV companies, according to a company press release. “We didn’t take this decision lightly,” said Alex Taylor, president and chief executive officer of Cox Enterprises. “It is clear that scale is critical for TV affiliates to be positioned well for the future. Our stations are some of the best in the industry, and we want them to stay that way.” WHIO-TV is the No. 1 station in the Dayton market, with more than 70 percent of the local news share, and the No. 1 CBS affiliate in the country. According to the press release, Cox Enterprises has no immediate plans for other parts of its portfolio, including the Dayton … [Read more...] about Cox Enterprises explores options for Cox Media Group’s television stations
Governor’s race: Democrats agree to agree in last televised debate before primary
Tyler Whetstone Knoxville News Sentinel Published 3:20 p.m. UTC Jul 23, 2018 The second of two Democratic televised debates in Tennessee's race for governor came at a good time for the candidates. A statewide audience on a quiet night less than two weeks before the Aug. 2 primary was a prime opportunity. Neither Karl Dean nor Craig Fitzhugh had to share the stage with their Republican counterparts either, since three of the leading candidates bowed out of an opportunity to be seen across the state and their debate was cancelled. No, the stage inside the Clayton Performance Arts Center at Pellissippi State Community College was all theirs. However, after an hour of answering questions there was little separating the two and neither really took the opportunity to shine when the lights were turned on. Dean, the former Nashville mayor from 2007-15, and Fitzhugh, the House Minority Leader, agreed on nearly every topic, differences only appeared in the semantics, if even there. The … [Read more...] about Governor’s race: Democrats agree to agree in last televised debate before primary
Ocean County Film and Television Advisory Commission established
Erik Larsen Asbury Park Press Published 12:38 p.m. UTC Jul 22, 2018 TOMS RIVER - The Board of Freeholders want to bring some Hollywood to Ocean County, now that Gov. Phil Murphy has signed into law the Garden State Film and Digital Media Jobs Act. At a regular meeting of the freeholder board on Wednesday, the panel voted to establish the Ocean County Film and Television Advisory Commission — an all-volunteer, five-member committee that is to serve as a liaison to and collaborate with the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Development Commission, Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari said. The aim is to promote and “proactively” court filmmakers and television producers to bring their projects to Ocean County, Vicari said. Filmmaking and television production in Ocean County would contribute to economic growth, create jobs and generally elevate the visibility of Ocean County, he said. The new state law – which was signed by Murphy on July 3 – provides up … [Read more...] about Ocean County Film and Television Advisory Commission established