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Hearst Media Production Group’s Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien returns this weekend with an updated look and a new set. The syndicated public affairs show, entering its ninth season, will be shot in a converted Manhattan office space, with a…

UPDATED with CBS statement: CBS CEO George Cheeks insists the network will continue programming the 10 p.m. hour, countering the view of Hearst Television chief Jordan Wertlieb, which went unchallenged by three other local TV leaders during a panel Wednesday at the NAB Show New York. "We are…

Emerson Coleman, the head of programming at Hearst Television and a longtime fixture in broadcasting circles, plans to cap a 32-year run at the company by retiring next summer. Currently serving as SVP of programming, Coleman has overseen the company's program development and acquisitions for more than two decades…

Verizon and Hearst Television struck a deal overnight that will keep nine Hearst owned-and-operated stations including in Baltimore, Pittsburgh and the Boston area from going dark on Verizon Fios systems. No details were disclosed Friday on the new retransmission contract, which replaces the old one that was set to…

Soledad O’Brien will host a one-hour special for Hearst Television premiering on Friday that takes a look at the response to the early outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States. The special, Outbreak: The First Response, will have exclusive access to the Seattle and King County public health director. It will look at…

UPDATE: At AT&T spokesman said a new retransmission consent agreement has been reached, and stations are returning to DirecTV and AT&T. The affected markets that will be able to see the NFL Playoffs and Golden Globes, among other programming, include Albuquerque-Santa Fe NM; Baltimore; Birmingham AL; Boston…

EXCLUSIVE: Hearst Television has inked a deal with Jeff Rossen to bring aboard his popular consumer series, Rossen Reports. Rossen will be named Chief National Consumer Correspondent of the franchise which will be distributed across Hearst platforms. Rossen, a journalist and on-air personality, was the longtime…

Dish Network and Hearst Television have reached a deal on a new multiyear carriage agreement, ending an impasse that has left satellite customers in 26 markets unable to watch the broadcaster's stations since March 3. Terms of the new contract were not disclosed. Hearst has 15 ABC affiliates and 12 with NBC along with…

Dish Network and Hearst Television apparently remain far from resolving the contract dispute that since March 3 left satellite customers in 26 markets unable to watch the broadcaster’s stations. Hearst today released a letter from its president, Jordan Wertlieb, who says that Dish’s “lack of engagement and…

Dish Network and Hearst Television have ratcheted up their efforts to persuade viewers that the other side is to blame for the contract impasse that left subscribers unable to watch the broadcasters’ affiliates in 26 markets including Baltimore, Boston, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh. Dish today is circulating a video…

Dish Network subscribers in 26 markets — including Baltimore, Boston, Kansas City, and Pittsburgh — lost access to Hearst Television stations last night after the companies reached an impasse in their negotiations for a new carriage deal. Per usual, the companies disagree about price: how much Dish should pay Hearst…

Hearst Television’s 30 primary TV affiliates plus three extender stations returned to DirecTV over the weekend, about a week after going dark. The companies offered no information about financial terms or whether the new agreement will enable DirecTV parent AT&T to include Hearst affiliates on its new DirecTV Now strea…