What happens when companies try to maintain or even rebuild their culture during and after a crisis? Is culture something that becomes so ingrained in a company’s DNA that for good or bad, it cannot be changed? Or can and will companies adapt their cultures for a reemergence after a crisis, or even a seismic event such as a merger?
Can Corporate Culture Hold Fast Though A Crisis?
What happens when companies try to maintain or even rebuild their culture during and after a crisis? Is culture something that becomes so ingrained in a company’s DNA that for good or bad, it cannot be changed? Or can and will companies adapt their cultures for a reemergence after a crisis, or even a seismic event such as a merger?
By Mary Collins | May 28, 2021 | 5:30 a.m. ET.
As we continue our slow emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic, companies of all sizes in the media industry are having to navigate the reestablishment of their culture in the face of employees returning to physical offices, workers asking or choosing to remain in a work from home (WFH) setting, or a hybrid of the two. With all these factors in place, it’s no wonder businesses are scrambling to ensure they have an unshakable company culture as a guidepost.
TV’s Digital Execs On Facing New Frontiers
Digital and content leaders from ABC Owned Television Stations, Tegna, Graham Media Group and Allen Media Broadcasting will chart the industry’s next steps on mobile, desktop, streaming and social media and where the revenue will come from in this June 24 TVN Working Lunch webinar. Register here.
By TVN Staff | May 10, 2021 | 5:28 a.m. ET.
Digital remains a key battleground for broadcasters, and a panel of the industry’s top digital executives will discuss emerging content, UX (user experience) and revenue-generating innovations in Digital Leaders on New Frontiers, a
TVNewsCheck Working Lunch Webinar on June 24 at 1 p.m. ET.
Atlanta’s Gray Television buying 17 stations for $2.7 billion, including 1 in Alabama
Updated 7:42 PM;
By Rodney Ho The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) and Tribune Media Services
Atlanta-based Gray Television has agreed to purchase Meredith’s 17 television stations, including Atlanta’s CBS46 ( WGCL-TV) and Peachtree TV ( WPCH-TV), for an estimated $2.7 billion including debt.
The acquisition would make Gray one of the largest TV station owners in the country, with 101 stations in 113 markets reaching about 36% of U.S. households.
The deal, announced Monday, still requires regulatory approval.
What’s happening
The deal marks the first time Gray has owned TV stations in its hometown of Atlanta.
A panel at
TVNewsCheck’s June 9 virtual conference, Streaming News 2021, will detail the most effective ways of monetizing streaming news content with executives from Disney Advertising Sales, The E.W. Scripps Co., Cox Media Group and CBC. Register here.
By TVN Staff | May 4, 2021 | 5:30 a.m. ET.
Christian Divino
Maggie Drake
Leading executives in OTT monetization will share their insights into what buyers are looking for and the best places to find it in Best Practices for Generating Revenue, a panel discussion at
TVNewsCheck’s Streaming News 2021: Optimizing Audience and Revenue, a virtual conference.
Christian Divino, VP, Disney Advertising Sales; Maggie Drake senior director, OTT revenue, the E.W. Scripps Co.; Roma Kojima, senior director, customer success and data operations, CBC; and Joe Weir, SVP digital, Cox Media Group, will discuss key issues around streaming revenue generation in the June 9 panel at 2 p.m. ET. Blake Sabatinelli, COO of Atmosphere.tv and the