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The CW Network Delivers 1.8 Million Total Viewers for NASCAR Xfinity Series Season Opener

Race Ranks as Most-Viewed NASCAR Xfinity Series Season-Opener at Daytona Since 2020 Saturday’s Broadcast on The CW Was the Most-Watched NASCAR Xfinity Series Race Across Any Track or Network Since Talladega in April 2022 Viewership Peaked at 2.2 Million Total Viewers BURBANK, CA (FEBRUARY 18, 2025) – NASCAR and The CW Network today announced that […]

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Michael Perman Named Senior Vice President of Sports for The CW Network

BURBANK, CA (FEBRUARY 13, 2025) – The CW Network today announced that it has named Michael Perman as Senior Vice President of Sports. Mr. Perman will begin his new duties immediately and report to Brad Schwartz, President of The CW Network. In this newly created position, Mr. Perman will oversee all strategy, programming, and media […]

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Grand Slam Track™, Founded by Four-Time Olympic Champion Michael Johnson, Announces Media Rights Partnerships with The CW Network and NBC Sports To Present Its Inaugural Season

The CW to Serve as Broadcast Home on Saturday and Sunday of Each Slam Peacock to Live Stream All Events, Including Exclusive Friday Coverage of Each Slam’s Opening Day Four Live Competitions from Kingston, Jamaica; Miami; Philadelphia; and Los Angeles to Air Live Featuring Top Athletes from Around the World Going Head-to-Head for the Largest […]

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Nexstar and Optimum Partner and Reach Agreement Returning Nexstar Content to Optimum Customers Immediately

Programming Already Restored for Two Million Viewers, Including NFL Playoff Games and Local News IRVING, TX and NEW YORK (January 18, 2025) – Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) and Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) today announced that they have reached a comprehensive partnership agreement and all Nexstar programming has been restored to Altice USA’s Optimum […]

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NewsNation Announces New Additions to Primetime Line-Up

“On Balance” with Leland Vittert to Air at 9 pm ET; “Elizabeth Vargas Reports” Moves to 7 pm Elizabeth Vargas Reaches Agreement on Multi-Year Contract Renewal CHICAGO, IL (Jan. 15, 2025) – NewsNation today announced new additions to its primetime programming line-up, with On Balance hosted by anchor/reporter Leland Vittert taking over the 9 pm […]

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The CW Network Sets Broadcast Team for 2025 NASCAR Xfinity Series Season

Renowned Motorsports Announcer Adam Alexander to Lead Play-by-Play Commentary DAYTONA 500 Champion Jamie McMurray and NASCAR Driver Parker Kligerman Join the CW Sports Team as Analysts Dillon Welch and Kim Coon to Serve as Pit Reporters Carla Gebhart to Host Pre-Race Studio Show “NASCAR Countdown Live” NASCAR Xfinity Series on The CW Begins Saturday, February […]

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Viewers Deprived of Critical News, Severe Weather Alerts, and the NFL Playoffs, as Altice USA Drops 63 Nexstar Television Stations from Optimum Platform

Outage Affects Two Million Local Viewers in 42 Markets Across the Country and Nexstar’s National Cable News Network, NewsNation IRVING, TX  (JAN. 10, 2025) – Today at 5 p.m. ET, Altice USA removed from its Optimum cable systems the network and local programming provided by Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) on 63 local television […]

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Antenna TV To Celebrate 50 Years of The Jeffersons with Special Marathon Starting January 18, the Date of 1975 Premiere

50-hour “Still Movin’ On Up: The Jeffersons 50th Anniversary Marathon” starts January 18 at 8:30 pm ET, 50 years after the date and time of the show’s 1975 premiere January 9, 2025 – Five decades after the date and time of the original 1975 premiere, Antenna TV celebrates the groundbreaking sitcom The Jeffersons with a […]

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NewsNation and Chris Cuomo Reach Agreement on Multi-Year Contract Renewal

CHICAGO, IL (Dec. 16, 2024) – NewsNation today announced that anchor and reporter Chris Cuomo has reached a multi-year agreement with the network to continue hosting his top-rated primetime program, CUOMO, weeknights at 8 p.m. ET. “Chris is a one-of-a-kind talent whose unrivaled analysis and commentary have helped grow the audience at NewsNation and strengthen […]

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