Gray Television renews affiliation deal with CBS

[Y2kTheNewOldies]

https://graytv.gcs-web.com/node/18791/pdf

According to the Release its stations currently owned by Gray that are affected by the CBS Affiliation deal such as KGMB, WTOC, WOIO for now.

Meredith owned CBS stations such as WGCL, WFSB and KPHO are pending as of this posting.

NEW YORK, Nov. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ViacomCBS (NASDAQ: VIACA, VIAC) and Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray”) (NYSE: GTN) today announced a multi-year agreement that renews all 47 of its CBS network affiliations for Gray Television stations, including two top 25 market affiliates, WOIO in Cleveland, O.H. and WBTV in Charlotte, N.C. As part of the agreement, Gray’s CBS affiliates will continue to be locally available to subscribers on Paramount+ and widely distributed across vMVPD platforms. Gray is one of the largest operators of CBS affiliates, covering approximately 11% of the U.S. audience and serving nearly 13 million households across the combined 47 markets. Upon its acquisition of the Meredith Corporation’s Local Media Group stations later this year, Gray will become the largest owner and operator of CBS affiliates serving 55 markets reaching 18% of U.S. households. “We are happy to have renewed these important license agreements with Gray Television to continue to inform and entertain audiences across the country with CBS’ leading programming,” said Ray Hopkins, President, U.S. Networks Distribution, ViacomCBS. “This deal underscores our longstanding commitment to building successful affiliate partnerships that create shared and enduring value.”

 

[Ccook55]

Gray and Meredith should be coming down the homestretch on that deal.

 

[KML0224]

Hartford newscasts still have the Merideth copyright at the end. I know they're also why WFSB carries the "People On TV" show. We also have "Better Connecticut", hosted by anchorwoman Kara Sundlun (House) and weather forecaster Scot Haney.

 

[Ccook55]

WGCL/WPCH also run the Meredith copyright and carry People On TV. According to Bloomberg, the Meredith stations will retain the brand once the deal with Gray is finalized.

 

[Don CT]

Hartford newscasts still have the Merideth copyright at the end. I know they're also why WFSB carries the "People On TV" show. We also have "Better Connecticut", hosted by anchorwoman Kara Sundlun (House) and weather forecaster Scot Haney.

They dropped the Better name in September.

 

[Megatron]

I wonder if Gray will get rid of People On TV? As Gray will soon own Meredith TV stations.

 

[Ccook55]

If it's drawing the audience they want, not likely. Gray would probably keep optioning it to fill a time period.