McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced a strategic investment in Tubi TV, the industry’s leading free streaming and TV movie network. The investment extends TEGNA’s position in the over-the-top (OTT) space and builds on its leadership in offering marketers access to local advertising in long-form OTT content. Premion, the company’s first-of-its-kind local …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced Kate Morris has been promoted to president and general manager of KTVB in Boise and KTFT in Twin Falls, ID. Morris will replace Doug Armstrong, who plans to retire March 9, after two decades at Idaho’s Newschannel 7. Morris is an award-winning broadcast veteran with nearly …
McLean, VA and Culver City, CA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) and Sony Pictures Television (SPT) (NYSE: SNE) announced today the two media companies have entered into an exclusive, multi-year distribution agreement for TEGNA’s programming in the United States and internationally. Under the terms of the deal, SPT will distribute all TEGNA owned first-run programming, …
McLEAN, VA – Gina Bianchini has been elected to the Board of Directors of TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), effective February 26, 2018, the company announced today. Bianchini is the founder and chief executive officer of Mighty Networks, a software platform for entrepreneurs and online businesses to instantly grow their own interest-based social networks. “Gina is a highly respected and well-known Silicon Valley entrepreneur with …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced Brad Ramsey has been named president and general manager of WFAA in Dallas, TX. Ramsey will replace Michael Devlin who previously announced his retirement. Devlin will remain at WFAA through early February to ensure a smooth transition. Ramsey is returning to TEGNA where he previously served …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) will host its fourth quarter 2017 earnings conference call with financial analysts on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at 8:30 a.m. (ET). The call will be accessible live to the media and general public via webcast and through a limited number of dial-in conference lines. TEGNA’s earnings announcement will …
McLEAN, VA and SAN DIEGO, CA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) and Midwest Television, Inc. jointly announced today they have entered into a definitive agreement under which TEGNA will acquire, for $325 million in cash, KFMB-TV, the CBS affiliated station in San Diego, KFMB-D2 (CW) and radio broadcast stations KFMB-AM and KFMB-FM in San Diego. …
McLEAN, VA – Melinda Witmer, a former executive at Time Warner Cable (now Charter Spectrum), has been elected to the Board of Directors of TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA), effective immediately, the company announced today. “We are thrilled to have someone with Melinda’s expertise and perspective join TEGNA’s Board,” said Marge Magner, TEGNA chairman. “She knows …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on April 26, 2018 at 10 a.m. (ET) at the company’s headquarters in McLean, VA. Shareholders of record on February 26, 2018 will be notified of the meeting and will be eligible to vote. About TEGNA …
McLEAN, VA – TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced two stations, KARE 11 in Minneapolis and KHOU 11 in Houston, have won Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards, which recognize excellence in broadcast, digital and documentary journalism. TEGNA is the only local broadcast group to receive two silver batons for investigative reporting. Both stations will be …