Talking TV
Talking TV
TVNewsCheck
Talking TV is a podcast that covers the business of television broadcasting, an evolving industry serving audiences over the air, on cable, online, on mobile and on over-the-top TV platforms.
Fox Duopoly Rebrands In Seattle
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Sheila Oliver, SVP and GM of Fox Owned Stations' Seattle duopoly, about rebooting and rebranding during the challenging conditions of pandemic remote work.
Oct 29, 2021
21 min
Black News Channel's Aisha Mills On 'Who We Could Be'
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Aisha Mills, host of the new show AMplify on Black News Channel, about where her show will sit amid the bombastic offerings in cable's nightly news landscape and her vision for programming that illuminates our better selves.
Oct 22, 2021
22 min
Is There Still Audience Faith In 'The Great Pumpkin'?
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and LG Ads' Justin Fromm discuss whether children's specials like It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, which airs on PBS stations on Oct. 24, still have the power to draw audiences to linear TV in a streaming age.
Oct 21, 2021
12 min
NBC LX Connects The Dots To Younger Viewers
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with NBC LX's Fernando Hurtado about Connect the Dots, a new series that pulls back the curtain on the reporting process and seeks to court younger audiences by veering away from news conventions.
Oct 15, 2021
20 min
Newsy Gets A Major Reboot
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Eric Ludgood, head of E.W. Scripps-owned Newsy, which saw a major overhaul and expansion of its programming this week as it now reaches 90% of U.S. television homes with a significant OTA expansion.
Oct 8, 2021
21 min
Fox News' Jon Scott On A 25-Year Milestone
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Jon Scott, anchor of Fox Report Weekend, about the 25-year anniversary both he and the network are celebrating today. They speak about being live on Sept. 11, 2001, what's underlying the Fox's mammoth ratings and how the network's news side manages a coexistence with its more extreme opinion hosts.
Oct 7, 2021
23 min
The Impact Of NAB Show's Cancellation
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp and Glen Dickson discuss the knock-on effects of the NAB Show's October cancellation on vendors and the implications for future trade shows, including December's planned IBC.
Oct 1, 2021
27 min
The Future Of Video Advertising
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Dr. Duane Varan, CEO of audience research firm MediaScience, about what's next in video ad formats, the context effects of news programming on ads and the "choose your own adventure" ads he sees coming over the horizon.
Sep 24, 2021
24 min
Dan Abrams Looks To Break Cable's Left/Right Chokehold
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with Dan Abrams, host of an eponymous new live show on Nexstar's NewsNation, about drawing lines between his brand of bias and primetime cable's penchant for left/right absolutism.
Sep 17, 2021
20 min
Jay Leno's Latest Bet
TVNewsCheck's Michael Depp talks with latenight legend Jay Leno about his reboot of the classic game show You Bet Your Life this month, the pandemic's bruising impact on young comics' careers and if he misses manning The Tonight Show desk in these volatile times.
Sep 10, 2021
18 min
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