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Michael Malone

The Business of TV News: How To Grow Local Programming Without Burning Out Staffers, Viewers

On a Business of TV News panel on “The Growth of Local Programming” (l. to r.): Scott Livingston, Sinclair; Sue Divney, Fox Television Stations; Ozzie Martinez, Telemundo/NBCUniversal Local; and Sean McLaughlin, Graham Media Group. .

WASHINGTON — The panel “The Growth of Local Programming” happened at The Business of TV News, with Bill Hague, Magid executive VP, moderating. The panel discussed the extraordinary growth of local content at TV stations and the challenges behind making it compelling enough for viewers to consume. 

Ozzie Martinez, Telemundo Station Group and NBCUniversal Local executive VP of multiplatform news, original programming and standards, spoke of his camp transforming itself a few years back to “more of a multiplatform bilingual organization.”

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