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Rowdies’ games to be broadcast on Bright House Networks

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The Tampa Bay Rowdies are television stars. And they’re going to be more popular than ever. The Rowdies have reached an agreement with Bright House Sports to broadcast all of their home games this season. The Rays, Bucs and Lightning also have most of their games broadcast. More than 85,000 fans came out to Al Lang stadium to see the Rowdies in 2015.  With this new partnership, Rowdies soccer will now be available on television in homes St. Petersburg/Tampa/ Clearwater…

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Will 2016 spell the end of TV as king of political advertising?

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As the presidential primary season begins, so does a previously unthinkable notion: This year could spell the end of television as the dominant media for political campaigns. The paradox of 2016, as Rick Hampson of USA TODAY notes, is this: Despite unparalleled political spending on TV ads, there is equally unprecedented doubt over whether they have much impact. The concerns revolve around the surprising campaign of Donald Trump, who remains the Republican front-runner despite spending little money on advertising. In…

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Donald Trump, Brian Williams, Caitlyn Jenner among TV’s most eye-popping in 2015

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It’s been a year of shifting sands in late night. A year of broken trust in two vastly different TV personalities. And a year when presidential debates became must-see TV. Here’s a rundown of 10 big television happenings in 2015: — SAY ‘GOOD NIGHT’: Late-night TV’s transformation began in January, when Larry Wilmore‘s new “Nightly Show” claimed the Comedy Central slot previously held by Stephen Colbert‘s “Colbert Report.” Then in February, Jon Stewart announced he was leaving Comedy Central’s “The…

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With political advertising, digital may be growing, but television remains king

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Digital ads may be the hot new thing in political campaigns, but traditional television still reigns as the king of advertising, as it has for more than a half-century. Media advisory firm Borrell Associates estimates that candidates and outside groups will spend nearly $1.1 billion in 2016 on digital advertising, a seven-fold jump from $162 million spent in 2012. Nevertheless, TV remains the dominant platform to reach the widest possible audience of voters, writes Patrick O’Connor of The Wall Street Journal.…

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