Local TV Strategies Conference.
Local TV Strategies
October 21
NAB Show New York and TVNewsCheck present Local TV Strategies, the year’s most important gathering for local media executives to explore new game plans for breaking through to a fragmented audience and standing out in a cluttered ad environment.
Focused on the theme, “Commanding the Future in an Omnimedia World,” this one-day conference explores how a renewed focus on localism, community and communicating across platforms has multiplied opportunities for broadcasters as they compete in an increasingly crowded media ecosystem.
Designed for TV station group leaders, TV station general managers, technology leaders, financial analysts and local media advertising buying leaders, the program brings together top decision-makers in revenue, streaming, technology and content to share actionable strategies for staying competitive. Attendees will hear directly from leading CFOs, CROs, CTOs and product and content chiefs, as well as a financial forecast from S&P Global and groundbreaking original research on winning younger audiences across platforms.
Through a mix of executive conversations, research insights and forward-looking analysis, Local TV Strategies will tackle the industry’s most pressing challenges: audience fragmentation and measurement complexity, winning younger audiences, advertising market disruption, and optimizing AI for content creation and revenue generation.

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The conference programming features:
Financial forecasts and economic outlook for local media from S&P Global
Groundbreaking original research on strategies for winning younger audiences across platforms
Executive perspectives from CFOs at Nexstar, Sinclair, Hearst and Cox Media Group on challenges and opportunities
Streaming success stories from leaders at CBS News and stations, Gray Media, E.W. Scripps and NBCU Local
Insights on winning cross-platform revenue in 2027 from media buying and selling leaders from Publicis, NBCU Local, Hearst Television, E.W. Scripps
Learn from industry leaders:
- Expanding demand with local advertising buying/selling automation and programmatic platforms
- The impact of mergers and acquisitions on the 2027 media landscape
- Opportunities in data broadcasting, broadcast positioning systems and NextGen TV
- Subscriber revenue and network reverse compensation trends in 2027
- Using AI in advertising planning and buying
- Technology transformation: dynamic media facilities, story object models, agentic AI, cloud strategies for the TV station group
The Local TV Strategies Conference Pass includes includes access to this conference’s sessions on October 21, as well as access to show floor exhibitors and show floor theaters October 21-22.
Walk Away With Practical Insights to …
✔ Develop cross-platform audience strategies that break through fragmentation and drive engagement.
✔ Unlock new revenue streams through innovative advertising models and automation.
✔ Leverage AI and emerging technologies to optimize content creation, distribution and monetization.
✔ Navigate shifting financial and operational dynamics, including subscriber revenue and compensation trends.
✔ Build future-ready technology and infrastructure strategies to stay competitive in an omnimedia world.
Conference Sessions
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
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9:45 – 10:30 a.m.
10:45 – 11:15 a.m.
11:15 a.m. – noon
1 – 1:45 p.m.
2 – 2:45 p.m.
3:15 – 4 p.m.
Conference Speakers

Erik Smith
VP of News Operations and Technology
Fox Television Stations

Rob Bochicchio
President
Tango Media Systems

Michael Depp
COO, Editor
NewsCheckMedia, TVNewsCheck

Meredith McGinn
EVP of Diginets & Original Production
NBCUniversal Local

Dean Littleton
President of Media
The E.W. Scripps Company

Mike Braun
Senior Operating Officer and Chief Digital Officer,
Gray Media

Sahand Sepehrnia
EVP of Digital Content Strategy and Business
CBS News, Stations, Entertainment and Sports

Tony Lamerato
VP, Local Media Sales
The E.W. Scripps Company

Joe Fortunato
Director, National Sales
Hearst Television

Tracy Chavez
Managing Director of Local Investment Operations
Publicis Media

Shawn Makhijani
SVP of Business Development and Strategy / Senior Vice President
NBCUniversal Television and Streaming / NBC Spot On

Jaime Spencer
COO
Magid

Janet Stilson
Contributing Editor
TVNewsCheck

Brad Smith
EVP and CFO
Cox Media Group

Narinder Sahai
EVP CFO
Sinclair
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