Local TV Strategies 2026: Commanding The Future In An Omnimedia World

A fragmenting audience, a demanding advertising market and industry consolidation are challenging TV station groups to innovate. A renewed focus on localism, community and communicating across platforms creates opportunities in content creation, monetization and cost efficiency, all of which will be explored when TVNewsCheck’s Local TV Strategies conference returns to the NAB Show New York on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

The annual event will convene industry leaders and futurists to explore their evolving game plans, where ideas about finance, revenue and technology converge to reinvent business models.

“Local TV Strategies homes in on the industry’s most urgent conversations, starting with its financial health and prospects,” said TVNewsCheck Editor Michael Depp. “This event is peerless in bringing together the best minds in local television. And those minds will frame up visions of TV’s future that embrace localism, cross-platform advertising, efficiency-building AI, multiplatform programming and new business models that can hold up to a fragmenting future.”

Sessions Include:

Financial Forecast — How can local TV leverage its unique value propositions while creating new ones that go beyond its core strengths? What are the major pivot points that will determine success or failure as local TV transforms, and what can broadcasters expect ahead for ad revenue, retrans and even reverse comp?

Local Streaming Leaders on Winning Strategies — Top streaming executives at major station groups unpack successful experiments in content/programming, audience development and monetization in a detail-packed overview of the AVOD and FAST landscapes. 

Media Buyers And Sellers on 2027’s State of Play — Leaders frankly assess a market where silos continue to stymie innovation for regional and national advertisers. How are the buying and selling communities making local advertising more attractive and efficient? 

Tech Futurists on Agility and Innovation — Chief technologists frame up plans for syncing tech investments with business objectives amid increasing pressure for efficiency and centralization. What are the greatest challenges they face in a period of flat or shrinking revenue growth? 

Local TV Finance Leaders on New Frontiers — Major station group CFOs share their perspectives on the upshot of AI, automation, consolidation, advertising and subscriber revenue and the economics of local news. Where do they see technology and operations helping to drive EBITDA in a rapidly changing omnimedia world?  

Standout Programming Beyond the News — This case-study led session dives into news-adjacent lifestyle shows and collaborative multiplatform programming at the local and regional levels. Presenters will focus on building modularity, maximizing ROI and using technology for lean, efficient production. 

AI Roadmaps for the TV Station Group — Industry AI pioneers share cutting edge implementations and outcomes across content creation and distribution, operations and monetization. How are groups building or adapting AI systems to fundamentally transform their workflows and business trajectories? 

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