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Nexstar Media Group Names Chris Cook as Vice President and General Manager of Its Broadcasting and Digital Operations in Lafayette, Louisiana

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Monday, November 29, 2021
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Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), has appointed Chris Cook as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Lafayette, LA (DMA #122), including KLFY-TV (CBS) and klfy.com and their related digital and social media channels.

Key Points: 
  • Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), has appointed Chris Cook as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Lafayette, LA (DMA #122), including KLFY-TV (CBS) and klfy.com and their related digital and social media channels.
  • Mr. Cook will begin his duties immediately and report to Mike Vaughn, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for the broadcasting division of Nexstar Media Inc.
  • His appointment as Vice President and General Manager of KLFY-TV is a fitting capstone to his years of service to the station and the Lafayette community.
  • Mr. Cook joins Nexstar from WISH-TV in Indianapolis, Indiana (DMA# 25), where he most recently was Director of Sales.

Nexstar Media Group Names Larry Forsgren as Vice President and General Manager of Its Broadcasting and Digital Operations in Champaign-Springfield, Illinois

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Wednesday, November 10, 2021
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Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), has appointed Larry Forsgren as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Champaign-Springfield, IL (DMA #90), including WCIA-TV (CBS), WCIX-TV (MyNet), WCIA.com and their related digital and social media channels.

Key Points: 
  • Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), has appointed Larry Forsgren as Vice President and General Manager of its broadcasting and digital operations in Champaign-Springfield, IL (DMA #90), including WCIA-TV (CBS), WCIX-TV (MyNet), WCIA.com and their related digital and social media channels.
  • Mr. Forsgren will begin his duties immediately and report to Traci Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Broadcasting.
  • Mr. Forsgren is very familiar with Nexstar and its station group, having worked previously as sales director for WMBD-TV and WYZZ-TV, the Nexstar television stations serving Peoria, Illinois (DMA #123).
  • He joins Nexstar from KMTV-TV in Omaha, Nebraska (DMA# 72), where he most recently was Vice President and General Manager, responsible for long-term strategy and all aspects of the stations day-to-day operations.

Nexstar Network® Embraces Ecommerce

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Thursday, November 4, 2021
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--Julian Scadden, President & CEO, Nexstar Network

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  • CINCINNATI, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Contractor Commercethe industry leader in ecommerce for contractorsand Nexstar Networka member-based organization focused on contractor business growthhave entered into a strategic relationship to support and equip Nexstar members with the ecommerce tools and technology required to serve customers online.
  • We are proud to be a part of this exciting ecommerce transformation in the HVAC and plumbing industry."
  • Contractor Commerce launched in 2018.Its founder, Will Housh, who worked previously as an HVAC contractor, understood the potential and promise of ecommerce for service contractors.
  • Today, as Nexstar's only recommended ecommerce partner, Contractor Commerce is helping hundreds of contractors implement easy-to-install online stores directly on their company websites.

Nexstar Media Group Promotes Dana Zimmer to President of Distribution

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Thursday, October 28, 2021
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) today announced the promotion of Dana Zimmer to President of Distribution, effective immediately.

Key Points: 
  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST) today announced the promotion of Dana Zimmer to President of Distribution, effective immediately.
  • Ms. Zimmer will continue to report to Nexstars Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Perry Sook.
  • This promotion is well-deserved, and we look forward to more success with Dana overseeing our distribution strategy.
  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms.

Nexstar Media Group Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.70 Per Share

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Thursday, October 28, 2021
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share of its Class A common stock.

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  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.70 per share of its Class A common stock.
  • While the Company intends to pay regular quarterly cash dividends for the foreseeable future, all subsequent dividends will be reviewed quarterly and declared by the Board of Directors at its discretion.
  • Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms.
  • Its wholly owned operating subsidiary, Nexstar Media Inc., consists of three divisions: Broadcasting, Digital, and Networks.

Nexstar Media Inc. Promotes Marc Hefner to Vice President and General Manager of Its Broadcast and Digital Operations in Dallas, Texas

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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that it has promoted Marc Hefner to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Dallas, Texas (DMA #5), overseeing KDAF-TV, cw33.com , and their related digital subchannels, mobile apps and social media platforms.

Key Points: 
  • Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that it has promoted Marc Hefner to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Dallas, Texas (DMA #5), overseeing KDAF-TV, cw33.com , and their related digital subchannels, mobile apps and social media platforms.
  • Mr. Hefner will assume his new responsibilities immediately and report to Traci Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Media Inc.s broadcasting division.
  • He first joined Nexstar in 2007 as the Vice President and General Manager of WCWJ-TV (CW) in Jacksonville, Florida (DMA #43), and YourJax.com.
  • Since 2017, Mr. Hefner has served as Vice President and General Manager of WSAV-TV (NBC/CW) and wsav.com , Nexstars broadcast and digital operations in Savannah, Georgia (DMA #91).

Nexstar Media Inc. Promotes Tim Sanders to Vice President and General Manager of Its Broadcast and Digital Operations in Terre Haute, Indiana

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Monday, October 18, 2021
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Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that Tim Sanders has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Terre Haute, Indiana (DMA #156), overseeing WTWO-TV (NBC), mywabashvalley.com , and their related mobile applications and social media channels.

Key Points: 
  • Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXST), today announced that Tim Sanders has been promoted to Vice President and General Manager of its broadcast and digital operations in Terre Haute, Indiana (DMA #156), overseeing WTWO-TV (NBC), mywabashvalley.com , and their related mobile applications and social media channels.
  • Mr. Sanders will also oversee the Companys operational agreements with Mission Broadcasting, Inc. , providing services to WAWV-TV (ABC) in Terre Haute.
  • He will assume his new responsibilities immediately and report to Traci Wilkinson, Senior Vice President and Regional Manager for Nexstar Media Inc.s broadcasting division.
  • Mr. Sanders has spent the past 17 years at WTWO-TV and WAWV-TV in positions of increasing responsibility, rising through the ranks to become Vice President and General Manager.

Four Hartford Television Stations Launch NEXTGEN TV

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The future arrived today for Hartford area television viewers, as four local TV stations launched NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology based on the same fundamental technology as the internet and digital apps.

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  • HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The future arrived today for Hartford area television viewers, as four local TV stations launched NEXTGEN TV, a revolutionary new digital broadcast technology based on the same fundamental technology as the internet and digital apps.
  • "Launching Hartford is another milestone in the rollout of NEXTGEN TV in the northeast, where area residents are excited to engage with their screens and broadcast content," said Anne Schelle, managing director of Pearl TV, a broadcaster business association managing the NEXTGEN TV rollout.
  • Viewers watching these channels can look forward to enhanced television viewing provided by NEXTGEN TV as a complement to streaming platforms, as NEXTGEN TV is provided as a free OTA service to viewers.
  • Hartford viewers can learn more about NEXTGEN TV by visiting www.WatchNextGenTV.com , which offers a guide to cities carrying the service, as well as links to available NEXTGEN TV models.

Google Cloud Dataprep ELT Solution for BigQuery Sees Significant Adoption, Adding More Than 500 Customers & Processing Over 10 Trillion Rows of Data in the Last Six Months

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Tuesday, October 12, 2021
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Trifacta, the Data Engineering Cloud company and the makers of Google Cloud Dataprep, today announced widespread customer adoption of its BigQuery pushdown functionality.

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  • Trifacta, the Data Engineering Cloud company and the makers of Google Cloud Dataprep, today announced widespread customer adoption of its BigQuery pushdown functionality.
  • With 57 percent growth during the month of September alone, BigQuery Google Cloud Dataprep customers now process over two trillion rows of data each month.
  • Earlier this year, Trifacta announced that Google Cloud Dataprep could run inside BiqQuery as the engine for data transformation and cleansing.
  • Updates include handling file to BigQuery pushdown, BigQuery Sampling, BigQuery Upsert, and enriched data engineering experience with BigQuery pre/post-processing functions.

Major Broadcasters Launch NEXTGEN TV on Five Local Television Stations in St. Louis, MO

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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NEXTGEN TV adds a new dimension to TV viewing, with vibrant video and new Voice+ dialogue enhancement that brings voices to the foreground.

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  • NEXTGEN TV adds a new dimension to TV viewing, with vibrant video and new Voice+ dialogue enhancement that brings voices to the foreground.
  • Features available on NEXTGEN TV will vary by device and station as broadcasters roll out service across the country.
  • Antenna viewers without NEXTGEN TV sets can simply rescan their TV sets to ensure uninterrupted service.
  • Meredith's Local Media Group portfolio includes 17 television stations reaching 11 percent of U.S. households and 30 million viewers.