Great American Family Breaks into Top 25 in Just Three Years

Great American Family’s rapid growth is fueled by the success of Great American Christmas, making us one of only 11 networks to see a rise in viewership this November.

Welcome Home to the most authentic Christmas celebration on television, featuring stars like Mario Lopez, Danica McKellar, Trevor Donovan, Jill Wagner, Carlos & Alexa PenaVega, and Candace Cameron Bure.

Horizon Media is opening a full-service general market ad agency called One Horizon. “The launch of One Horizon reflects our commitment to delivering business outcomes that are not only intelligent and data-driven but also profoundly creative,” said Bill Koenigsberg, CEO and Founder of Horizon Media. “By expanding our content capabilities into a full-service solution, we’re delivering smarter, more dynamic strategies. This empowers us to drive hyper growth combining the power of technology and content.” The independent media agency started its expansion into the creative agency arena in 2019 with the launch of multicultural agency 305 in partnership with Armando Christian Pérez, aka Pitbull.

November Total TV Viewing rose 9% versus the month prior, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge, the largest lift in nine months. While sports contributed to a 3% bump in broadcast viewing – which included three World Series games on Fox, as well as NFL and college football games – the presidential election helped cable TV account for a 25% share of viewing for the month. Viewership on streaming platforms grew 7.6% from the month prior.

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Singer/songwriter Halsey will serve as creator, writer and executive producer for a dark comedy series in development at Amazon MGM Studios, reports TheWrap. Mark Friedman (“Severance”) and Halsey’s manager, Anthony Li, will executive produce “Bloodlust” alongside Ti West (“Them”), who will direct.

Bariatric surgeon Dr. Now joins Lifetime for the premiere of docuseries “The 6000 lb. Diaries with Dr. Now,” following ten morbidly obese individuals who have collectively reached a combined weight of 6,000 pounds. Debut date: Monday, January at 9p.

Hearst Media Production Group will provide programming for the Dabl Network’s three-hour educational and informational Sunday morning lineup, beginning January 5. The lineup will include “Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward,” “Wild Child” with Sheinelle Jones, “Oh Baby!” with Janai Norman, and “Best Friends FurEver” with Kel Mitchell.

An All Stars edition of Telemundo’s “La Casa de los Famosos” returns for season five in February, along with the debut of Super Series “La Jefa.”

MTV investigative series “Help! I’m in a Secret Relationship!” is set to return Tuesday, January 7 at 9p.

“Fast Friends,” a “Friends” fan competition hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings, debuts Thursday, December 19 on Max. New episodes of the four-part game show will debut on subsequent Thursdays through January 9.

In-game advertising solution Anzu and Pixalate, the ad fraud protection platform, announced a partnership aimed at detecting and blocking invalid traffic within Anzu’s programmatic gaming inventory across mobile and PC. By leveraging Pixalate’s pre-bid Blocking solution, Anzu enables campaigns running programmatically across its premium PC and mobile gaming inventory to retain low fraud levels. “IVT is less likely within in-game advertising than other advertising channels due to the complex nature of 3D gaming environments, and this new partnership will help safeguard the space to keep it that way,” said Ben Fenster, Anzu’s Co-Founder and CPO.

LoopMe, a tech company that uses AI to improve brand advertising results, announced its acquisition of mobile advertising and monetization platform Chartboost. “We see mobile in-app and CTV as the future of brand advertising, and the acquisition of Chartboost brings us closer to making this vision a reality, bringing us closer to app publishers,” said Stephen Upstone, CEO & Founder of LoopMe. “Chartboost provides LoopMe with an exceptional team of mobile app experts, cutting-edge technology, and an extensive publisher network – all of which will significantly enhance our offering.”

V10 Entertainment announced the launch of its user-generated content library for industry-wide licensing through Home Video Licensing. “This expansion marks a significant milestone for V10 Entertainment,” said CEO John Stevens. “We’re making the company’s massive UGC library available for creators to access a wide range of exclusive content that’s never been licensed before.”

HGTV special “White House Christmas 2024” airs Sunday, December 15 at 6p. First Lady Jill Biden will tour the historic home and share how this year’s theme, “A Season of Peace and Light,” is reflected in each room and design element.

“TMZ Investigates: Liam Payne, Who’s to Blame?” premieres Monday, December 16 at 8p, offering a firsthand account of the One Direction singer’s last hours and outlining who was responsible for his death.

“The Fish Thief: A Great Lakes Mystery,” narrated by J.K. Simmons (“Whiplash”), will be released on streaming platforms on Friday, January 31. The film tells the true story of why fish in the Great Lakes nearly vanished, and how a dedicated band of experts are addressing the issue.

Now through December 25, Spectrum TV customers can find Holiday Yule Log channels and movie collections available for free and to rent.

The Max app is now available on Titan OS-powered devices across Europe, currently on Philips Smart TVs and soon expanding to JVC and other brands.

Animation companies Ánima Kitchent and Able & Baker have teamed up for “Monkeys & Dinos,” an animation service studio based in the Canary Islands.

“America’s Game of the Week” on Fox drew 24 million viewers on Sunday, making it the most-watched telecast of the week on any network.

Spectrum named Keith Dardis Senior Vice President, Business Sales & Operations, leading the Company’s newly combined business units serving small- and medium-sized business customers and large, enterprise-level companies. Dardis previously oversaw Spectrum Community Solutions.

Tech company Deltatre has appointed Peter Bellamy as Chief Revenue Officer. Bellamy recently worked with AMC Networks on upgrading their portfolio of entertainment streaming services.

Sirius XM Holdings has appointed Wayne D. Thorsen, former Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer of ADT Inc., to serve as SiriusXM’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective December 16.

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