TVNewsCheck

What TVNewsCheck does

TVNewsCheck is a privately-held B2B media company that has continuously published business news, analysis, and opinion for the U.S. broadcast television industry since 2006. Its audience is broadcast professionals — local TV station group managers, news directors, and programming executives — along with cable network and OTT/streaming platform executives. The company operates a single editorial platform organized around dedicated verticals (Programming, Tech, Business, AI, Journalism, Digital, Regulation, and People), plus a sibling job-board marketplace (MediaJobCenter.com) and a recurring conference portfolio anchored by Programming Everywhere and NewsTECHForum.

The underlying technology is a web-based content management and subscription platform. TVNewsCheck distributes a free tier (newsletters, alerts, commenting, bookmarking) and a paid TVN Plus tier priced at $20/month or $199/year, with corporate/group licensing for station groups. Long-form video content from events is distributed via YouTube and Vimeo. There is no mobile app surface, no public API, and no disclosed SDK; the product is fundamentally a CMS-backed subscription publication with event video as a secondary surface.

The business model combines three revenue streams: (i) recurring TVN Plus subscriptions across individual and corporate tiers, (ii) sponsored content and native advertising from broadcast-technology vendors (LTN, BeckTV, Comscore, Veritone, Megaphone TV, Futuri, Reka AI, and others), and (iii) registrations and sponsorships from industry conferences and webinars. The company is headquartered in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, operates with a headcount of 1–10, and shows no evidence of institutional funding, parent-company ownership, or M&A activity.

Name

TVNewsCheck

Legal name

TVNewsCheck

Website

https://tvnewscheck.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TVNewsCheck is a privately-held B2B media platform providing news, analysis, conferences, and a job board for U.S. broadcast television professionals, monetized through TVN Plus subscriptions, sponsored content from broadcast-tech vendors, and industry event registrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Trade Media / Broadcast Industry News

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120)

SIC

Newspapers: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2711), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Business, Financial & Trade News Publishers (MPAJADAC)

Keywords

• Broadcast industry news
• Media trade publication
• Television industry intelligence
• Broadcast technology events
• Media job marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Ardmore

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Subscription Revenue (TVN Plus): TVN Plus monthly and annual subscriptions provide the core recurring revenue stream. Monthly subscriptions are priced at $20/month while annual subscriptions offer a 15% discount at $199/year. Premium content includes exclusive interviews, trend stories and analysis.
2. Sponsored Content: The platform features sponsored content sections including articles from LTN, SureWaves, BeckTV, Octopus & Snapstream, Megaphone TV, Comscore, Veritone, PVX, Sincliar/One Media, Futuri, Reka AI, vCreative, and Omeda.
3. Events and Conferences: Revenue generated from industry conferences and events including Programming Everywhere, NewsTECHForum, Women in Technology, OTT News Summit, and various webinars and training sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TVNewsCheck operates a specialized B2B media business delivering continuously updated business news, analysis, and opinion to broadcast television executives, managers, and professionals. The platform provides free editorial content across programming, tech, business, AI, journalism, digital, regulation, and people categories, alongside the paid TVN Plus subscription tier ($20/month or $199/year) for premium content, exclusive interviews, and trend analysis. The company also produces industry conferences and webinars (Programming Everywhere, NewsTECHForum, OTT News Summit, Women in Technology, Cybersecurity for Broadcasters) and operates the MediaJobCenter employment marketplace.

Product overview

TVNewsCheck is a broadcast industry news platform offering a single unified news service with a premium subscription tier (TVN Plus). The platform provides industry coverage across programming, technology, business, AI, journalism, digital, and regulation topics. Associated services include the Programming Everywhere conference, the NewsTECHForum event, and the MediaJobCenter employment marketplace. The company does not operate a modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• TVN Plus Premium subscription tier offering full access to enterprise reporting, exclusive interviews, trend stories, analysis, and video content from TVNewsCheck's Programming Everywhere conference. Pricing is $20/month or $199/year (15% annual discount), with corporate/group subscriptions available.
• TVNewsCheck News Platform Core broadcast industry news website providing editorial coverage of television, cable, and on-demand sectors across categories including programming, tech, business, AI, journalism, digital, regulation, and people. Delivers news articles, analysis, and industry reporting through a freemium model with free newsletter access and commented stories.
• Programming Everywhere Conference Annual industry conference featuring panels and video content covering AI, content creation, streaming, FAST channels, multiplatform strategies, and broadcast technology. Held at venues including Javits Center NYC and New York Hilton Midtown.
• NewsTECHForum Annual technology-focused event bringing together news leaders, technologists, and futurists to discuss how technology is reshaping news organizations.
• MediaJobCenter Employment marketplace and job board serving the media industry with current openings across news production, digital media, management, and sales positions. Allows employers to post media jobs and job seekers to search and filter by category, location, and type of employment.
• OTT News Summit Industry conference focused on streaming and OTT trends and multiplatform transformation, part of TVNewsCheck's recurring event programming for media industry professionals.
• Women in Technology (Broadcast Event) Industry event focused on women in broadcast technology roles, organized by TVNewsCheck as part of its recurring conference programming.
• Cybersecurity for Broadcasters Industry conference focused on cybersecurity topics specific to broadcast operations, part of TVNewsCheck's event programming for media industry professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers all major broadcast industry topics: Programming, Tech, Business, AI, Journalism, Digital, Regulation, People
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Broadcasting+Cable: Long-running U.S. trade publication covering the broadcast television, cable, and multichannel video industries with news, analysis, and events — the closest direct competitor to TVNewsCheck's editorial focus.
• TV Tech: Trade publication for broadcast technology and operations professionals, covering engineering, IP, ATSC 3.0, and broadcast infrastructure — directly overlapping TVNewsCheck's Tech and Regulation beats.
• Cynopsis: Daily B2B newsletter and media intelligence service covering TV, streaming, advertising, and digital media — competes for the same broadcast executive audience with a newsletter-led model very close to TVNewsCheck's.
• Radio World: Trade publication serving the radio broadcasting industry with technology, business, and regulatory coverage — a sister vertical trade outlet with the same editorial and audience structure as TVNewsCheck.

Emerging players

• Streaming Media: Trade publication and events business focused on OTT streaming, FAST channels, and online video delivery — directly adjacent to TVNewsCheck's OTT News Summit and streaming coverage verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Variety: Major entertainment industry trade publication with deep television, streaming, and media coverage — overlaps with TVNewsCheck's programming, business, and people categories but serves a broader entertainment footprint.
• Deadline: Daily entertainment news brand covering TV, film, and streaming — overlaps with TVNewsCheck's programming and executive coverage but at much broader entertainment-industry scale.
• The Hollywood Reporter: Mainstream entertainment-industry trade covering television, streaming, and media business — a generalist incumbent whose television vertical competes with TVNewsCheck's reporting on industry deals, leadership, and regulation.
• Adweek: Advertising, marketing, and media-industry trade publication covering television ad sales, programmatic, and agency dynamics — overlaps with TVNewsCheck's Business, AI, and Digital categories.

Others

• Insider Intelligence (eMarketer): Subscription research and advisory firm providing deep data and forecasts on digital advertising, media, and commerce — competes for the same broadcast/media executive research budget with a more data-and-forecasting orientation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tvnewscheck
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCW_I43t06ZT_nT7npo_Xu4w
• Facebookfacebook.com/TVNewsCheck
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newscheckmedia-llc

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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