ADHD In Action? Kids Multitasking While Consuming Entertainment
As new video platforms continue to proliferate and entertainment trends evolve, children are consuming increasing amounts of content from a wider variety of sources, and often multi-tasking to fit more in. That’s according to the latest Kids Tech consumer survey results from Futuresource Consulting.
CBS, Viacom Sink To Five-Year Wall Street Lows
While Toronto's TSX was closed Monday in observance of Canadian Thanksgiving Day, New York's financial markets were open on Columbus Day in the U.S. Perhaps they should have closed. Small losses were seen overall, but the declines for CBS and Viacom are disconcerting.
Scripps To Build Phoenix’s Second ‘NEXTGEN TV’ Outlet
By year's end, Scripps will flip the switch on the Phoenix Model Market's second Single Frequency Network (SFN) facility serving the Valley of the Sun. It's a major step forward from those seeking a swift voluntary rollout of NEXTGEN TV, which brings addressable advertising solutions.
Northwest Stations Return To DirecTV Ahead Of Apollo Launch
With Brian Brady's Northwest Broadcasting poised to become part of a new entity that combines the stations with those of Cox Media Group and sees the financial support of Apollo Global Management, a lengthy impasse between Northwest and DirecTV has suddenly ended.
HC2 Gives A ‘Poquito Más’ Oomph For Crosby, Nonberg
Poquito Más — led by the one-time Chairman/CEO and President/COO, respectively, of the former Una Vez Más broadcasting company — are bulking up in the Bay Area with a LPTV station. The seller? It's one of the biggest buyers of LPTVs in recent months, and acquired this property in April 2018.
TEGNA Suitor, Cox Investor … and DirecTV Spinner?
Apollo Global Management has had a busy 2019, gaining majority control of Cox Media Group's radio and TV assets in two separate deals, while at the same time approaching TEGNA about an outright acquisition. Now, it seems Apollo wants AT&T to spin-off DirecTV.
RIAA Ripped For ‘Underwhelming’ Payola Review Response
FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly in August announced he was reaching out to the music and record industry to determine whether illegal "payola" practices were still happening on their end. He just got a letter from the RIAA. His reaction, via Twitter? "Not going to lie: it's a bit underwhelming."
The Spectrum/TEGNA Retrans Tango Concludes
The television broadcasting company formerly known as Gannett fended off a “blackout” of its stations across all Spectrum cable TV markets. The Charter Communications MVPD didn’t block its subscribers from receiving the channels.
FOX and Cox Reach a Retrans Deal
With TEGNA OK with Charter's Spectrum on a new retrans deal, Fox Corporation can celebrate the prevention of a "blackout" of its stations on another major national MVPD.
Radio’s Top Leaders, Amid The Masters Of Marketing
The 2019 ANA Masters of Marketing conference began Wednesday and concludes Saturday morning, and there's something noticeably different at this A-level ad industry event, compared to a decade ago. Radio is very visible as an industry, and so are some of its biggest leaders.
Masters Of Marketing: Moving Forward With Audio
One of the world's top conferences, the ANA Masters of Marketing, wraps up Saturday at the Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando. Is broadcast media on the minds of some of the world's top brand managers? One decision maker noted audio's renaissance. But, he has questions about podcast metrics.
GMR Sues Entravision For Copyright Infringement
The Irving Azoff-founded music rights organization that has caused mild headaches for many radio broadcasting companies has launched a full-fledged legal fight against one of the biggest Hispanic media companies in the U.S. Yet, the lawsuit appears centered on stations that played Classic Rock tunes.
A Census Projection Preview: What It Means for Media
The Census Bureau will release new, updated U.S. national scope population projections to 2060 on October 10. Ahead of the release, consultancy ProximityOne has knit together diverse data it gathered to provide a preview of what the U.S. will look like in 2060. Poor Chicago.
Nielsen’s ¡Gooooool!: Sports Fan Insights Interest
With so much riding on sports media's success, a new global, connected online platform from Nielsen designed to service sports properties, sponsor brands and event organizers could be of high interest for those in the C-Suite all the way down to the sponsorship and sales specialist at a local station.
AMP Permanently Unplugged In Wichita
Monte Miller said the sale of a group of radio stations owned by his Rocking M Media was off; AMP disagreed. Now, AMP confirms that a resolution with Rocking M could not be reached for the Wichita properties it thought it was buying. All staff have been dismissed; the escrow payment is in limbo.