The U.S. Ad Marketplace: Expanding Thanks To SMBs
If Radio is a "local" media, then small and medium-sized businesses are its lifeline, right? If you believe that, you'll be very pleased to see the latest ad spend trend data from Standard Media Index. SMBs are sizzling. Here's the rub: it's thanks to digital dollars.
Here’s How Nexstar Will Foot The Bill For Tribune Buy
Roughly eight months ago, Nexstar Media Group emerged as the television broadcasting company that would merge with Tribune Media. How will the company founded by Perry Sook in the early 1990s pay for it? A billion-dollar senior note offering is in the works.
LatAm Ad Growth Outpaces North America, As Digital Slows
The global ad economy remains strong and will grow by 5% this year. However, ad spend growth in North America will trail that of Latin America, Europe and Asia/Pacific -- entirely due to a lack of political dollars. That's no surprise. What could be surprising is the slowdown in U.S. digital growth already seen in 2019.
Digital Ad Deceleration: Radio and TV’s Untaken Opportunity
Digital ad growth is slowing, and radio and TV need to properly act today to take advantage of this. If they don't, C3 Metrics COO Jeff Greenfield tells RBR+TVBR in an exclusive interview, this could be the last hurrah for broadcast media.
Six Months Later, CBS Still Absent From DISH In SWFL
For more than six months, DISH subscribers in Southwest Florida have had no access to their local CBS affiliate. That's thanks to a prolonged retransmission fee war. According to the station's owner, there's no end in sight, although talks are ongoing.
A Changing America: What Census 2020 Will Reveal
The Washington, D.C.-based Population Reference Bureau (PRB) has a preview what's expected to be seen in the upcoming 2020 U.S. Census. We're pleased to share with readers the details, which provide an up-close look at key trends that could reshape U.S. broadcast media.
Zell, Ex-Tribune Execs Reach $200M Leveraged Buyout Deal
Sam Zell, the real estate mogul, and other former officers and directors of Tribune Co. have agreed to a $200 million settlement that resolves allegations of fraudulent transactions related to the company's 2007 leveraged buyout.
TEGNA’s Next Midwest Move: Indy, Ohio Adds
TEGNA is adding to its stable of properties by acquiring the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis; and the CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio. It's also getting another AM/FM combo, adding its radio industry holdings to four.
‘El último adiós’: ESPN Deportes Radio To Make Podcast Shift
Class B 50kw WEPN-AM 1050 in New York has served Spanish-speaking audiences as the owned-and-operated flagship of ESPN Deportes Radio. Come September 8, that will be coming to an end, as the entire network is shutting down. However, the most popular shows will live on.
Next On Meruelo’s Purchase Plans: Coyotes?
The parent company of Los Angeles radio and TV station owner Meruelo Media is said to be nearing "the final stages" of a deal that would make it the owner of a National Hockey League franchise that plays its home games in the Valley of the Sun.
Emmis Sells Its Stake In Austin Partnership
In an announcement distributed at Noon Eastern on Monday, Emmis Communications confirmed that it is saying goodbye to the capital of the Lone Star State. This gives its long-time partner in the market full ownership of the properties.
A Mile High Buy For Weigel
The owner of broadcast facilities including the station grabbing The CW Network affiliation in its home market of Chicago, as well as such nationally distributed digital multicast networks as MeTV and Movies!, just grabbed a full-power TV station in the Centennial state.
MMTC, NABOB Speak Out On FCC Regulatory Fees
The MMTC and NABOB joined forces in offering an assessment of the troubles their members seek with respect to access to capital, and how "additional financial obligations, such as regulatory fees, may render it more difficult for incubated entities to thrive" under the broadcast incubator program.
A Respected Analyst Ups His Traditional Media Ad Forecast
"This doesn’t happen that often!" MoffettNathanson Senior Analyst Michael Nathanson took a good look at the state of U.S. advertising following the Q1 earnings release cycle and has a startling revelation: He's raising the traditional media ad forecast and lowering its digital ad estimate.
License Loss For St. Louis AM?
Between 2006 and 2010, Entertainment Media Trust acquired four AM radio stations serving St. Louis. Now, following a multi-year inquiry, the Media Bureau has determined that an individual convicted of felony offenses for obstruction of justice and bank fraud actually controls them.