Deloitte: Audio ‘On The Cusp Of Significant Growth’
While respected analyst Brian Wieser doesn't have a rosy outlook for audio, including radio, for 2023 or 2024 when it comes to advertising growth, another report — courtesy of Deloitte — presents a potentially more promising forecast for the audio entertainment market.
CBS Media Venture’s Future Content Strategy In Rader’s Hands
She spent a dozen years at Sony Pictures Television, where she rose to Executive Producer and Head of Brand Partnerships for "The Good Dish," and served as Co-Executive Producer and Head of Brand Partnerships for "The Dr. Oz. Show." Now, she's the SVP/First-Run Development and Brand Extensions at CBS Media Ventures.
TelevisaUnivision Puts Pereira In Chief Ad-Building Role
It's a newly created role at TelevisaUnivision "designed to accelerate the company’s client relations for more brands to engage with U.S. Hispanic consumers authentically in-language and in-culture." Who's taking it? Look no further than the individual who from 2008-2010 was Univision Communications' VP of Marketing and Business Intelligence.
CP, Red House Extend Haivision Partnership
Haivision‘s portfolio of live video contribution products are now available for rent in North America through CP Communications, including its Haivision Pro, Air, and Rack mobile transmitters, and Haivision Makito encoders and decoders. Packages that include equipment, access to cloud and global connectivity services are available.
Dielectric Expands CALA Presence with Argentina Partner
Mach Electronics will work with Dielectric to expand visibility and market share throughout the country, with an eye toward addressing current and future TV and FM initiatives.
A NEXTGEN TV Update For a ‘Performance TV’ Ad Player
It's being billed by a Los Angeles-based TV software maker as "a major software update" that gives advertisers some of the most advanced tools in what's called "Performance TV," just in time for the 2023 holiday shopping season.
AudienceXpress and Epsilon Partner On Convergent TV Buying
AudienceXpress, a Comcast Advertising company, has partnered with Epsilon, a global advertising and marketing technology company, to introduce a new capability for enhancing audience-based, convergent television buying.
Another Hearst/Dish Impasse Ends With Fresh Retrans Deal
The third retransmission consent dispute between the privately held broadcast TV station owner and the DBS provider in less than 10 years quietly ended on Friday. Hearst declined to comment, while Dish offered a statement via an email ahead of official word of its new CEO.
A Bay Street Beat For Rogers, Thanks To Strong Q3
In Canada, much like in the U.S., radio station ownership groups have been challenged by core advertising slowdowns. How did the third quarter of 2023 fare for North America's most dominant multimedia ownership group? Rogers Communications blew past analysts' forecasts.
Nexstar Falls Short Of Analysts’ Estimates With Q3 Dip
The owner of more broadcast TV stations than any other U.S. company did not meet analysts' estimates on revenue. That said, 2024 looks to be robust for Nexstar, as company founder and CEO Perry Sook spoke positively of how "recently negotiated distribution contracts" will benefit Nexstar starting with Q4, along with big political dollars.
TEGNA Falls Short On Q3 Revenue, But Beats On EPS
Just how much of a dip Radio and TV broadcasting companies would see has now emerged as the bigger question.
For TEGNA, the third quarter saw revenue that came in under the consensus estimates of Wall Street analysts.
The InFOCUS Podcast: Phil Williams, WTVF
The sordid tales surrounding Franklin, Tenn., mayoral candidate Gabrielle Hanson gained national attention and a lengthy story on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver." The TV reporter who uncovered much of the facts surrounding Hanson, Phil Williams, joins RBR+TVBR Editor-in-Chief Adam R Jacobson on the latest InFOCUS Podcast, presented by dot.FM. LISTEN HERE
Joel Wertman Welcomes Another New LPTV To Family
Digital Networks LLC has been actively lighting up low-power television stations across the U.S. The latest station to see the arrival of all five digital multicast channels from Digital Networks' parent Get After It Media is a property serving a dual-city metropolitan area hugging the Red River.
With Tepid Q4 Forecast, Scripps Beats Street In Q3
There are plenty of positive takeaways from The E.W. Scripps Co., as its third quarter EPS and revenue each surpassed the consensus estimate provided by Wall Street analysts. Investors responded positively, with Scripps shares soaring in Friday's trading. Yet, Q4 projections remain shaky — even as key ad categories including Auto are on the rise.
How Did FOX Television Perform In Its Fiscal Q1?
FOX Corporation on Thursday released its financial results for the first quarter of its 2024 fiscal year. On first glance, the big takeaway is that a soft advertising market is impacting its revenue. However, a closer look at the company's fiscal health report indicates that higher expenses are the culprit for a quarter that could have been better, and perhaps worse.